Christa Lawler
Duluth Reporter
Duluth/SuperiorBefore joining the Star Tribune in 2022, Christa Lawler was a sports reporter-turned-arts and entertainment reporter at the Duluth News Tribune. She started at the Rochester Post-Bulletin, her hometown newspaper, after graduating from the University of St. Thomas. She has lived in Duluth since 2000 and likes trail running, yoga, paddle boarding and reading.
Latest from Christa Lawler
Team USA ‘hungry’ following back-to-back gold medals at World Juniors
The American team set up at Amsoil Arena in Duluth for more than a week of pre-tournament games, practices and team bonding.
December 22, 2025
Duluth police officer, acquitted of on-duty shooting, now under different internal investigation
Tyler Leibfried, the department’s only officer to stand trial for an on-duty shooting, has been on paid administrative leave for a year for a separate inquiry.
December 11, 2025
Police: Superior, Wis., officer shot before suspect crashes van into middle school
The suspect, who allegedly holed up in a room at Superior Middle School for several hours, is expected to be charged with attempted murder.
December 7, 2025
What we know about the Lutsen Resort arson case and the owner charged with setting the fire
Bryce Campbell, of Canada, bought the resort in 2018. It burned to the ground in 2024.
December 5, 2025
Duluth schools briefly secured while mountain lion roamed east side neighborhoods
The animal has been spotted all along the North Shore.
December 3, 2025
What do you call an ice-resurfacing machine partly funded by a ’90s grunge band? A Pearl Jamboni, of course.
Seattle grunge band Pearl Jam helped pay for the Two Harbors Youth Hockey Association’s new Zamboni.
November 25, 2025
Beloved octopus at Duluth aquarium nearing end of her short, curiosity-filled life
Fitzgerald has begun laying eggs and hunkering in her nest, which she will do until her last days.
November 21, 2025
Duluth airport lands $20 million toward replacing aged air traffic control tower
The federal grant will go toward a $72 million proposed project, which airport officials say is “shovel ready” for a 2026 start.
November 18, 2025
At Split Rock Lighthouse, passed by the Edmund Fitzgerald 50 years ago, a beacon of light to honor the dead
About 2,000 attend memorial ceremony to mark the anniversary of the tragedy at sea.
November 11, 2025
50 years later, the mystery of the Edmund Fitzgerald haunts the children of its lost crew
“This time of year when the gales of November kick up, it’s almost impossible not to think of the men on the Fitz.”
November 9, 2025
Iron Range man, charged with fatally shooting partygoer, allegedly admitted his crime to officers
Daniel James Dale, 31, allegedly told officers, “I’m going to say, yes, I shot him,” after killing Parker Charles Johnson early Sunday.
November 5, 2025
Quick-thinking angler ‘more than likely’ saved life of woman swept into Lake Superior
The 21-year-old woman had been walking with a group to the Grand Marais lighthouse.
November 5, 2025
