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Rep. Melissa Hortman’s mentor remembers her rise to House Speaker
Margaret Anderson Kelliher was the House Speaker from 2007 to 2011 — and was a close friend, colleague and mentor to Hortman, who was found with her husband Mark, both fatally shot in their home early Saturday morning.
‘It feels different in here’: Walz returns to the Capitol after death of friend and colleague
Gov. Tim Walz called Rep. Melissa Hortman, who was fatally shot Saturday, his “closest ally” and praised her bipartisanship as a model for a divided country. Walz told MPR News he has asked his staff to prepare for the possibility of Hortman and her husband to lie in state at the Capitol.
Demuth says this is ‘not a time for partisanship’ as the House processes loss of Hortman
The Minnesota House of Representatives is reeling from the loss of Rep. Melissa Hortman. Speaker of the House Lisa Demuth spoke with MPR News senior politics reporter Clay Masters about how she and the rest of the Legislature is processing the death of Hortman and what comes next.
Feds charge Boelter with murder, say he targeted 2 other DFL lawmakers Saturday
Vance Boelter had been planning attacks for “some time” and went to the homes of four DFL politicians Saturday intending to kill them, the acting U.S. attorney for Minnesota said Monday. “It’s no exaggeration to say this is the stuff of nightmares.”
Minnesota artist weaves human hair into wearable art, reviving an ancient craft
Artist Karen Keenan discovered she had family ties to the centuries-old practice of turning human hair into art through an intricate process of braiding and shaping. Now she wants to revive the once-popular Swedish art form by teaching it to others.