The Hortman children are grieving following the Saturday killing of their parents, in what has been called a political assassination. Rep. Melissa Hortman was a longtime Democratic-Farmer-Labor legislator beloved around the Capitol even as she scored major legislative victories.

The community at the state capitol is coming together to honor the memory of House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband with a growing memorial. Though many never met her, residents are leaving notes and flowers to express their gratitude for her dedication to Minnesota's government.

The man suspected of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another has been taken into custody, two law enforcement officials said, bringing an end to a nearly two-day search that put the state o...

Authorities say he also shot Sen. John Hoffman, a Democrat, and his wife, Yvette, who lived just a few miles away.