Classes at Stewartville High School in southern Minnesota are canceled on Friday after an early morning shooting in the parking lot, officials said.

As officials from the Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office explained in a statement this morning, the shooting that occurred in Stewartville does not appear to have been random, and there is no current threat to the safety of students and staff in Stewartville, Rochester, and other schools in our region.

This officer-involved shooting happened on a violent night in Minneapolis, with two homicides occurring just hours before. The first happened just before 9:30 p.m. on the 2900 block of Emerson Avenue North, where a man in his 20s was killed in a shooting.

Authorities say there is no additional threat to students, staff or the public.

A 21-year-old man has been accused of shooting at Bloomington, Minnesota, officers before they returned fire near the Mall of America on Wednesday.

Officers used less-lethal bean bag shotgun rounds to subdue William Piar, who they say was armed and refused to comply.

DULUTH, Minn. (KFGO) – A Duluth man is facing charges after allegedly shooting and killing a moose while deer hunting in northeastern Minnesota. According to a criminal complaint, 37-year-old Dane Nelson admitted to shooting the animal, believing it was a deer.

A man arrested in Minnesota in connection with a deadly shooting at a northeast Atlanta townhome community in 2023 is facing charges in a second fatal shooting in the city, Atlanta police said Tuesday.