Investigative reporting
Secrecy Rules: Restrictions of the public’s right to know. (2017)
Weak rules govern guardians: Project page at the Star Tribune that aggregates my stories, and others, about misconduct by court-appointed guardians and conservators. The reporting helped prompt changes in Minnesota law that tightened oversight of these professionals and reaffirmed the rights of wards of the court.
Investigating a deadly fire: I helped cover the aftermath of a fire in 2010 in Minneapolis killed six people and revealed flaws in the city’s inspection program.
Local history
Living in downtown Minneapolis was once a badge of shame (2016)
The Persian Palms, a long-lost bar in the seedy Gateway District (2016)
The Pioneer Hotel: Welcome to your cage (2016)
Travel writing
Miles of sand in Duluth (2012)
Going where the buffalo roam (2011)
Breaking news
On North Side, a quiet Sunday turns to chaos (2011)
Videos
A difficult stroll around Cedar Lake (2008)
Potholes thump the company car (2010)
R.T. Rybak: A decade in office (2012)