The wife of Justin Eichorn, the former Republican Minnesota state senator federally charged with attempting to solicit sex from a minor​, faces allegations from federal prosecutors that she helped try to conceal evidence for him.

Robert Farnsworth was elected chair of the Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation Board during a special meeting, replacing former state Sen. Justin Eichorn, who resigned from the Senate after his recent arrest.

The wife of Minnesota state senator Justin Eichorn, who was arrested last week in an underage sex sting, has filed for divorce — on the same day he was hit with extra charges. Brittany Eichorn, who shares four children with Eichorn (R-Benton),