Minnesota Republican may be stripped of committee assignments after drunk driving arrest
House Speaker Melissa Hortman says she's waiting for more information on the drunken driving arrest of Rep. Matt Grossell, R-Clearbook, before deci...
House Speaker Melissa Hortman says she's waiting for more information on the drunken driving arrest of Rep. Matt Grossell, R-Clearbook, before deciding whether to strip him of his committee assignments. MPR News' Brian Bakst first reported on Friday that Grossell was arrested on DWI charges in northern Minnesota. His blood alcohol content was 0.15 – almost twice the legal limit – while driving 71 mph in a 55. Grossell had previously been arrested in 2019 on charges of disorderly conduct and trespassing after a drunken incident at a hotel bar in St.