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Karen Lundegaard

Greater Minnesota Editor | Newsroom
Phone: 612-673-4151

Karen Lundegaard is the greater Minnesota editor in charge of all our state coverage. Previously she was a team leader in business, metro and on the audience team.


Before joining the Star Tribune, Lundegaard was a reporter for the Wall Street Journal in Detroit and Atlanta. She started her career with American City Business Journals papers in Cincinnati and then Washington DC. She holds a masters in journalism from Northwestern University and is a graduate of Macalester College. She and her husband are, in theory, empty nesters at their south Minneapolis home. She loves playing both tennis and pickleball, so don't make her choose.
Recent content from Karen Lundegaard
Minnesota Star Tribune sports writer Emily Leiker.

Meet our new Vikings reporter just days into the high-profile beat

Emily Leiker joined the Minnesota Star Tribune on Monday.
Sean Baker grew up on Cape Cod and came to the Midwest for college. After a couple of years in broadcast journalism, he started Med City Beat in 2014.

Meet Sean Baker, our new Rochester reporter, as he restarts his journalism career

The founder of Med City Beat joined the Star Tribune last week to cover Rochester and southeastern Minnesota.
Jp Lawrence deployed to Iraq with the Minnesota National Guard, attended Bard College and Columbia University and reported for the Albany Times Union

Meet Jp Lawrence, who goes from covering the Middle East to southwest Minnesota

Lawrence will be based in his hometown of Redwood Falls, covering southwest Minnesota.
Kim Hyatt

Meet Kim Hyatt, our new north central Minnesota reporter, as she moves home

Hyatt grew up in Laporte, a town she thought she would never live in again — until she felt called back.
Meet 3 new leaders in the Star Tribune newsroom

Meet 3 new leaders in the Star Tribune newsroom

The three veteran journalists talk about their new roles, why they got into journalism, and what they do when they're not working.
Liz Sawyer poses for a portrait Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022 at Capella Tower Stadium in Minneapolis.   ]

Inside the Strib: What does it take to publish a big investigative project?

Q and A with reporter Liz Sawyer, who was recently named a Pulitzer finalist for the five-part series, "Juvenile Injustice."
Phillip Piña

Q & A with our new deputy metro editor Phillip Piña

The West St. Paul resident has been a journalist for 30 years.
Star Tribune managing editor Suki Dardarian posed for a portrait in her Mill District loft in Minneapolis Wednesday evening, February 9, 2022. ] JEFF

Get to know Star Tribune Editor Suki Dardarian

The longtime journalist took over the newsroom's top job last month.
Jeff Meitrodt

Q&A with Star Tribune reporter Jeffrey Meitrodt

He has worked on some of the Star Tribune's biggest investigations. What makes him tick?
Rochelle Olson

Q&A with Star Tribune reporter Rochelle Olson

Fresh off the Kimberly Potter trial and the coldest NHL game ever, we turn the table on the veteran reporter.
Milky Way, March, 2020.

And the winner of our North Report Reader Photo Contest is …..

Community-supported agriculture groups, or CSAs, are growing in popularity.

CSA members and fresh-food fans, join our 'Out of the Box' Facebook group

Ever at a loss for what to do with all the kohlrabi in your CSA box? Ever go crazy snapping up food at the farmers market and then wonder, now what? This group is for you.
Raising the Midsommar pole at the American Swedish Institute

Is Minnesota actually more German than Scandinavian?

A reader wants to know: Why do Scandinavians get all the attention when there are more Minnesotans of German descent?
A photograph of Jacob Wetterling and flowers were placed at his parents home in September 2016, days after Danny Heinrich revealed where Jacob's body

From locked doors to nightmares: Readers tell us how the Jacob Wetterling case affected them

The abduction of Jacob Wetterling in 1989 haunted a generation of Minnesota parents and children.
Cars come and go from the Skyride at the Minnesota State Fair.

Readers reveal their most memorable State Fair moments

While some folks were enjoying the rides and mini doughnuts, others were getting engaged, playing pranks or even going into labor.
The State Fair quiz: How Minnesotan are you?

The State Fair quiz: How Minnesotan are you?

The Minnesota Great Get-Together starts Thursday; so it's a good time to check your State Fair IQ.
Genna and Anthony Souffle looked over their dog Elsa for ticks before departing from Glacial Lakes State Park Monday morning.

Two dogs, three adults, one state park add up to 100 ticks in less than 24 hours

"We could see them everywhere."
Bill Cosby departs after his sexual assault retrial, Monday, April 16, 2018, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa.

Star Tribune weekly news quiz: April 27, 2018

Test your news mettle in our weekly quiz.
Crowds line up for Adam Thielen at Mall of America

Crowds line up for Adam Thielen at Mall of America

"It couldn't happen to a better guy."
Light rail construction on 5th Street near US Bank Stadium has been tough on pedestrians and commuters alike.

Commuters rail against downtown Minneapolis traffic jams

What you need to know about Castile's death and case against Yanez

What you need to know about the case against officer Yanez

Jordan and Ryan Muschler didn’t miss video games while fishing at Saganaga Lake, the largest and deepest lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area

Importance of vacation becomes clear when a child's schedule prohibits one

For families with children committed to sports or the arts, the prospects of a long stretch with no spring skiing or spring break trip can be hard to take.
Kylie McClintick jumps into the pool at Clamshell Beach Resort, which also has a beach area.

In Pequot Lakes, Clamshell Beach for group vacations

Photo 5, 6: Harris hawks are now commonly used in falconry. ] Karen Lundegaard;

Taking a "hawk walk" in Ireland

During a "hawk walk" at a country castle, visitors learn the ancient art of falconry.
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD -- Pictured: New York Street, Universal Studio Tour --

In Los Angeles, studio tours are the real stars

When a movie-obsessed family goes to Los Angeles, studio tours and their art of fakery are the real stars.
Ryan Muschler tried snowshoeing for the first time during a "Becoming an Outdoors Family" weekend at the Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center in

Becoming an outdoor family

One family journeys from surviving winter to embracing it, thanks to a program organized through the Department of Natural Resources.
Saganaga Lake, the deepest lake in Minnesota and one of the largest in the BWCA.

The big deal vacation

Group coupon sites turned a first-time trip to the Boundary Waters (plus a relaxing pause at Lutsen Resort) into a half-price but wholehearted family getaway.

Regis misses in second quarter

Hair salon company Regis Corp. posted disappointing second-quarter results Wednesday, blaming a slow November and bad weather in December as it missed analysts' earnings estimates.
4.1.1

A quick cycle for appliance rebates

There's no money left in the state-run program for consumers who buy greener appliances.

Black Friday: A shopping happening

In a year of tight budgets, Black Friday bargain-hunting was a necessity, as well as an event.

Carlson sells marketing business for $175 million

Carlson Companies CEO Hubert Joly has frequently referred to Carlson Marketing as "the roots of the company," and with good reason.

Opus East files for liquidation

Tight credit markets and a tough commercial real estate market continue to damage the nationwide developer.

Costlier feed and fuel push Hormel to lower outlook

Rising prices finally caught up with the Austin-based producer of Spam, Jennie-O and other food.
What will we drive tomorrow?

What will we drive tomorrow?

We asked the Big Five automakers - GM, Ford, Chrysler, Toyota and Honda - what the future holds for the fuel efficiency of their vehicles.

Megamall pads its résumé, adding 9 tenants

With Minneapolis and St. Paul struggling to keep retailers downtown, the Mall of America solidified its place as Minnesota's retail hot spot Friday, announcing nine new tenants -- most of them new stores to the area.