Before Representative Melissa Hortman’s death, the state’s House was evenly divided. The governor has until next February to fill her seat before the next legislative session.

“I will miss her, her mirthful eyes, her sharp humor and her partnership,” Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy, DFL-St. Paul, said in a statement Saturday. “My heart breaks for her House colleagues and staff. My heart breaks for all of us.”

When a longtime Minnesota lawmaker died after a battle with ALS, former state House Speaker Melissa Hortman helped pass historic legislation in search of a cure.

He wounded Sen. John Hoffman and his wife but didn’t come into contact with the two other DFL legislators, investigators say.

Authorities said Sunday that a nationwide warrant had been issued for the arrest of Vance Boelter, who was apprehended in Minnesota.

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From the wooden dais in the Minnesota House, then-Speaker Melissa Hortman presided two years ago over what many called the most consequential legislative session in recent history. She helped orchestrate the passage of long-held Democratic goals: increased education spending,

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison provides updates on the ongoing manhunt for a man accused of shooting and killing state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark. The attorney general remembers Hortman as a "dear friend.