Anthony Lonetree
Reporter
St. Paul educationA lifelong music fan, Lonetree wrote the first Replacements stories to be published in a daily newspaper (St. Paul Dispatch) and now makes in-store mixes for a Northeast Minneapolis vintage clothing store -- with top sound sources. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife, son and two dogs. He also has four daughters from an action-packed early life on St. Paul's East Side. He's a Ho-Chunk tribal member.
Latest from Anthony Lonetree
Twin Cities
Ousted St. Paul schools finance chief sues district, alleging retaliation
Marie Schrul and a colleague, Curtis Mahanay, claim under the state’s whistleblower act that they were let go because they objected to misuse of funds.
November 20, 2024
Minneapolis
Minneapolis school board turns to coin flip to fill vacant District 3 seat
Lucie Skjefte prevailed over Fatimah Hussein after the two tied in ranked-choice voting and then in a live vote in the bid to fill the seat vacated by Faheema Feerayarre.
November 13, 2024
Elections
St. Paul voters move to even-year elections, reject child care subsidies
Property taxes would have increased to offset child care costs for low-income families. But opponents said too few would be helped and that the cost was too high.
November 6, 2024
Minneapolis
Minneapolis voters approve $20M school tax hike; Ellison, Callahan win school board races
In school board races, Greta Callahan defeated Lara Bergman for an open seat, and Kim Ellison fended off a challenge from Shayla Owodunni.
November 6, 2024
St. Paul
St. Paul tutors say it takes a community to help kids read, and they’re volunteering to prove it
Students at East African Elementary Magnet School in Frogtown are embracing the help — with a majority of them being English language learners.
October 31, 2024
Twin Cities
What’s it like to be a public schools police officer? We walked the halls with one.
Rochester’s ‘Officer Al’ Arzola went from putting drug dealers in jail to helping middle-schoolers stay on the right path.
October 27, 2024
Twin Cities
What’s at stake in Minneapolis school board races? Prompt action likely amid financial struggles
The current board has yet to take on the dicey issues of school closings and mergers, but the need to balance a challenging 2025-26 budget will come quickly next year.
October 22, 2024
Twin Cities
Minnesota high schoolers have expanded access to college classes via this program, but must act this month
State lawmakers passed a new Oct. 30 deadline for students to take courses on campus and earn free college credits via the Postsecondary Enrollment Options program.
October 8, 2024
St. Paul
St. Paul tutors say it takes a community to help kids read, and they’re volunteering to prove it
Students at East African Elementary Magnet School in Frogtown are embracing the help — with a majority of them being English language learners.
October 31, 2024
Twin Cities
What’s it like to be a public schools police officer? We walked the halls with one.
Rochester’s ‘Officer Al’ Arzola went from putting drug dealers in jail to helping middle-schoolers stay on the right path.
October 27, 2024
Twin Cities
What’s at stake in Minneapolis school board races? Prompt action likely amid financial struggles
The current board has yet to take on the dicey issues of school closings and mergers, but the need to balance a challenging 2025-26 budget will come quickly next year.
October 22, 2024
Twin Cities
Minnesota high schoolers have expanded access to college classes via this program, but must act this month
State lawmakers passed a new Oct. 30 deadline for students to take courses on campus and earn free college credits via the Postsecondary Enrollment Options program.
October 8, 2024