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Deena Winter

@deenawinter.bsky.social
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City hall reporter for the Star Tribune in Minneapolis. Formerly Lincoln Journal Star, Bismarck Tribune, Minnesota Reformer, etc

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
1/ 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 …
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The latest: Trump threatens to send troops to Minnesota after federal agent shoots man over alleged attack
The war of words between state and federal officials escalated as the president threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to quell anti-ICE protests.
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 10/01/2026
Omar, other Congress members denied tour of ICE detention facility
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Omar, other Congress members denied tour of ICE detention facility
Days after the fatal shooting of Renee Good, Ilhan Omar, Angie Craig and Kelly Morrison visited Whipple Federal Building where immigration efforts are stationed.
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Deena Winter @deenawinter.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
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...
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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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Deena Winter @deenawinter.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
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...
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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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Deena Winter @deenawinter.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Republican state senator admonishes Trump: www.startribune.com/republican-s...
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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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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 18/11/2025
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.
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Deena Winter @deenawinter.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Fateh takes the gloves off: www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...
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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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Deena Winter @deenawinter.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
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-...
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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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Deena Winter @deenawinter.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Sen. Omar Fateh's campaign office vandalized with racist threat: www.startribune.com/threatening-...
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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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Deena Winter @deenawinter.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Crime takes center stage in mayor’s race: www.startribune.com/shootings-cr...
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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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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
goodnight to all the dorks who make democracy possible
Robert Redford in All the President’s Men, sitting in front of a typewriter in the Post newsroom
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Deena Winter @deenawinter.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
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.
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Deena Winter @deenawinter.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Will the Minneapolis DFL endorse a democratic socialist for mayor? It could happen Saturday: www.startribune.com/omar-fateh-m...
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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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Deena Winter @deenawinter.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
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One Minneapolis police lieutenant earned about $500,000 last year amid record overtime costs
MPD says 66 of its employees collected more than $100,000 in overtime in 2024. Internal Affairs is investigating several officers.
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David Armstrong @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
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...
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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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Deena Winter @deenawinter.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
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Chief O’Hara came to Minneapolis to rebuild trust. His relationship with the city is complicated.
The police chief was heralded as a change-maker, but he ran into what he calls ‘extreme ideologies.’
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Deena Winter @deenawinter.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Chief O’Hara at it again www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...
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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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Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
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.
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Deena Winter @deenawinter.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
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Minneapolis council candidate apologizes for saying she lacks ‘the desired amount of melanin’
Park Board Member Becka Thompson implied that her opponent, who is Bengali American, was elected due to the color of her skin.
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Deena Winter @deenawinter.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
The city has spent millions switching out water meter transmitters from Minneapolis homes & businesses after they began failing: www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...
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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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Deena Winter @deenawinter.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
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Ahead of Feeding Our Future trial next week, two brothers enter surprise guilty pleas
Abdulkadir Nur Salah and Abdi Nur Salah pleaded guilty to wire fraud in connection with the meal fraud case.
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Deena Winter @deenawinter.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
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Minneapolis police union seeks to intervene in consent decree case
The police-reform agreement between Minneapolis and the U.S. Department of Justice appears unlikely to get a judge’s approval by Monday.
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Deena Winter @deenawinter.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
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Minneapolis minister launches run for mayor
The Rev. DeWayne Davis — the 15th child of Mississippi sharecroppers — announced his campaign in North Minneapolis.
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Deena Winter @deenawinter.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
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...
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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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Nancy Yang @nyang.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
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.
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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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Deena Winter @deenawinter.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
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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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derek. @kub.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
lovely night in minneapolis for a bike ride
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Deena Winter @deenawinter.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
The Minneapolis City Council finally finished their markups of the mayors budget proposal around midnight : www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...
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Minneapolis council adopts budget that increases property tax levy 6.8% over 2024
The council approved a 2025 budget below Mayor Jacob Frey’s initial proposed 8.1% increase, but many residents will see property tax hikes as a result.
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Deena Winter @deenawinter.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Minneapolis council rejects city plan for George Floyd Square: www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...
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Minneapolis council rejects city plan for George Floyd Square, 4 years after his murder
The city council instead wants to create a pedestrian mall at 38th and Chicago. City officials say Thursday’s move could delay completion.
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Deena Winter @deenawinter.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
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Deena Winter @deenawinter.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Koski is in www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...
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Minneapolis City Council Member Emily Koski announces mayoral run
Koski blasted Mayor Jacob Frey for lacking vision and creating ‘the land of 10,000 work groups.’
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Deena Winter @deenawinter.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
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Minneapolis property taxes are going up, but not as fast as most major U.S. cities since 2019
A new study by Redfin says Minneapolis property taxes haven’t increased as much as most metro areas since the pandemic. It’s about in the middle of the 50 largest cities.
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Deena Winter @deenawinter.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Looks like Sen Omar Fateh is running for mayor of Minneapolis:
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