Matt McKinney
Reporter
Regional TeamMcKinney graduated from St. John's University in Collegeville and spent the ensuing years chasing stories through Wisconsin, Rhode Island, and Cambodia. A Minnesota childhood taught McKinney to love winter, skiing, the first warm day of spring, good books and time spent outdoors. He benefited from great teachers at Stillwater High School, and again in Collegeville and at the University of Minnesota. He's a fan of several local breweries, Prince, Jessie Diggins, the Loons, and newspaper reporters near and far who taught him the craft. McKinney bikes to work year-round from his home in the Twin Cities, which he shares with his wife and two sons.
Latest from Matt McKinney
Twin Cities Suburbs
In ‘turf-loving’ Twin Cities suburbs, a push to help the state bee reshapes landscapes
Growth in Woodbury has competed with habitat for the endangered rusty patched bumblebee. Some people are trying to push more pollinator-friendly plantings instead of turf grass lawns.
September 28, 2024
Twin Cities Suburbs
Hugo plans to rework city solar ordinance again
The City Council has been trying to balance residents’ concerns and the growth of solar farms for renewable energy.
September 27, 2024
Twin Cities Suburbs
Eyesores or necessary clean energy? Solar garden growth sparks debate in Hugo.
Cities with land that appeals to solar farm developers are trying figure out how to balance the push for renewable energy with neighbors’ concerns about the solar panel arrays.
September 20, 2024
Twin Cities Suburbs
Oak Park Heights gets grant to help cover financial losses after power plant closes
The city plans to use the $440,000 state grant to work on cleaning up the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) discovered in two city wells earlier this year.
September 20, 2024
Elections
Is your city asking you to vote on a sales tax hike this election? These Twin Cities suburbs are.
Cities pitch sales tax increases as a way to shift the burden of funding projects from residents and business owners who pay property taxes to anyone who makes a purchase that includes a sales tax.
September 17, 2024
Twin Cities Suburbs
New painting depicts Cottage Grove city history
The jigsaw puzzle of the artwork by Eric Dowdle will be available for sale at City Hall starting Monday.
September 14, 2024
Twin Cities Suburbs
Maplewood City Council pushback imperils Purple Line bus rapid transit project
The mayor and two council members say they object to the previously approved plan and want to explore alternatives for the route from St. Paul to White Bear Lake.
September 11, 2024
Twin Cities Suburbs
Cottage Grove man drowns in St. Croix River
Friends told authorities that Keith Taylor, 66, dove off a pontoon parked at Kinnickinnic State Park and didn’t resurface.
September 10, 2024
Elections
Is your city asking you to vote on a sales tax hike this election? These Twin Cities suburbs are.
Cities pitch sales tax increases as a way to shift the burden of funding projects from residents and business owners who pay property taxes to anyone who makes a purchase that includes a sales tax.
September 17, 2024
Twin Cities Suburbs
New painting depicts Cottage Grove city history
The jigsaw puzzle of the artwork by Eric Dowdle will be available for sale at City Hall starting Monday.
September 14, 2024
Twin Cities Suburbs
Maplewood City Council pushback imperils Purple Line bus rapid transit project
The mayor and two council members say they object to the previously approved plan and want to explore alternatives for the route from St. Paul to White Bear Lake.
September 11, 2024
Twin Cities Suburbs
Cottage Grove man drowns in St. Croix River
Friends told authorities that Keith Taylor, 66, dove off a pontoon parked at Kinnickinnic State Park and didn’t resurface.
September 10, 2024