Minnesota is one of about 10 states that don’t require security screening, such as metal detectors or X-ray machines, to ...

Helping Paws, a Minnesota-based nonprofit that trains and places assistance dogs with veterans and first responders with PTSD ...

The debate over whether or not to install metal detectors at the Minnesota State Capitol will come into focus again on ...

Safety was again front and center at the Minnesota State Capitol on Wednesday morning following the deadly attacks on lawmakers more than two months ago, and last month's incident where a naked man ...

The proposed measures follow a series of high profile attacks on government officials, including the firebombing of the Governor’s Mansion in Harrisburg in April, and shootings that targeted two ...

Nearly two months after Minnesota lawmaker Rep. Melissa Hortman was assassinated, voters selected XP Lee as the DFL candidate ...

Lee will face Republican and real estate agent Ruth Bittner in a special election on Sept. 16 for the legislative seat ...

At 8 a.m. on the morning of Wednesday, Aug. 6, the Hortmans’ children, Colin and Sophie, joined The Current’s Morning Show to ...

Former Brooklyn Park City Council member XP Lee won the DFL special election primary and will take on the lone Republican, ...

Colin and Sophie Hortman on Wednesday paid tribute to their late parents on the alternative music station The Current, sharing memories of how the music-loving duo intertwined melodies into their ...

Colin and Sophie Hortman created an eight-song playlist and shared stories behind each tune to celebrate Mark and Melissa Hortman's memory through music.

Guns and metal detectors at the state Capitol could become a sticking point this fall among members of a committee that advises lawmakers on security issues.