Reid Forgrave
State/Regional Reporter
Minnesota/Upper MidwestA graduate of the University of Missouri's School of Journalism, Forgrave's career has spanned the gamut, from a national sportswriter and national magazine writer to chronicler of small-town stories in Iowa and the Mississippi Delta. Prior to the Star Tribune, Forgrave worked at CBSSports.com and CBS Sports HQ and FOXSports.com and Fox Sports 1. He's worked for several newspapers around the country, most recently The Des Moines Register, and has written long-form stories for The New York Times Magazine, GQ and Sports Illustrated, among others. His first book, based on a piece he wrote for GQ, was published in 2020. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife and two children.
Latest from Reid Forgrave
'This is an uprising': An oral history of the 6 days after George Floyd's murder
Protesters, police, Gov. Tim Walz and neighbors chronicle the upheaval that changed Minneapolis and spread across the world.
May 19, 2025
After nearly a quarter-century, Sue Abderholden is stepping down as head of NAMI Minnesota
She will retire in October as executive director of the state’s largest mental health advocacy organization.
May 3, 2025
In Minnesota’s most conservative county, Trump voters resolute 100 days into term
Morrison County voters say Trump’s economic policies are a risk worth taking.
April 26, 2025
A Minnesota town’s recipe for success: Licorice, dog food and a family’s commitment
In this west-central Minnesota town, growth has come from a longstanding pledge to reinvest.
March 28, 2025
Two Minnesota towns rally to protect Ukraine war refugee whose future is in doubt
Dasha Shyroka came to Minnesota as an exchange student at 15. Then war broke out in her homeland. Three years later, the Gustavus student may be forced to return.
March 27, 2025
Top wheelchair basketball player in U.S., his southwest Minnesota team look to go distance at tourney
Emmanuel Fuentes Cervantes is leading Southwest Minnesota State’s wheelchair basketball team into this week’s national championship.
March 21, 2025
In Moorhead, growing Kurdish population builds culture with the only class of its kind in Minnesota
Kurds, the world’s largest stateless people, account for 8% of the city’s population.
March 19, 2025
Family of man who died in Bemidji jail got some justice and wants more
Del Shea Perry is hoping charges filed against a former nurse implicated in her son’s death send a message against medical neglect.
March 11, 2025
Two Minnesota towns rally to protect Ukraine war refugee whose future is in doubt
Dasha Shyroka came to Minnesota as an exchange student at 15. Then war broke out in her homeland. Three years later, the Gustavus student may be forced to return.
March 27, 2025
Top wheelchair basketball player in U.S., his southwest Minnesota team look to go distance at tourney
Emmanuel Fuentes Cervantes is leading Southwest Minnesota State’s wheelchair basketball team into this week’s national championship.
March 21, 2025
In Moorhead, growing Kurdish population builds culture with the only class of its kind in Minnesota
Kurds, the world’s largest stateless people, account for 8% of the city’s population.
March 19, 2025
Family of man who died in Bemidji jail got some justice and wants more
Del Shea Perry is hoping charges filed against a former nurse implicated in her son’s death send a message against medical neglect.
March 11, 2025