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A Hennepin County judge ruled Monday that the state trial for Vance Boelter, the man convicted in federal court earlier this year of murdering former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, will be delayed until May 2027.
Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth, the Republican candidate for governor in November, said Thursday she doesn't back President Trump when it comes to the war with Iran.
Karen Clark, Minnesota's first openly lesbian legislator and the longest-serving lesbian state lawmaker in the U.S., died at age 80 on Tuesday following a brief illness.
Sunday marks one year since a politically motivated attack killed former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, and seriously injured state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette. As Minnesotans begin reflecting on the shocking day, many are choosing to remember how the Hortmans lived.
Sunday will mark one year since a politically motivated attack killed former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, and wounded state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette. As family, friends and Minnesotans reflect on the loss, many are choosing to remember the Hortmans for the way they lived. Ubah Ali explains how.
Vance Boelter pleaded guilty to the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses on Thursday as part of an agreement with federal prosecutors.
At their convention this weekend in Duluth, Minnesota, Republicans chose to endorse businessman Kendall Qualls over GOP House Speaker Lisa Demuth.
DFL Minnesota state Sen. Ann Johnson Stewart sits down with Esme Murphy to discuss why the House counterpart of her e-bike safety bill passed, but failed in her chamber.
Both sides of the aisle are claiming wins following the end of the legislative session in Minnesota. They barely got everything done in time. Esme Murphy details bills that were approved by lawmakers.
Minnesota lawmakers crossed the finish line at the State Capitol just before midnight. But even with bipartisan agreements in place, the final hours were anything but smooth.
Hundreds of people, from families of Annunciation victims to Moms Demand Action, called on the House of Representatives to vote on a sweeping gun reform bill that already passed the Senate.
A bill meant to protect children on social media is heading to Gov. Tim Walz's desk after passing both the Minnesota House and Senate.
Shelisa Demuth says she still believes in her heart that her mom, Lisa Demuth, should call for the vote, but she understands why it won't happen.
Republican Sen. Michael Kruen joins Esme Murphy on WCCO Sunday Morning at 10:30 a.m. to talk about the social media bill that just passed the Minnesota House.
One big bill that passed the Minnesota Senate Saturday: a sweeping bill aimed at keeping children safe on social media. Esme Murphy has the details.
DFL lawmakers claim GOP House Speaker Lisa Demuth is holding up the vote for a gun reform bill. She insists House lawmakers voted in committee, where it stalled. That debate has created a public debate between Lisa Demuth and her daughter, who has criticized her mom's actions on social media. Shelisa Demuth spoke only to WCCO's Reg Chapman, saying this issue is personal.
Reg Chapman has the morning headlines.
A protest led by DFL members of the Minnesota House over a stalled gun reform bill entered the 24-hour mark on Friday night as the session goes down to the wire. The state representatives are holding the floor at the Minnesota State Capitol in hopes of getting a vote on the legislation. Republicans in the chamber say it's already had its chance. Ubah Ali spoke with a political science professor about how this compares to previous demonstrations over similar proposals.
A round-the-clock protest entered its 22nd hour at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul on Friday evening. With just two days left in the session, DFL lawmakers are holding a sit-in in the Minnesota House. They want Republican House Speaker Lisa Demuth to allow a vote on gun control in the wake of the deadly Annunciation shooting. WCCO’ Esme Murphy shares where the debate stands as of Friday evening.
After a motion to bring the Minnesota Senate's gun reform bill to the House floor for a vote was defeated along party lines Thursday following nearly six hours of debate, some DFL lawmakers staged a sit-in overnight inside the House chambers in protest.
During the gun debate, there was a controversial confrontation — but what was actually said is triggering debate.
Some DFL lawmakers staged a sit-in overnight inside the House chambers after a motion to bring the Senate's gun control bill to the floor was defeated along party lines, plus more of the day’s top stories.
With just days left in Minnesota's legislative session, one controversial topic has lawmakers at odds: gun reform. And now, Minnesota House Democrats are threatening a sit-in if Republican House Speaker Lisa Demuth doesn't let them vote on a gun control bill that already passed the Senate.
Some Minnesota House Democrats are threatening a sit-in if Republican House Speaker Lisa Demuth doesn't let them vote on a gun control bill that already passed the Senate.
Countless hearings with dozens of witnesses and whistleblowers detailing Minnesota's fraud crisis are now summed up in an 80-plus page report by the state's GOP-led Fraud Prevention and Oversight Committee.
