At 8 a.m. on the morning of Wednesday, Aug. 6, the Hortmans’ children, Colin and Sophie, joined The Current’s Morning Show to ...

Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy and House Speaker Lisa Demuth delivered speeches, while Sen. John Hoffman produced a video ...

A federal grand jury has indicted the man suspected of killing former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband Mark. Vance Luther Boelter, 57, is facing charges of murder ...

The man accused of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses – killing state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark Hortman – was indicted by a federal grand jury on six charges ...

During a meeting on Monday night, City Councilors discussed ideas of honoring Mark and Melissa Hortman but ultimately said any memorial would need to include input from their family.

3:35 a.m.: Brooklyn Park police arrive at the home of state Rep. Melissa Hortman and encounter the gunman. They see him shoot the lawmaker’s husband, Mark Hortman, in the doorway.

Until Melissa Hortman was killed, the House was evenly divided 67-67. Republicans now hold a one-seat majority in the state House, while Democrats have the same advantage in the Senate.

A special election will be held on September 16th to fill the Minnesota House District 34B seat vacated by the late Rep. Melissa Hortman. Hortman, who served as House Speaker from 2019-2024, was ...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) on Friday announced a special election to fill a state House seat left vacant after the assassination of state Rep. Melissa Hortman (D). The special election will be ...