Elliot Hughes
Reporter
Elliot Hughes is a general assignment reporter for the Star Tribune.
Before joining the newspaper in 2024, he covered public safety in Milwaukee. He has reported extensively on gun violence, reckless driving, law enforcement, community affairs and local government.
Hughes is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he studied journalism and philosophy. He is a native of the Dairy State and lives in Minneapolis.
Latest from Elliot Hughes
Minneapolis
Unusual Minneapolis enclave skeptical of city’s planned redevelopment
The Logan Park industrial district in northeast Minneapolis, anchored by brick-paved Quincy Street, is a rare industrial-zoned community for artists. Some residents believe design plans for redevelopment will lead to displacement.
November 27, 2024
Politics
Democrats still upset with Rep. Dean Phillips, but he said he feels good as he exits Congress
The congressman is unsure what his next move is, but he said he has no plans to run for Minnesota governor or U.S. Senate.
November 27, 2024
Greater Minnesota
I-35 crash in Owatonna kills infant boy
A report from the Minnesota State Patrol noted road conditions on I-35 were snowy and icy at the time of the crash.
November 21, 2024
Duluth
Brad the sheep, who eluded rescuers for weeks on the North Shore, has been found
Brad was finally corralled in the Proctor area Tuesday afternoon by a veterinarian with a tranquilizer, according to the sheep’s owner Ryan Osvold.
November 20, 2024
Twin Cities Suburbs
Man convicted in Hastings homicide of Kelly Jo Marie Kocurek
Kyle Steven Williams, 35, will serve a mandatory life sentence for premeditated first-degree murder.
November 20, 2024
St. Paul
St. Paul shooting victim dies shortly after city leaders’ plea to public to end gun violence
The homicide marks the city’s 10th since mid-September — eight of which were committed by firearms, according to a Minnesota Star Tribune database.
November 19, 2024
Twin Cities
24-year-old pedestrian killed in Maplewood crash
The crash occurred on southbound Hwy. 61 near Hwy. 36 on Monday morning, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
November 18, 2024
Twin Cities
Health Department: E. coli infections traced to ground beef sold at Red Cow, Hen House, other restaurants
Authorities have confirmed 10 cases at Red Cow locations and one at Hen House. Both restaurants have made product changes.
November 16, 2024
Twin Cities Suburbs
Man convicted in Hastings homicide of Kelly Jo Marie Kocurek
Kyle Steven Williams, 35, will serve a mandatory life sentence for premeditated first-degree murder.
November 20, 2024
St. Paul
St. Paul shooting victim dies shortly after city leaders’ plea to public to end gun violence
The homicide marks the city’s 10th since mid-September — eight of which were committed by firearms, according to a Minnesota Star Tribune database.
November 19, 2024
Twin Cities
24-year-old pedestrian killed in Maplewood crash
The crash occurred on southbound Hwy. 61 near Hwy. 36 on Monday morning, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
November 18, 2024
Twin Cities
Health Department: E. coli infections traced to ground beef sold at Red Cow, Hen House, other restaurants
Authorities have confirmed 10 cases at Red Cow locations and one at Hen House. Both restaurants have made product changes.
November 16, 2024