A line of severe thunderstorms Monday brought several reports of tornadoes in Crow Wing and surrounding counties in north-central Minnesota. Severe weather in south-central Minnesota included

A tornado touched down in Southern Minnesota on Monday night as severe storms passed through the region, according to the National Weather Service. In a social media post on X, the weather agency said the tornado touched down east of Nicollet. It's unknown if any structures were damaged or if anyone was injured as a result of the tornado.

Selfless, humble and full of grit -- that was the Melissa Hortman that Minnesota lawmakers grew to love over two decades in the statehouse. Hortman, the 55-year-old speaker emerita of the Minnesota House of Representatives,