Trey Mewes
Rochester reporter
RochesterTrey Mewes joined the Star Tribune in 2022 as our Rochester correspondent. He has spent more than 10 years reporting on southern Minnesota, first at the Austin Daily Herald, and more recently at the Mankato Free Press. He is a 2010 graduate of the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, with a double major in journalism and history. He is a Minnesota native who grew up in the southern part of the Cities. He enjoys hiking, pop culture, video games and basketball.
Latest from Trey Mewes
Popular Olmsted Co. farm program could reduce water pollution, if officials can agree how to pay for it
The county’s program has wide support to help clean up nitrate pollution in southeast Minnesota, but questions remain over how it gets funded.
March 16, 2025
From fashion to farmstead, Olmsted County looks to breathe life into history
The History Center of Olmsted County held a fashion show exploring the 1700s and 1800s last weekend, a taste of interactive projects the nonprofit is planning.
March 11, 2025
Twin Cities families are on the move elsewhere, so greater Minnesota had better get recruiting
Migration is becoming more of a factor than births and deaths in how communities grow, according to a new report.
March 10, 2025
Rochester's rapid bus line project faces delays after project bids come in over budget
City officials say the latest round of bids on the project would have added about $30 million in construction costs.
March 8, 2025
A decades-old dump with more than 80,000 tires is finally getting cleaned up
Olmsted County officials earlier this month hired contractors to remove thousands of tires from a site northeast of Rochester.
February 28, 2025
Historical society in southern Minnesota removes live grenades from collection
The St. Paul police bomb squad helped remove three grenades from the History Center of Freeborn County in Albert Lea.
February 27, 2025
In Rochester, federal freeze hurts food access for the needy
Food shelves and other nonprofits say funding freezes and grant cutoffs from federal sources are hurting efforts to get enough produce and other goods to residents.
February 21, 2025
A letter to the editor and a message in a bottle led to 40 years together
Stephen MacLennan proposed to his late wife, Mai, after declaring his love in the Minneapolis Star and Tribune in 1983.
February 14, 2025
A decades-old dump with more than 80,000 tires is finally getting cleaned up
Olmsted County officials earlier this month hired contractors to remove thousands of tires from a site northeast of Rochester.
February 28, 2025
Historical society in southern Minnesota removes live grenades from collection
The St. Paul police bomb squad helped remove three grenades from the History Center of Freeborn County in Albert Lea.
February 27, 2025
In Rochester, federal freeze hurts food access for the needy
Food shelves and other nonprofits say funding freezes and grant cutoffs from federal sources are hurting efforts to get enough produce and other goods to residents.
February 21, 2025
A letter to the editor and a message in a bottle led to 40 years together
Stephen MacLennan proposed to his late wife, Mai, after declaring his love in the Minneapolis Star and Tribune in 1983.
February 14, 2025