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Elliot Hughes

Reporter
Elliot Hughes is a general assignment reporter for the Star Tribune. Before joining the newspaper in 2024, he covered public safety in Milwaukee. He has reported extensively on gun violence, reckless driving, law enforcement, community affairs and local government. Hughes is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he studied journalism and philosophy. He is a native of the Dairy State and lives in Minneapolis.

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elliot.hughes@startribune.com
PHONE
Cell: 612.964.0105
TWITTER
@elliothughes12

Latest from Elliot Hughes

Greater Minnesota

I-35 crash in Owatonna kills infant boy

A report from the Minnesota State Patrol noted road conditions on I-35 were snowy and icy at the time of the crash.
November 21, 2024
Duluth

Brad the sheep, who eluded rescuers for weeks on the North Shore, has been found

Brad was finally corralled in the Proctor area Tuesday afternoon by a veterinarian with a tranquilizer, according to the sheep’s owner Ryan Osvold.
November 20, 2024
Twin Cities Suburbs

Man convicted in Hastings homicide of Kelly Jo Marie Kocurek

Kyle Steven Williams, 35, will serve a mandatory life sentence for premeditated first-degree murder.
November 20, 2024
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St. Paul

St. Paul shooting victim dies shortly after city leaders’ plea to public to end gun violence

The homicide marks the city’s 10th since mid-September — eight of which were committed by firearms, according to a Minnesota Star Tribune database.
November 19, 2024
Twin Cities

24-year-old pedestrian killed in Maplewood crash

The crash occurred on southbound Hwy. 61 near Hwy. 36 on Monday morning, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
November 18, 2024
Twin Cities

Health Department: E. coli infections traced to ground beef sold at Red Cow, Hen House, other restaurants

Authorities have confirmed 10 cases at Red Cow locations and one at Hen House. Both restaurants have made product changes.
November 16, 2024
This colorized 2006 scanning electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows E. coli bacteria of the O157:H7 strain that produces a powerful toxin which can cause illness. On Wednesday, May 2, 2018, U.S. health officials said California reported the first death in a national food poisoning outbreak tied to E. coli and romaine lettuce grown in Yuma, Ariz., which provides most of the romaine sold in the U.S. during the winter.
Greater Minnesota

‘Why Winsted?’ Officials search Minnesota property over 1995 disappearance of TV anchor Jodi Huisentruit.

Veteran journalist Caroline Lowe, who has followed the case closely, said it’s the first known law enforcement activity in the case since 2017.
November 16, 2024
Kyndell Harkness/Star Tribune A picture of Jodi Huisentruit who disappeared 10 years ago outside of her apartment hangs in her mother apartment. GENERAL INFORMATION: Wednesday, June 22, 2005-Long Prairie-We check in on the hometown of Jodi Huisentruit and what local residents are thinking as we approach the 10-year anniversary of her disappearance in Mason City, Iowa.
News & Politics

Metro Transit announces lower, simplified fares for 2025

The price changes, which take effect Jan. 1, are expected to draw an additional 926,000 rides in 2025, which will offset some of the costs associated with lower fares.
November 15, 2024
Twin Cities

24-year-old pedestrian killed in Maplewood crash

The crash occurred on southbound Hwy. 61 near Hwy. 36 on Monday morning, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
November 18, 2024
Twin Cities

Health Department: E. coli infections traced to ground beef sold at Red Cow, Hen House, other restaurants

Authorities have confirmed 10 cases at Red Cow locations and one at Hen House. Both restaurants have made product changes.
November 16, 2024
This colorized 2006 scanning electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows E. coli bacteria of the O157:H7 strain that produces a powerful toxin which can cause illness. On Wednesday, May 2, 2018, U.S. health officials said California reported the first death in a national food poisoning outbreak tied to E. coli and romaine lettuce grown in Yuma, Ariz., which provides most of the romaine sold in the U.S. during the winter.
Greater Minnesota

‘Why Winsted?’ Officials search Minnesota property over 1995 disappearance of TV anchor Jodi Huisentruit.

Veteran journalist Caroline Lowe, who has followed the case closely, said it’s the first known law enforcement activity in the case since 2017.
November 16, 2024
Kyndell Harkness/Star Tribune A picture of Jodi Huisentruit who disappeared 10 years ago outside of her apartment hangs in her mother apartment. GENERAL INFORMATION: Wednesday, June 22, 2005-Long Prairie-We check in on the hometown of Jodi Huisentruit and what local residents are thinking as we approach the 10-year anniversary of her disappearance in Mason City, Iowa.
News & Politics

Metro Transit announces lower, simplified fares for 2025

The price changes, which take effect Jan. 1, are expected to draw an additional 926,000 rides in 2025, which will offset some of the costs associated with lower fares.
November 15, 2024
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