The suspect told police that he went to the store with a knife and a lighter because “God is telling me,” the charging document said.

A 28-year-old Mankato man is facing a felony murder charge after he allegedly stabbed a Kwik Trip worker 43 times.

A Minnesota Kwik Trip employee was stabbed to death while at work early Tuesday morning by a known customer, authorities say. The Mankato Police Department said in a statement Tuesday that 34-year-old Dennis Vosika of Mankato was found unresponsive with multiple stab wounds when authorities arrived after 3 a.