Deena Winter
City hall reporter for the Star Tribune in Minneapolis. Formerly Lincoln Journal Star, Bismarck Tribune, Minnesota Reformer, etc
- Reposted by Deena Winter1/ The @startribune.com has put its live blog outside the paywall www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi... but here’s how you can support them even if you don’t subscribe …
- Reposted by Deena WinterOmar, other Congress members denied tour of ICE detention facility
- I went to all 10 of the daycares Nick Shirley featured in his viral video. I got inside 4 and found children. Lots of children: www.startribune.com/day-care-fra...
- In November, a conservative website published an explosive claim: Al-Shabab is largely funded by money stolen from Minnesota. But the story's only named source who connected fraud to terrorism told me the story is “bullshit": www.startribune.com/city-journal...
- Republican state senator admonishes Trump: www.startribune.com/republican-s...
- Reposted by Deena WinterFederal agents wearing tactical gear used chemical irritants on protesters at the Bro-Tex facility in St. Paul. Video by reporter Louis Krauss, who is on the scene.
- Fateh takes the gloves off: www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...
- A mayoral debate -- an actual debate -- is about to begin among the top mayoral candidates in Minneapolis. Watch it live here: www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...
- Sen. Omar Fateh's campaign office vandalized with racist threat: www.startribune.com/threatening-...
- Crime takes center stage in mayor’s race: www.startribune.com/shootings-cr...
- Reposted by Deena Wintergoodnight to all the dorks who make democracy possible
- Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara tells budget committee MPD's response time average is just under 8 1/2 min.s. The goal is to be under 7 mins., which MPD hasn't hit since 2020.
- Will the Minneapolis DFL endorse a democratic socialist for mayor? It could happen Saturday: www.startribune.com/omar-fateh-m...
- Reposted by Deena WinterI have written many healthcare stories, but never before have I written about my own health. I decided to do so after learning one of my drugs costs nearly $1,000 a pill and just 25 cents to make. What I found was an incredible story of discovery and exploitation. www.propublica.org/article/revl...
- Chief O’Hara at it again www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...
- Reposted by Deena WinterRemember this guy from @deenawinter.bsky.social 's photo? According to a paid advertising tweet from Susan Shogren Smith, he's now been elected to the MNGOP Executive Committee.
- The city has spent millions switching out water meter transmitters from Minneapolis homes & businesses after they began failing: www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...
- The Minneapolis City Council did much more than weigh in on Israel vs. Hamas in 2024. So much so, in fact, that the city clerk recently gently suggested the council might want to take it down a notch: www.startribune.com/the-minneapo...
- Reposted by Deena WinterA member of the Dayton family bought land in a wooded area of the Bryn Mawr neighborhood in Minneapolis to build a house, sparking a feud with neighbors that has led to police reports and angry confrontations.
- Reposted by Deena Winterlovely night in minneapolis for a bike ride
