MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- Minnesota State Auditor Julie Blaha and State Sen. Melisa Franzen were both injured in a crash Wednesday afternoon after leaving Farmfest in southwestern Minnesota. Both were ...

Former Minnesota DFL legislator Melisa López Franzen has announced she will run for the U.S. Senate seat set to be vacated by Sen. Tina Smith. López Franzen made the announcement on her social media ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — After 10 years in the Minnesota Senate, Minority Leader Melisa Lopez Franzen announced she will not run for reelection later this year. In a video and statement posted on Twitter, ...

A Minnesota state senator and the state auditor are recovering after being involved in a crash Wednesday afternoon. The auditor’s office confirmed to 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS that State Auditor Julie Blaha ...

REDWOOD COUNTY, Minn. — Two state officials were hospitalized following a crash Wednesday evening in southwestern Minnesota. State Auditor Julie Blaha and Senator Melisa Franzen were involved in a ...

A former state lawmaker is joining the University of Minnesota in a newly created role. The U of M says Melisa López Franzen will serve as executive director of Government and Community Relations ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) --The state of Minnesota estimates there are 13,000 people of Puerto Rican heritage living here, and, for each of them, the catastrophe of Hurricane Maria is personal. State Sen.

Democrats picked three-term Sen. Melisa López Franzen as their new leader Monday night, a change in direction one year ahead of an election when they'll attempt to wrest control of the chamber from ...

When the Legislature next goes into session, Sen. Melisa Lopez Franzen, an attorney, small business owner and mother from Edina, will likely be formally installed as the chamber’s minority leader ...

After a short stint leading Democrats in the Minnesota Senate, Minority Leader Melisa López Franzen said Wednesday she will not seek re-election because the state's new redistricting maps placed her ...

Aug. 5—Two prominent Minnesota elected officials were hospitalized following a Wednesday car/semi collision in southwestern Minnesota, where they were attending the Farmfest agriculture expo, ...

Two prominent Minnesota elected officials were hospitalized following a Wednesday car/semi collision in southwestern Minnesota, where they were attending the Farmfest agriculture expo, according to ...