Thursday, September 3rd

Jurors in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial told Judge William Sullivan for a second time Wednesday that they could not reach a unanimous verdict after nearly 30 hours of deliberations over five days. Sullivan issued a Tuey-Rodriguez “dynamite” charge urging continued deliberations, then sent the nine-woman, three-man jury home to return Thursday. Clancy is accused of killing her children Cora, 8, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months, in 2023; her defense says she was not criminally responsible.

Two people were killed and the suspected shooter also died in a Sept. 2 shooting at a high-rise apartment building near 15 East Grant Street in downtown Minneapolis. Six other people were injured, including three Minneapolis police officers; two officers suffered gunshot wounds and the officers were reported in stable condition. Officers were dispatched around 4:36 p.m., found a shooting victim inside the building and followed gunfire to an upper floor. One victim died at the scene, another died after reaching Hennepin County Medical Center, and the suspect’s cause of death was not immediately known.

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) urged President Donald Trump to replace Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigned Monday following 18 months in the post. Driscoll said Wednesday was his last full day as Army secretary and gave no public reason for leaving. Tillis said Hegseth had forced out senior officers, failed to retain needed Pentagon talent and focused on culture-war disputes instead of military readiness. At least 20 generals, admirals and civilian defense leaders have been fired, forced out or resigned since Hegseth became defense secretary.