Reid Forgrave

State/Regional Reporter | Minnesota/Upper Midwest

Reid Forgrave covers Minnesota and the Upper Midwest for the Star Tribune, particularly focused on long-form storytelling, controversial social and cultural issues, and the shifting politics around the Upper Midwest. He started at the paper in 2019.

A 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.

Recent content from Reid Forgrave

How 6 Minnesota conservatives feel about the presidential race ahead of the RNC

Conservatives who participated in a Star Tribune voter panel were divided on whether they'll support former President Donald Trump. But they shared concerns about immigration, the economy and other issues.

From blue to red in a generation, Upper Midwest's Driftless Area flexes political muscle

From 2008 to 2020, the region along the Mississippi River covering parts of four states saw America's biggest flip from Democrat to Republican.

After months stuck in Brazil, Minnesota family arrives home with newborn

Caught in Brazilian bureaucracy, Greyson Leo Phillips finally got to go home at 3 1/2 months old.

Yes, intersex people exist. A Twin Cities advocate is fighting for their rights.

Hiding in plain sight, overlooked by law and culture, intersex Minnesotans want visibility — and to ban cosmetic, nonessential surgeries on intersex children.

In a small Minnesota town, America's divisiveness meets its match: Civil debate

A couple of weeks before President Biden debates Donald Trump, people in New York Mills, Minn., came together to debate free speech.

Warring words, ejections and lawsuits: Why can't local governments work together?

Recent incidents on city councils and boards across the state show how the rancor of D.C. has infected local politics.

Minnesota family getting documentation to bring premature baby home from Brazil

Greyson Leo Phillips was born in Brazil on March 12, three months premature. His family has only now secured his Brazilian birth certificate, an important hurdle in finally coming home.

73 years after he was wounded in Korea, Minnesota man receives his Purple Heart

Earl "Sonny" Meyer, age 96, of St. Peter, received an honor the U.S. Army calls "long overdue."

Stuck in Brazil with premature baby, Minnesota family fights bureaucracy to return home

Cheri Phillips wasn't yet six months pregnant when she made the trip. The family has been stuck in Brazil since her son's premature birth March 12.

School sex abuse victim uses his tragedy to close gap in law

Lincoln Singh and his family are lobbying the Minnesota Legislature to require parental notification when students are unexpectedly pulled out of class.

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