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Deena Winter

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Cowgirl flunky, news junkie. Minnesota Star Tribune reporter covering City Hall. Signal: deenawinter69

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Police overtime sinks city budget

Bond rating for Minneapolis is under threat as department misses budget by $23 million.

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Police overtime sinks city budget

Bond rating for Minneapolis is under threat as department misses budget by $23 million.

Minneapolis Star Tribune•JUN 1, 2026•Lead Story

Millions for overtime, but little MPD response

With:Susan Du,Jeff Hargarten

Minneapolis Star Tribune•MAY 29, 2026

An examination of police spending versus service delivery during periods of civil unrest.

Temporary hold placed on data centers in Minneapolis

Minneapolis Star Tribune•MAY 23, 2026

A factual report on a city-imposed moratorium on new data center developments to study their impact on the local economy.

MFD joins city police with rising PTSD cost

Rise partly attributed to mass shooting, federal immigration surge.

Minneapolis Star Tribune•MAY 14, 2026

Focuses on the mounting local administrative and human costs of mental health struggles within emergency services.

Anti-crime nonprofit is accused of fraud

AG says Minneapolis’ We Push for Peace misused over $6.5M.

Minneapolis Star Tribune•MAY 10, 2026

Reports on the state attorney general's civil lawsuit against a local violence prevention group for alleged financial misuse of grant funds.

MPD red ink likely to top $23 million

OT pay drives overrun; costs imperil 2nd term for Police Chief O'Hara.

Minneapolis Star Tribune•MAY 9, 2026•Lead Story

The paper focuses on the financial mechanics and political consequences of a municipal budget overrun. It frames the police department's fiscal strain as a direct threat to the current chief's tenure.

Frey nominates O'Hara for 2nd term as police chief

Mayor puts him up for confirmation before a skeptical City Council.

With:Liz Sawyer

Minneapolis Star Tribune•MAY 8, 2026

Frames the mayoral nomination as a politically fraught process facing a 'skeptical' City Council.

Mpls. may hit pause on data centers

Council to consider proposal May 21, weigh any state regulations.

Minneapolis Star Tribune•APR 25, 2026

Focuses on municipal policy and regulatory responses to the heavy infrastructure and environmental demands of the technology sector.

Mpls. City Council members clash as bathhouse debate gets personal

Minneapolis Star Tribune•APR 11, 2026

Covers a local municipal dispute regarding public health and social policy, focusing on the breakdown of civil discourse among council members.

Council rejects Frey’s safety pick

Mayor vows veto to keep Toddrick Barnette on as commissioner.

Minneapolis Star Tribune•APR 10, 2026•Lead Story

The paper frames the municipal dispute procedurally, focusing on the mechanics of the political clash between the city council and the mayor over a key law enforcement oversight role.

O’Hara’s future as police chief in jeopardy as support flags

With:Liz Sawyer

Minneapolis Star Tribune•APR 10, 2026

RECKONING, RETRIBUTION AND RESISTANCE

Minnesota leaders share new details about how the largest immigration enforcement action in U.S. history went down.

With:Ryan Faircloth,Allison Kite

Minneapolis Star Tribune•APR 5, 2026•Lead Story

The paper uses an unusually bold, typographic headline to frame a retrospective on a federal immigration raid, focusing heavily on the local civic fallout and the reactions of state and city leaders. The coverage emphasises the chaotic nature of the event and the friction between federal agents and local authorities.

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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Deena Winter in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.