Abby Simons
Team Leader
Public SafetySimons is a 2004 graduate of Northwest Missouri State University, where she studied journalism. Before joining the Star Tribune, she was a reporter for the Des Moines Register. Simons lives in Minneapolis.
Latest from Abby Simons
Minneapolis
Minneapolis police on defensive after neighbor allegedly shoots man who had reported numerous threats
The victim and several council members called out police for not doing enough to arrest the man.
October 26, 2024
St. Paul
Charge: Teen with criminal history rode bike up to St. Paul man, fired fatal shots and pedaled away
The 16-year-old has been arrested several times earlier in Ramsey County and had a warrant active for his arrest.
September 13, 2024
Minneapolis
Jamal Mitchell: Officer, father, fiancé and people person whose happiness radiated
Allison Seed said she cannot recall the fallen Minneapolis police officer “without a smile on his face. He was always looking for a way to have a conversation.”
June 1, 2024
West Metro
Body camera video shows Minnetonka man repeatedly shooting at deputies before dying in firefight
“Suspect is down in the yard, he was firing at us again, we are giving him commands at this time,” one deputy said.
April 25, 2024
Minneapolis
Gruesome crime at Loring Park grocery shocks and saddens a neighborhood
Robert Skafte was a friendly face at the Oak Grove Grocery for decades and performed across the Twin Cities. A suspect is jailed for allegedly impaling Skafte with a golf club.
December 10, 2023
Minneapolis
Behind the story: One night in Minneapolis
A Q&A with Star Tribune reporter Andy Mannix
September 6, 2022
Migration Catchall
Man dead, woman questioned after shooting at Minneapolis townhome
An argument preceded the shooting, police said.
August 29, 2022
Minneapolis
Gruesome crime at Loring Park grocery shocks and saddens a neighborhood
Robert Skafte was a friendly face at the Oak Grove Grocery for decades and performed across the Twin Cities. A suspect is jailed for allegedly impaling Skafte with a golf club.
December 10, 2023
Minneapolis
Behind the story: One night in Minneapolis
A Q&A with Star Tribune reporter Andy Mannix
September 6, 2022
Migration Catchall
Man dead, woman questioned after shooting at Minneapolis townhome
An argument preceded the shooting, police said.
August 29, 2022