Deena Winter
@deenawinter.bsky.social
City hall reporter for the Star Tribune in Minneapolis. Formerly Lincoln Journal Star, Bismarck Tribune, Minnesota Reformer, etc
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...
We went to some of the day cares Nick Shirley did. Here’s what we found.
Some of the 10 day cares the YouTube content creator blasted for having “no children” invited reporters in to see for themselves.
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January 1, 2026 at 1:22 AM
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...
Key source says story that prompted Trump tirade against Somalis is erroneous
The writers of a City Journal story alleging a connection between Minnesota fraud and al-Shabab say they stand by their story.
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December 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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...
Republican state senator admonishes Trump for calling Somalis ‘garbage,’ invites him to Minnesota
Sen. Jim Abeler of Anoka tells the president: ‘No man, woman or child is more or less in the eyes of our Lord.’
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December 7, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Republican state senator admonishes Trump: www.startribune.com/republican-s...
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Federal 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.
Video by reporter Louis Krauss, who is on the scene.
November 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Federal 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.
Video by reporter Louis Krauss, who is on the scene.
Fateh takes the gloves off: www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...
Frey and Fateh clash, plus 8 other takeaways from the Minneapolis mayoral debate
Crime, homelessness and the future of downtown were among the issues five candidates tackled at the city’s first debate.
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September 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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-...
Live: Watch the first Minneapolis mayoral debate
Mayor Jacob Frey and four top challengers face off in a livestreamed debate Friday morning.
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September 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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-...
Threatening language scrawled on Sen. Omar Fateh’s Minneapolis campaign office
The mayoral campaign has filed a police report, and the state senator, who is challenging Mayor Jacob Frey, said he won’t be deterred.
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September 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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...
Crime takes center stage in mayor’s race after mass shootings in Minneapolis
Minneapolis has been rattled by a string of violence as voters head to the polls for city elections.
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September 17, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Crime takes center stage in mayor’s race: www.startribune.com/shootings-cr...
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goodnight to all the dorks who make democracy possible
September 17, 2025 at 4:09 AM
goodnight 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.
September 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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...
Will the Minneapolis DFL endorse a democratic socialist for mayor? It could happen Saturday.
The city’s DFL convention will pit democratic socialist state Sen. Omar Fateh against Mayor Jacob Frey.
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July 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Will the Minneapolis DFL endorse a democratic socialist for mayor? It could happen Saturday: www.startribune.com/omar-fateh-m...
Reposted by Deena Winter
I 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...
The Price of Remission
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked ...
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May 8, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I 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-...
O’Hara to New York Post: Minneapolis has a “very detached, bourgeois liberal mentality”
Some City Council members said the Minneapolis police chief’s comments, posted Friday in a story about the city since George Floyd’s murder, were ‘disrespectful’ and ‘disdainful’ of residents.
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May 18, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Chief O’Hara at it again www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...
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Remember 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.
@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.
April 5, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Remember 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.
@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 city of Minneapolis is removing 46,000 water meter transmitters that failed within a few years
The city has spent about $2 million dealing with transmitters whose batteries failed far sooner than expected inside homes and businesses.
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February 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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:
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Minneapolis City Council did much more than weigh in on Israel vs. Hamas in 2024
Minneapolis city government tends to generate headlines for symbolic controversies, like its call for a ceasefire in the Middle East war. But that’s only a small part of the Minneapolis City Council’s...
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January 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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...
www.startribune.com/the-minneapo...
Reposted by Deena Winter
A 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.
Vanessa Dayton wanted to build a house in the Bryn Mawr woods. Then the neighbors found out.
A member of the Dayton family bought land in a wooded area of the Bryn Mawr neighborhood to build a house, sparking a feud with neighbors that has led to police reports and angry confrontations.
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December 23, 2024 at 7:04 PM
A 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 Winter
lovely night in minneapolis for a bike ride
December 20, 2024 at 6:18 AM
lovely night in minneapolis for a bike ride