Janet Moore
Reporter
TransportationPrior to moving to Minnesota, she worked as a business reporter at the Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal and Easton (Pennsylvania) Express-Times. She has a mass communications degree from Virginia Commonwealth University and was a Knight-Bagehot fellow in Business and Economics Journalism at Columbia University in New York.
Latest from Janet Moore
Politics
Rep. Pete Stauber questions closing of Federal Prison Camp in Duluth
Federal officials cited aging infrastructure and staffing challenges in the pending closure. Some 90 jobs will leave Duluth.
December 18, 2024
Politics
In rare bipartisan effort, Klobuchar and Cruz push to make ‘revenge porn’ a federal crime
The Take It Down Act would require social media companies to remove nonconsensual intimate images.
December 18, 2024
News & Politics
Thanksgiving expected to be record-breaker at MSP Airport and on Minnesota roads
Travel has rebounded to pre-pandemic levels and then some. Pack some patience and plan carefully to stay sane.
November 26, 2024
St. Paul
Homeless Minnesotans hired to clean Metro Transit light rail stations in St. Paul
A pilot program launched earlier this year was recently expanded to pay unhoused workers to pick up litter at Metro Transit Green Line stations in St. Paul.
November 24, 2024
News & Politics
What's the fate of the Northstar Commuter Rail and a link to St. Cloud?
This month marked the 15th year of the commuter rail service between Minneapolis and Big Lake. But ridership numbers haven’t rebounded to pre-pandemic levels.
November 24, 2024
News & Politics
As laser strikes on airplanes surge in Minnesota, so do dangers
Flashing a laser into the cockpit of an airplane can distract, even temporarily blind pilots. Minnesota incidents have increased by more than 180% since 2015.
November 16, 2024
Twin Cities
Crime on Metro Transit buses and trains increased during the summer, but has decreased this year from 2023
The top crime on public transit: people smoking. Overall, crimes reported on buses and light rail have declined over this year and compared with 2023.
November 6, 2024
Elections
Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar defeats GOP challenger Royce White
Klobuchar won her fourth six-year term in the U.S. Senate.
November 6, 2024
News & Politics
What's the fate of the Northstar Commuter Rail and a link to St. Cloud?
This month marked the 15th year of the commuter rail service between Minneapolis and Big Lake. But ridership numbers haven’t rebounded to pre-pandemic levels.
November 24, 2024
News & Politics
As laser strikes on airplanes surge in Minnesota, so do dangers
Flashing a laser into the cockpit of an airplane can distract, even temporarily blind pilots. Minnesota incidents have increased by more than 180% since 2015.
November 16, 2024
Twin Cities
Crime on Metro Transit buses and trains increased during the summer, but has decreased this year from 2023
The top crime on public transit: people smoking. Overall, crimes reported on buses and light rail have declined over this year and compared with 2023.
November 6, 2024
Elections
Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar defeats GOP challenger Royce White
Klobuchar won her fourth six-year term in the U.S. Senate.
November 6, 2024