A somber Gov. Tim Walz spoke about the work and legacy of State Rep. Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated at her home Saturday.

Minnesota Legislature House Speaker Melissa Hortman (left) is pictured on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, at Saint Paul, Minn. Minnesota Legislature House Speaker Melissa Hortman (left) is pictured on Wednesday,

Appearing on NBC’s Meet the Press, Klobuchar praised Hortman, who was assasinated Saturday, as a "true public servant" and an "extraordinary leader,"

State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed, and state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were injured, in what officials called a targeted attack.

The Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Lynx paid tribute to the state politicians and their spouses who were shot by a suspect allegedly impersonating a police officer overnight.

Melissa Hortman’s power as a Democratic leader to shape the course of a deeply divided Minnesota Legislature was a far cry from her job as a teenager making chili-cheese burritos and overshadowed her volunteer work training service dogs for veterans.

The Hortmans, the Hoffmans and other top Democrats had gathered at a downtown Minneapolis hotel Friday night for their party's annual Humphrey-Mondale dinner. It's named for two Minnesota liberal icons who served both as US senators and vice presidents, Hubert Humphrey and Walter Mondale.

State Rep. Luke Frederick of Mankato had been thinking about Melissa Hortman continuously Saturday, but his voice still broke when he started to voice those thoughts early in