Chris Serres
Reporter
Social ServicesSerres writes about issues affecting society's most vulnerable populations, including the poor, elderly, mentally ill and people with cognitive and physical disabilities. He is married and has two children, Dominic, 12, and Emmanuelle, 10. He has been a newspaper reporter for 20 years.
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Obituaries
Barnett 'Bud' Rosenfield, fierce voice for Minnesotans with disabilities, dies at 57
As an attorney, he won landmark legal advances for people with disabilities.
August 17, 2023
St. Paul
St. Paul fire captain and union leader Chris Parsons dies at 48
His cause of death listed as cardiac arrest.
June 18, 2023
East Metro
Wrong-way driver on I-94 dies in crash with FedEx truck
Another driver was rushed to the hospital after both vehicles burst into flames.
June 18, 2023
Local![Joy Rindels-Hayden, 87, waged a prolonged campaign to pass a state law to improve bus safety during the dangerous winter months after she suffered a near-debilitating brain injury years ago while getting off a metro bus and was seen getting off a bus near a Southside food pantry Friday, Jan. 13, 2023 in Minneapolis, Minn. ]](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/F76YPS5FVIZAOWGFIMRZGJODJA.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
'It was now or never.' After brain injury, Minneapolis woman, 87, wins struggle for bus safety
The measure was among a bevy of items passed this spring that seek to improve the lives of those with disabilities.
May 29, 2023
Minneapolis
Steps from George Floyd Square, a mental health treatment center will open
The 13-bed treatment center will help people transition back to everyday life after a mental health crisis.
May 22, 2023
Local
Minn.'s juvenile justice system set to see sweeping changes
The legislation could shift power away from local prosecutors and courts by encouraging the use of restorative justice practices.
May 15, 2023
Local
'Tough love' out, unconditional support in for Minnesotans struggling with addiction
Amid a torrent of drug overdoses, some families are turning away from a tough-love response.
May 13, 2023
Local
Minnesota woman with disabilities returns home after legal saga
Cindy Hagen's case had galvanized disability rights advocates.
May 3, 2023
Minneapolis
Steps from George Floyd Square, a mental health treatment center will open
The 13-bed treatment center will help people transition back to everyday life after a mental health crisis.
May 22, 2023
Local
Minn.'s juvenile justice system set to see sweeping changes
The legislation could shift power away from local prosecutors and courts by encouraging the use of restorative justice practices.
May 15, 2023
Local
'Tough love' out, unconditional support in for Minnesotans struggling with addiction
Amid a torrent of drug overdoses, some families are turning away from a tough-love response.
May 13, 2023
Local
Minnesota woman with disabilities returns home after legal saga
Cindy Hagen's case had galvanized disability rights advocates.
May 3, 2023