Matthew Niksa

Souichi Terada

Precious Fondren

Zoë Jackson

Katie Galioto

Galioto was an intern at the Star Tribune in 2018 after she graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a degree in political science. She reported as an intern for the Chicago Tribune and POLITICO before returning to her hometown paper full-time. She enjoys traveling, good music, good restaurants and her good dog, Tucker.

Joel Rippel

Marissa Evans

Catherine Roberts

After jobs in Illinois and upstate New York in business and metro news as well as features, Roberts moved to Apple Valley at the end of 2014 with her journalist husband and their two sons and has enjoyed exploring Minnesota, from the giant ball of twine to Lake Pepin, Twin Cities landmarks, town baseball and the Twins. Find her on Instagram at @cathy_robertsstrib.

In girls' Class 2A final, there was one champion and two winners

Edina outlasted Brainerd/Little Falls 4-3 in double overtime as the Hornets' Olivia Swaim and the Warriors' Olivia King played starring roles.

51 Hours of Fury: Section final time has arrived

From the first puck drop Wednesday at 7 p.m., to the end of Friday night's games – all eight of the Class 2A boys state tournament teams will be determined in section championship games coursing with intensity.

Torey Van Oot

Van Oot covered state and national politics for more than a decade, contributing to outlets ranging from The Sacramento Bee to InStyle to The Washington Post. When she's not writing and tweeting about politics, Van Oot enjoys running, getting outdoors and checking out Minnesota's many craft breweries. She's told she has terrible taste in TV. Van Oot, who grew up in Vermont, lives in Minneapolis with her husband and a sweet but poorly behaved golden retriever.

Micah Emmel-Duke

Raised in the Pacific Northwest, Emmel-Duke moved to Minnesota in 2008 and completed a bachelor's in journalism at the University of Minnesota in 2017. He has worked in special education, catering, digital publishing and marketing, and beekeeping.

Anna Boone

Boone attended Indiana University where she majored in journalism with a focus on graphic design. Outside of work, she can be found gardening at her community plot, hammocking in Loring Park or exploring new corners of Minneapolis by bike.