Deputies arrested a Mounds View High School teacher Tuesday on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct of a 17-year-old female student.

The 58-year-old was taken into custody at his Minneapolis home, according to the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office.

The teacher was put on administrative leave Monday and the school is cooperating with the investigation, Principal Rob Reetz wrote in a letter to parents on Tuesday.

“Because this is an active investigation and at this time there are no formal charges, we are limited in what we can share and when we can share it,” Reetz wrote. “We understand that this news may be upsetting to many, and our top concern remains focused on our students.”

The man is being held in the Ramsey County jail. He is an English language arts teacher and has worked for Mounds View Public Schools for 26 years, according to the school district.

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State and local law enforcement agencies in Minnesota are moving forward with an independent review of their response to the targeted shootings of two DFL state lawmakers at their homes in June.

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety said Tuesday that an “after-action review” by the International Association of Chiefs of Police will focus on a 43-hour period, beginning with the first 911 call just after 2:30 a.m. June 14 and ending with Vance Boelter’s arrest near his home in rural Sibley County.

Boelter, 58, faces federal and state prosecution for allegedly killing Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, at their Brooklyn Park home, and wounding state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, at their home in Champlin about an hour and a half earlier.

The review will assess law enforcement’s mobilization, coordination and communication during the manhunt, which was the largest in state history.

“I want to recognize the exceptional work of DPS staff and our law enforcement partners,” Commissioner Bob Jacobson said in a news release announcing the review. “This after-action review not only represents Minnesota’s commitment to learning and improving but also to honoring the lives that were lost and forever changed because of one person’s horrific actions.”

Agencies that requested the review include the Brooklyn Park, Champlin and New Hope police departments, Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office and the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and State Patrol.

The study and report will cost $429,500, with Public Safety contributing $210,000 and the rest shared among the participating agencies.

Officials emphasized the review is not only intended to reflect on Minnesota’s response, coordination and communication but also to provide insights that could benefit law enforcement agencies nationwide.

Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher at a 2019 news conference. (Scott Takushi / Pioneer Press)

Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher has been asking for an after-action review since July.

“I welcome the review. I think it’ll be beneficial,” Fletcher said Tuesday. “And I’m a little surprised by the cost, but maybe that means it’ll be exceptionally thorough. My primary concerns rest with those early, first five hours in terms of how information was communicated to legislators.”

Police response

State and federal prosecutors say Boelter was driving a fake squad car, wearing tactical gear and announced himself as an officer when he went to the Hoffmans’ Champlin home around 2 a.m. June 14.

Boelter went to two more DFL legislators’ homes, though he didn’t encounter them, before he arrived at the Hortman home about 3:30 a.m., according to the federal charges.

Brooklyn Park officers went to check on the Hortman home after finding out about the Champlin shootings, encountered Boelter and exchanged gunfire with him before he escaped, prosecutors say.

Vance Luther Boelter is taken into custody on June 15, 2025. (Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office via AP, File)

Boelter allegedly had a list of addresses for Democratic elected officials and abortion providers in his vehicle, and had visited the homes of Sen. Ann Rest, New Hope, and Rep. Kristin Bahner, Maple Grove. Bahner was not home at the time, and Boelter allegedly left Rest’s street after a police officer arrived.

Local police became aware of the shootings just after 2 a.m., when Hoffman’s daughter called 911, and started responding to north Hennepin County legislators’ homes. A widespread alert did not happen until after 3:30 a.m., when officers encountered the shooter at the Hortmans’ home.

Public Safety has said teletype notifications went out to metro-area law enforcement agencies: one from the Brooklyn Park Police Department at 4:25 a.m. and another from the State Patrol at 4:40 a.m.

The notifications mentioned that the suspected shooter appeared to be impersonating a police officer and urged agencies to monitor elected officials’ residences.

Fletcher’s concerns

Three weeks after the shooting, Fletcher pressed public safety officials for answers on how they handled notifying legislators and law enforcement agencies of the ongoing threat.

In a July 7 letter to security officials at the Minnesota Capitol, Fletcher raised concerns about information sharing between law enforcement and state leaders. Fletcher said the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office did not learn of the shootings, details about the suspect or the fact that the suspect had been targeting lawmakers until hours after the information had become available to other officials and law enforcement agencies.

Fletcher, in a July 28 letter to Jacobson, continued to push DPS for answers on the notification processes for legislators and law enforcement in an emergency. He said he learned during a July 9 law enforcement briefing with Jacobson, “several chiefs and sheriffs raised the issue of delayed notification on June 14th.”

Fletcher said he was aware that State Patrol Capitol Security Division Capt. Eric Roeske was notified at 2:37 a.m. of the shootings of the Hoffmans.

In addition to the 4:40 a.m. teletype, Fletcher said a State Patrol captain called one of his undersheriffs at 6:42 a.m. Fletcher said he talked at 7 a.m. to the superintendent of the BCA, who told him some names of legislators on Boelter’s “list,” and “we then deployed deputies to all the elected officials in suburban Ramsey County.”

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Fletcher said there was some “great police work done once everyone was communicating and working together. But the initial five hours in terms of communication could have been improved in my estimation. And I’m confident that the after action report will describe that.”

Fletcher said he has yet to get an answer as to his question of who exactly should be notifying lawmakers and state law enforcement of potential threats.

“And it appears that no one wants to take responsibility for that duty. And that’s disappointing,” he said. “That’s disappointing, and dangerous.”

The Gophers’ opening two regular-season games were over soon after tipoff, thanks to Minnesota’s stifling defense and huge scoring runs against lackluster competition.

Wednesday’s game will be on the other side of the spectrum.

Minnesota (2-0) heads on the road for a huge test against Missouri (3-0) at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo.

After trouncing Gardner-Webb 87-62 and Alcorn State 95-50, the Gophers will face a Tigers team that qualified for the NCAA tournament last year and is picked to finish seventh in a loaded Southeastern Conference this season.

“We get to test ourselves in a tough environment,” head coach Niko Medved told the Pioneer Press on Tuesday. “I’m interested to see how we do and if we can take the things that we’ve been able to do well so far and take it to the court.”

Missouri was one of the rare teams in the country to play three games in the opening week, but they were pushed by Southeast Missouri State in a 89-84 win on Friday. With each team having a few games under their belts, film study can now lead to real game plans to try to stop difference-makers.

There are two key questions:

Can Missouri slow down Gophers wing Cade Tyson? The North Carolina transfer is averaging 25.5 points per game, while shooting 45% from 3-point range.

And can Minnesota limit Mark Mitchell? The 6-foot-9 forward is averaging up 20.7 points and 7.0 rebounds. The former McDonald’s All-American, who started his career at Duke, is shooting nearly 70% from two-point range.

“You can see when you watch the film why he’s an all-SEC player,” Medved said. “He has great length and athleticism. He is an incredible attacker of the rim, a guy who can drive it through a keyhole. He is so explosive. When he can get his shoulder on you and into the paint, he causes a ton of problems.”

Jaylen Crocker-Johnson figures to be one of the players tasked with defending Mitchell.

Another recruit?

Medved’s first recruiting class anticipates three players signing with the U on Wednesday: four-star forward Nolen Anderson from Wayzata; three-star center Chadrack Mpoyi from Irvine, Calif.; and three-star point guard Cedric Tomes of East Ridge.

Earlier this fall, Minnesota was looking to add another player to the group but now will probably hold at three high school additions for next year, Medved said.

Alums welcome

Former Gophers center John Thomas visited the U’s practice on Monday. He is the latest in a growing list of former players Medved has welcomed back to their alma mater.

“I was in college with John, too,” said Medved, who was a student manager for the Gophers from 1993-96. “We go way back. He’s one of my favorite people and favorite players. I loved the spirit that he brought to the game.”

Thomas played on the Gophers’ Final Four team in 1997 before going onto a pro career that included five years in the NBA. He was on the Timberwolves in 2004-05.

“It’s awesome to have these guys come back and be around and get a chance to speak to our players, and hopefully develop a connection with our players,” Medved said. “That is what it’s all about.”

Briefly

Confirming the weakness of Minnesota’s early schedule: Gardner-Webb lost to North Greenville, a Division II program, 92-81 on Monday. … Going into Tuesday’s games, Missouri is ranked 35th on the analytics site KenPom.com, while Minnesota has climbed to 64th.

Gophers Langston Reynolds and Cade Tyson celebrate during Minnesota’s exhibition win over North Dakota on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025 at Williams Arena (Brace Hemmelgarn / Gophers Athletics)
Gophers guard Langston Reynolds throws down a dunk during the Gophers 95-50 victory over Alcorn State on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025 at Williams Arena. (Brad Rempel / Gophers Athletics)

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As has become common whenever the latest classic rocker of a certain age visits town, it’s tempting to ponder whether this will be the final time we’ll see them play the metro.

In the case of Stevie Nicks, who headlines St. Paul’s Grand Casino Arena Wednesday night, there’s a second question. Will we ever see Fleetwood Mac here again?

The answer to both queries is probably not.

Nicks, 77, fractured her shoulder this summer, forcing her to postpone her tour — including the Aug. 19 stop in St. Paul — while she recuperated.

“I’m healing my shoulder as I speak,” Nicks told a crowd in Detroit last month, according to an MLive Media Group review. “Every single day when I get up, something about it is better … I have fought through it and I’m really glad I have somewhere to go besides my living room. I thought I’d turn you into my bigger, better living room.”

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Indeed, in recent years, Nicks seems as invested in her solo career as she’s ever been. Wednesday’s concert will be her sixth in the metro in two decades. Prior to that, she only played the Twin Cities twice, in 1983 and 1989. Plus, she’s working on a new album she’s dubbed “The Ghost Record.” Surely she’ll hit the road again once it’s released. (It includes a song inspired by Prince, who once rebuffed her gift of a gold necklace, telling her “You always bring me a gift; you never bring me you.”)

Nicks does have a soft spot for Minnesota, too. Her only marriage was to Kim Anderson, the widower of her best friend Robin Anderson, who died in 1983. The pair married, but split after just three months, realizing they had bonded over mutual grief, not romantic love. Still, she gives a shout out to Kim Anderson when she plays locally, as he lives in the area.

As for Fleetwood Mac, Nicks has said numerous times that the band was over following the 2022 death of Christine McVie. The famously frosty relations between Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham have thawed some following the September re-release of “Buckingham Nicks,” their joint 1973 album that had been out of print for decades. That led a Rolling Stone writer to hope for a 2027 Fleetwood Mac tour for the 50th anniversary of “Rumours,” but that’s likely just wishful thinking.

If you’re already planning to see Nicks, or if you’re still on the fence about buying tickets, here’s what you need to know:

Tickets

As of Tuesday afternoon, only a smattering of seats were still up for sale via Ticketmaster, with several rows open on the floor near the mixing board and some limited-view seats available on either side of the stage. Ticket prices start around $200, while resale sites had nosebleed seats starting at $175.

The strong sales suggest, if nothing else, the worry this would be Stevie’s last dance in the Twin Cities fueled sales.

Getting there

Grand Casino Arena has two parking areas, RiverCentre Parking Ramp and Kellogg Parking Ramp, both of which are directly connected to the venue. The RiverCentre ramp recently adopted license plate reader technology that’s meant to get vehicles in and out more efficiently. Concertgoers pay by scanning a posted QR code or via the InUGo app. (Make sure you know your license plate number, as you’ll need it when you pay.)

The City of St. Paul runs an online interactive map with other parking options at stpaul.gov/parking-saint-paul.

Grand Casino Arena has five bike racks for non-motorized bikes. The arena is served by both Uber and Lyft, with surge pricing all but guaranteed. Metro Transit also serves the arena via bus and nearby light rail stops. See metrotransit.org or call 612-373-3333 for further details.

Getting inside

As should be expected for any large venue, Grand Casino Arena has a long list of prohibited items, most obvious (weapons, outside food and beverage, laptops), some not so much (wrapped gifts, knitting and crochet equipment).

Bags must not exceed 12” x 12” x 6” and are allowed at designated x-ray entry points. Wristlet, clutch or wallets 4” x 6” x 1.5” or smaller are allowed at all entrances. Guards can and do check sizes, so if you’re in doubt, leave it at home.

If you plan to get something to eat or drink, Grand Casino Arena is a cashless venue. That means only a credit or debit card or a contactless option like Apple Pay or Google Pay will be accepted.

The on-site Michelob Golden Light Taphouse is hosting a pre-party from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., offering concertgoers the chance to make their own flower crown and grab a drink and/or bite before the show. The Taphouse is located at section 120 and guests entering before 6 must enter through gate 4.

What to expect from Stevie

Nicks kicked off her current tour on Oct. 1 in Portland, Ore., and it resumes Wednesday in St. Paul after a two-week break. Based on reports from the first run of shows, she’s been taking the stage after 8:15 p.m. and performing for about 100 minutes. (Singer/songwriter and Minnesota native Anna Graves opens.)

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A third of the songs she’s been playing are Fleetwood Mac classics, with the rest coming from her solo career along with a few cover versions. Expect to hear “The Lighthouse,” her 2024 single she co-produced with Sheryl Crow and performed on “Saturday Night Live” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”

So far, critics have praised Nicks’ performances. The Charlotte Observer said the show was packed with a crowd that was about 70 percent female, “a surprising number of them under age 30” and that “you can’t really take your eyes off of her.”

The Detroit News called her “one of music’s most distinctive and inimitable personalities” and noted that while there were plenty of reminders of rock star mortality, “Nicks barreled through them with confidence, grace and the power of rock and roll behind her, and she ultimately gave the audience a message of perseverance through difficult times.”