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
Greater Minnesota
Bob Dylan’s hometown fans get an early look at ‘A Complete Unknown’ in Hibbing
The Dylan biopic had a pre-screening Friday night at a theater in his boyhood home.
December 21, 2024
Duluth
James Ulland, a former Duluth-area Republican lawmaker turned investment adviser, has died at 82
Ulland was an economist and tree farmer when he entered the political arena.
December 20, 2024
Duluth
Police ID man, woman found dead in car at Duluth airport
Lawrence and Ann Roscoe, of Duluth’s Lakeside neighborhood, were found in the top level of the parking ramp on Thursday evening.
December 20, 2024
News & Politics
St. Louis County Board OKs largest budget yet, at over $500 million
The budgeted $504,403,199 goes toward public safety, roads and bridges, public health and human services, employee wages, community programming, infrastructure and more.
December 20, 2024
Duluth
Duluth bike group asks for safer roads after cyclist dies crossing Mesaba Avenue at rush hour
Vibrant Streets Duluth wants right-of-way enforcement and a transportation commission, among other safeguards for those using roads.
December 20, 2024
Duluth
Man, woman found dead in car parked in ramp at Duluth airport
Duluth police found the two people while trying to track down the man, who reportedly had been struggling with his mental health.
December 19, 2024
Greater Minnesota
Gilbert woman charged with murder after man ODs; she then wrote about it in a private Facebook message
Ashley Rose Cook wrote, “I gave [the victim a] perc 30 and he died,” according to the criminal complaint.
December 18, 2024
Duluth
Ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in ‘Oz,’ stolen and missing for years, are sold at auction for $28M
The famous shoes, owned by collector Michael Shaw, were stolen from Grand Rapids’ Judy Garland Museum in 2005 and recovered in an FBI sting in 2018.
December 7, 2024
Duluth
Duluth bike group asks for safer roads after cyclist dies crossing Mesaba Avenue at rush hour
Vibrant Streets Duluth wants right-of-way enforcement and a transportation commission, among other safeguards for those using roads.
December 20, 2024
Duluth
Man, woman found dead in car parked in ramp at Duluth airport
Duluth police found the two people while trying to track down the man, who reportedly had been struggling with his mental health.
December 19, 2024
Greater Minnesota
Gilbert woman charged with murder after man ODs; she then wrote about it in a private Facebook message
Ashley Rose Cook wrote, “I gave [the victim a] perc 30 and he died,” according to the criminal complaint.
December 18, 2024
Duluth
Ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in ‘Oz,’ stolen and missing for years, are sold at auction for $28M
The famous shoes, owned by collector Michael Shaw, were stolen from Grand Rapids’ Judy Garland Museum in 2005 and recovered in an FBI sting in 2018.
December 7, 2024