Minnesota Legislature

Mitchell was arrested in April 2024 in Detroit Lakes after police allege they found her in her stepmother’s basement around 4:45 a.m. She claims she was attempting to retrieve some of her late father’s possessions.

The section of Highway 169, named in honor of late state Sen. David J. Tomassoni, runs between County Road 69 in Marble and County Road 7 in Mountain Iron.

Out of all the Legislature did this year, getting this funding will make the most impact around the state, said Bradley Peterson of Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities.

The Hortmans, who were fatally shot inside their home June 14, will lie in state from noon to 5 p.m. at the Minnesota State Capitol rotunda.

Rep. Melissa Hortman served as Minnesota House speaker from 2019 to early 2025, when she was named Speaker Emerita under a power-sharing agreement.

A man impersonating a police officer shot Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband in their Brooklyn Park home. Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were also shot multiple times.

Although education spending will increase, school districts will notice cuts to state aid for special education, school libraries and student supports like counselors and nurses.

Plus: the Northland has nine more state champs in golf, track and field after state tournaments.

The former Minnesota state senator is one of two people being charged at the federal level, which carries a tougher maximum sentence compared to the state level.

The budget bills take a step towards resolving the deficit projected to begin in the 2028-29 budget years, but don’t avert it entirely.