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Karen Lundegaard

Greater Minnesota Editor
Before joining the Star Tribune, Lundegaard was a reporter for the Wall Street Journal in Detroit and Atlanta. She started her career with American City Business Journals papers in Cincinnati and then Washington DC. She holds a masters in journalism from Northwestern University and is a graduate of Macalester College. She and her husband are, in theory, empty nesters at their south Minneapolis home. She loves playing both tennis and pickleball, so don't make her choose.

Latest from Karen Lundegaard

Vikings

Meet our new Vikings reporter just days into the high-profile beat

Emily Leiker joined the Minnesota Star Tribune on Monday.
November 20, 2024
Rochester

Meet Sean Baker, our new Rochester reporter, as he restarts his journalism career

The founder of Med City Beat joined the Star Tribune last week to cover Rochester and southeastern Minnesota.
June 19, 2024
Local

Meet Jp Lawrence, who goes from covering the Middle East to southwest Minnesota

Lawrence will be based in his hometown of Redwood Falls, covering southwest Minnesota.
June 19, 2024
Local

Meet Kim Hyatt, our new north central Minnesota reporter, as she moves home

Hyatt grew up in Laporte, a town she thought she would never live in again — until she felt called back.
May 9, 2024
Local

Meet 3 new leaders in the Star Tribune newsroom

The three veteran journalists talk about their new roles, why they got into journalism, and what they do when they're not working.
November 15, 2023
Local

Inside the Strib: What does it take to publish a big investigative project?

Q and A with reporter Liz Sawyer, who was recently named a Pulitzer finalist for the five-part series, "Juvenile Injustice."
May 17, 2023
Liz Sawyer poses for a portrait Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022 at Capella Tower Stadium in Minneapolis.   ]
East Metro

Q & A with our new deputy metro editor Phillip Piña

The West St. Paul resident has been a journalist for 30 years.
March 15, 2023
Local

Get to know Star Tribune Editor Suki Dardarian

The longtime journalist took over the newsroom's top job last month.
May 25, 2022
Star Tribune managing editor Suki Dardarian posed for a portrait in her Mill District loft in Minneapolis Wednesday evening, February 9, 2022. ] JEFF WHEELER • Jeff.Wheeler@startribune.com
Local

Meet 3 new leaders in the Star Tribune newsroom

The three veteran journalists talk about their new roles, why they got into journalism, and what they do when they're not working.
November 15, 2023
Local

Inside the Strib: What does it take to publish a big investigative project?

Q and A with reporter Liz Sawyer, who was recently named a Pulitzer finalist for the five-part series, "Juvenile Injustice."
May 17, 2023
Liz Sawyer poses for a portrait Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022 at Capella Tower Stadium in Minneapolis.   ]
East Metro

Q & A with our new deputy metro editor Phillip Piña

The West St. Paul resident has been a journalist for 30 years.
March 15, 2023
Local

Get to know Star Tribune Editor Suki Dardarian

The longtime journalist took over the newsroom's top job last month.
May 25, 2022
Star Tribune managing editor Suki Dardarian posed for a portrait in her Mill District loft in Minneapolis Wednesday evening, February 9, 2022. ] JEFF WHEELER • Jeff.Wheeler@startribune.com
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