Jeremy Olson
Reporter
A University of St. Thomas graduate, Olson completed fellowships at the Kaiser Family Foundation, Poynter Institute and New York Times. Honors include a Premack Public Affairs award for scrutinizing a schizophrenia drug trial, a SABEW award for uncovering abuses of meatpackers, and a Casey Medal for examining deaths in foster care. His Pulitzer-winning series on child care led to a decline in child deaths. Olson and his family live in Edina.
Latest from Jeremy Olson
Thousands of nurses at Duluth hospitals opt to strike if no contract is reached
Open-ended walkout is slated to begin July 8 in Duluth. Twin Cities hospital nurses aren’t following suit, for now.
June 27, 2025
U fact-checker finds errors in vaccine committee presentation
Concerns raised correct record before the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices votes against thimerosal as a preservative in flu vaccines.
June 26, 2025
Minnesota Poll: Most Republicans support cuts to Medicaid, federal research grants
Republicans in Congress appear to have the political support to back the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to Medicaid and federal research funding.
June 26, 2025
Unionized nurses continue to seek staffing ratios
Contract talks are happening for more than 15,000 hospital nurses across the Twin Cities and Duluth.
June 24, 2025
Minnesota hospitals cut serious drug errors after years of efforts
Lawsuit over anesthesia for routine surgery shows consequences of medication errors, accuses surgery center of overlooking safety steps.
June 24, 2025
![The computer controlled machine that dispenses narcotics and other drugs on the burn unit floor at Hennepin County Medical Center Wednesday, October 23, 2013. After patient information is input by a nurse, a drawer opens up. Drawers that contain narcotics have compartments with covers that don't reveal their contents. A patient's supply of morphine can be seen in the open compartment of this drawer. ] JEFF WHEELER • jeff.wheeler@startribune.com](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/66BLDVGPDSGDPA3D3N36EOOWVY.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
St. Croix Falls man dies in head-on collision in Chisago County
The other driver was injured but didn’t require hospitalization, according to the State Patrol.
June 21, 2025
BCA identifies officers on leave and the chain saw-wielding man they shot following standoff
Three Brooklyn Center officers who fired at the man have been placed on critical incident leave.
June 20, 2025
Cash-strapped Minnesota hospitals scramble for $1B in Medicaid money
Federal budget hawks badmouth them as “money laundering,” but directed-payment programs have been a lifeline for hospitals in other states and Hennepin Healthcare in Minneapolis.
June 20, 2025
Minnesota hospitals cut serious drug errors after years of efforts
Lawsuit over anesthesia for routine surgery shows consequences of medication errors, accuses surgery center of overlooking safety steps.
June 24, 2025
St. Croix Falls man dies in head-on collision in Chisago County
The other driver was injured but didn’t require hospitalization, according to the State Patrol.
June 21, 2025
BCA identifies officers on leave and the chain saw-wielding man they shot following standoff
Three Brooklyn Center officers who fired at the man have been placed on critical incident leave.
June 20, 2025
Cash-strapped Minnesota hospitals scramble for $1B in Medicaid money
Federal budget hawks badmouth them as “money laundering,” but directed-payment programs have been a lifeline for hospitals in other states and Hennepin Healthcare in Minneapolis.
June 20, 2025