about the writers

about the writers

Briana Bierschbach

Reporter

Briana Bierschbach is a politics and government reporter for the Star Tribune.

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Dee DePass

Reporter

Dee DePass is an award-winning business reporter covering Minnesota small businesses for the Minnesota Star Tribune. She previously covered commercial real estate, manufacturing, the economy, workplace issues and banking.

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Reid Forgrave

State/Regional Reporter

Reid Forgrave covers Minnesota and the Upper Midwest for the Star Tribune, particularly focused on long-form storytelling, controversial social and cultural issues, and the shifting politics around the Upper Midwest. He started at the paper in 2019.

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Rachel Hutton

Reporter

Rachel Hutton writes lifestyle and human-interest stories for the Minnesota Star Tribune.

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Kyeland Jackson

St. Paul police reporter

Kyeland Jackson is the St. Paul public safety reporter for the Star Tribune.

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Maya Rao

Reporter

Maya Rao covers race and immigration for the Star Tribune.

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Deena Winter

Reporter

Deena Winter is Minneapolis City Hall reporter for the Star Tribune.

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Laura Yuen

Columnist

Laura Yuen, a Star Tribune features columnist, writes opinion as well as reported pieces exploring parenting, gender, family and relationships, with special attention on women and underrepresented communities. With an eye for the human tales, she looks for the deeper resonance of a story, to humanize it, and make it universal.

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Amanda Anderson

Video journalist

Amanda Anderson is an Upper Midwest Emmy-winning video journalist for the Minnesota Star Tribune.

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Eric Roper

Columnist

Eric Roper oversees Curious Minnesota, the Minnesota Star Tribune's community reporting project fueled by great reader questions. He also hosts the Curious Minnesota podcast.

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Louis Krauss

Reporter

Louis Krauss is a general assignment reporter for the Star Tribune.

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Liz Sawyer

Reporter

Liz Sawyer  covers Minneapolis crime and policing at the Star Tribune. Since joining the newspaper in 2014, she has reported extensively on Minnesota law enforcement, state prisons and the youth justice system. 

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