Friends and colleagues mourning Melissa Hortman hailed the longtime Democratic legislator as a dedicated public servant, a straight-talking and savvy political operator and a kind and committed colleague,

Minnesotans on Sunday (June 15) paid tribute to Democrat lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband after they were shot dead in their home a day earlier. Later that day, a massive two-day manhunt ended with the arrest of Vance Boelter,

Before Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman became a nationally recognized figure following her fatal shooting death alongside her husband Saturday morning — an act public officials have called an act