Reid Forgrave
State/Regional Reporter
Minnesota/Upper MidwestA graduate of the University of Missouri's School of Journalism, Forgrave's career has spanned the gamut, from a national sportswriter and national magazine writer to chronicler of small-town stories in Iowa and the Mississippi Delta. Prior to the Star Tribune, Forgrave worked at CBSSports.com and CBS Sports HQ and FOXSports.com and Fox Sports 1. He's worked for several newspapers around the country, most recently The Des Moines Register, and has written long-form stories for The New York Times Magazine, GQ and Sports Illustrated, among others. His first book, based on a piece he wrote for GQ, was published in 2020. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife and two children.
Latest from Reid Forgrave
News & Politics
‘It’s a delusional thing we have’: Despite that Lions loss, Vikings fans are feeling good.
For Vikings fans, the season has been an unexpected joy. Must that mean heartbreak lurk?
January 11, 2025
Greater Minnesota
MSU Moorhead tries to reverse declines by luring local grads with free tuition
As Moorhead has boomed, the city’s biggest university has shrunk. City and university leaders aim to change that.
January 3, 2025
Greater Minnesota
DNR to conduct aerial elk surveys in northwestern Minnesota
The goal is to monitor elk populations for future management and harvest decisions.
December 28, 2024
St. Cloud
In St. Cloud, developer is tackling housing shortage by focusing on overlooked communities
A housing study said St. Cloud needs 17,000 new housing units by 2040.
December 20, 2024
Twin Cities Suburbs
In Minnesota’s Jewish capital, Somali Muslim mayor reaches across lines to focus on community
Nadia Mohamed was elected mayor a month after the Oct. 7 attack inflamed relations between Jews and Muslims. The story in St. Louis Park is how it hasn’t been a story.
December 17, 2024
Rochester
Body found in river in Cannon Falls believed to be that of 60-year-old missing man
The man had been missing since Monday night, when he took his dog out for a walk.
December 8, 2024
News & Politics
A lack of affordable housing plagues Minnesota. Now you can do something about it.
Deadline to apply for innovative tax credit program that funds affordable housing is Dec. 6.
November 19, 2024
Twin Cities Suburbs
In Minnesota’s Jewish capital, Somali Muslim mayor reaches across lines to focus on community
Nadia Mohamed was elected mayor a month after the Oct. 7 attack inflamed relations between Jews and Muslims. The story in St. Louis Park is how it hasn’t been a story.
December 17, 2024
Rochester
Body found in river in Cannon Falls believed to be that of 60-year-old missing man
The man had been missing since Monday night, when he took his dog out for a walk.
December 8, 2024
News & Politics
A lack of affordable housing plagues Minnesota. Now you can do something about it.
Deadline to apply for innovative tax credit program that funds affordable housing is Dec. 6.
November 19, 2024