Three DFL hopefuls are on the primary ballot in the race to replace Hortman, while just one Republican, realtor Ruth Bitner, has her hat in the ring.

Former Brooklyn Park City Council member XP Lee won the DFL special election primary and will take on the lone Republican, ...

Democrat Xp Lee and Republican Ruth Bittner will move forward to a special general election next month to fill the seat formerly held by the late House DFL Leader Melissa ...

Three DFL candidates and one GOP candidate are running for the late representative's seat after she was fatally shot in an alleged political assassination.

Senator John Hoffman spoke out against political violence in some of his first comments since the attempt on his and his wife ...

A Minnesota Star Tribune investigation reveals concerning police decisions during June 14 shootings that killed Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband while wounding Sen. John Hoffman and his wife.

On Friday, Gov. Tim Walz announced a special election to fill Melissa Hortman's seat will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. Primaries, if necessary, will be held Tuesday, Aug. 12.

At 3:35 a.m. Brooklyn Park police arrive at the home of Rep. Melissa Hortman and encounter the gunman. More than an hour passed before they entered the home. The Hortmans should be alive today.