Christa Lawler
Duluth Reporter
Duluth/SuperiorBefore joining the Star Tribune in 2022, Christa Lawler was a sports reporter-turned-arts and entertainment reporter at the Duluth News Tribune. She started at the Rochester Post-Bulletin, her hometown newspaper, after graduating from the University of St. Thomas. She has lived in Duluth since 2000 and likes trail running, yoga, paddle boarding and reading.
Latest from Christa Lawler
Cook County jury says cult leader’s brother owes Utah woman nearly $800,000
Seth Jeffs and Emerald Industry must pay Elissa Wall part of the $10 million she was awarded in a lawsuit against Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
June 27, 2025
Brother of breakaway sect leader, ousted from group, says during trial he still lives its tenets
Elissa Wall, who is owed $10 million from a 2017 judgment, says Seth Jeffs is holding money that FLDS leader Warren Jeffs owes her.
June 27, 2025
Minnesotans aboard the Titanic told dramatic stories of survival and loss
Minneapolis newlyweds, Duluth solo traveler and new immigrants among dozens on board with ties to the state.
June 27, 2025
Grand Marais trial over North Shore land sale renews questions about breakaway Mormon sect leader
Elissa Wall testified Wednesday that Seth Jeffs used his brother Warren’s money to buy land — money that is owed to her from a $10 million judgment.
June 26, 2025
BCA investigating inmate death at St. Louis County jail
The inmate, who hasn’t been named, was found unresponsive Tuesday morning.
June 24, 2025
Driver was high when he hit construction lift, injuring workers in North Shore tunnel, charges say
Patches Magickbeans was found with self-foraged psilocybin mushrooms in his van and is in Lake County jail.
June 24, 2025
Iron Range families grieving after shooting that left two dead, prompted shelter-in-place order
The Iron Range city’s police chief said it likely was a murder-suicide and that the deaths have touched the whole community.
June 20, 2025
What the first day of summer looked like across Minnesota
Minnesota Star Tribune reporters took in the sunshine and a bit of nature on the longest day of the year.
June 20, 2025
BCA investigating inmate death at St. Louis County jail
The inmate, who hasn’t been named, was found unresponsive Tuesday morning.
June 24, 2025
Driver was high when he hit construction lift, injuring workers in North Shore tunnel, charges say
Patches Magickbeans was found with self-foraged psilocybin mushrooms in his van and is in Lake County jail.
June 24, 2025
Iron Range families grieving after shooting that left two dead, prompted shelter-in-place order
The Iron Range city’s police chief said it likely was a murder-suicide and that the deaths have touched the whole community.
June 20, 2025
What the first day of summer looked like across Minnesota
Minnesota Star Tribune reporters took in the sunshine and a bit of nature on the longest day of the year.
June 20, 2025