The assassination of Melissa Hortman, along with her husband, Mark, and the attempted killings of other lawmakers prompted policymakers to make changes aimed at tackling a growing number of threats. And they’re also taking steps to honor the late House Speaker’s memory.

• ReflectionsA year after their killings, here are ways to honor the Hortmans this week

The six member nations of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe held elections for leadership positions on Tuesday.

Officials with the Superior National Forest are ending the temporary campfire ban in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, after recent rainfall eased fire danger across northern Minnesota.

You might remember the bright aurora borealis from May 2024, visible all across Minnesota and the Upper Midwest. Down below on Earth, it was a panicked few days for farmers. Solar (or geomagnetic) storms are nothing new, but technology like global positioning systems hadn’t faced a big test from a solar storm until 2024. Things did not go well.

University of Minnesota Duluth engineering professor Abbie Clarke-Sather’s “fiber shredder” breaks clothing down into reusable threads in 90 seconds. The machine may help recycle clothing and keep it out of landfills.

The London-based rights group says the Israeli government is deliberately trying to annex the Palestinian territory.