Randy Furst
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MinneapolisFurst has spent most of his 45-year career at The Minneapolis Star and later at the combined Star Tribune as a general assignment reporter. He has been nominated four times for the Pulitzer Prize (a series on the condition of migrant workers; questions regarding the innocence of two black men convicted of rape; the arrest of three Northwest Airline pilots for drinking and flying; and the exposure of a rogue Metro Gang Strike Force, which was forced to disband) and was a finalist twice.
Latest from Randy Furst
Curious Minnesota
Minnesota’s Metro Gang Strike Force was shut down in scandal. But did officers face punishment?
“Nobody talks and everybody walks,” one lawyer involved said about the fallout from a 2009 corruption probe.
December 6, 2024
Twin Cities
Harvey Feldman, passionate advocate for Twin Cities area parks and recreation, dies
Parks director around the Twin Cities believed parks “could improve the lives of people.”
November 7, 2024
News & Politics
Ukrainian refugees giving blood in Minneapolis as thanks for U.S. support in conflict
The blood drive will be held Saturday at the Ukrainian American Community Center in northeast Minneapolis.
October 28, 2024
News & Politics
Mike Meyers, economics journalist and longtime Star Tribune reporter, dies at 75
Meyers was a sharp critic of government subsidies for big business.
October 13, 2024
Twin Cities
Joe Selvaggio, social change agent who started Project for Pride in Living, dies at 87
He effectively lobbied some of Minnesota’s wealthiest citizens to contribute to his projects: “You were just compelled to step up and do whatever Joe wanted to do.”
September 21, 2024
Twin Cities
Prominent Twin Cities attorney Michael Padden disbarred over harm to clients
The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that acts of misconduct were not isolated or owing to a lapse in judgment.
August 14, 2024
Local
Nearly two dozen arrested in downtown Minneapolis demonstration to protest Netanyahu visit
The pro-Palestinian demonstration was one of several held across the country to protest Netanyahu’s visit to the United States.
July 26, 2024
Local
Leonard Peltier seeks parole in 1975 murder of two FBI agents
Leonard Peltier is serving a pair of life sentences for the murder of two FBI agents during a 1975 shootout on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.
June 14, 2024
Twin Cities
Joe Selvaggio, social change agent who started Project for Pride in Living, dies at 87
He effectively lobbied some of Minnesota’s wealthiest citizens to contribute to his projects: “You were just compelled to step up and do whatever Joe wanted to do.”
September 21, 2024
Twin Cities
Prominent Twin Cities attorney Michael Padden disbarred over harm to clients
The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that acts of misconduct were not isolated or owing to a lapse in judgment.
August 14, 2024
Local
Nearly two dozen arrested in downtown Minneapolis demonstration to protest Netanyahu visit
The pro-Palestinian demonstration was one of several held across the country to protest Netanyahu’s visit to the United States.
July 26, 2024
Local
Leonard Peltier seeks parole in 1975 murder of two FBI agents
Leonard Peltier is serving a pair of life sentences for the murder of two FBI agents during a 1975 shootout on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.
June 14, 2024