Minnesota Politics

Following the shooting attack that left Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark dead on June 14, 2025, their adult children issued a statement urging residents to honor their parents' memories by giving back.

Plus: MnDOT will host a listening session at the Fosston High School Gymnasium on June 23, 2025, ahead of planned construction on Highway 2; the Minnesota DNR is seeking a wide range of perspectives for fisheries input groups on Lake Winnie and Rainy Lake; and animal experts urge pet owners to remain vigilant during bouts of Canadian wildfire smoke.

Plus: The Minnesota Department of Transportation is accepting comments on bike infrastructure.

An estimated 2,000 rallied in Brainerd, while an estimated 1,000 rallied in Bemidji and Grand Rapids, despite warnings about large gatherings in light of Rep. Hortman's assassination.

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

The figures come from a new Walz administration tracker of federal funding pauses and rescissions to Minnesota that officials say will be updated daily.

Plus: Attorney General Keith Ellison announced new discussions about the future of academic medicine in the state between Essentia Health, Fairview Health and the University of Minnesota; and the Bemidji High School mock trial team will be honored in a Thursday ceremony with Beltrami County judges.

Sen. Erin Murphy, DFL-St. Paul, joined the "KAXE Morning Show" to talk about state budget and effects of federal funding cuts on the state of Minnesota.

Metsa, 44, was arrested in early July and held for probable cause of criminal sexual conduct charges. He was released after a charging decision could not be reached.

"Fostering Good Citizenship" will be Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023.