The impact of violence over the past year is raising concerns for southern Minnesotans on both sides of the aisle. On Thursday, Minnesota state legislators and southern Minnesota residents said the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk was troubling, coming after a summer of events like the shooting of two state legislators in June, and a mass shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school two weeks ago. “I think it does show that there’s a lot of divide in the United States right now,” said state Sen. Gary Dahms, R-Redwood Falls. “If you had told me three or four ...