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Pam Louwagie

Reporter | Regional

Phone: 612-673-7102

Pam Louwagie writes about various topics around the five-state region. A Star Tribune reporter since 2001, she has worked on the newspaper’s investigative team and covered federal courts and legal affairs. She previously worked at the New Orleans Times-Picayune and the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Fugitive hunters

A small squad of Department of Corrections officers takes to the streets to catch those who have fled from supervised release.

Updated: September 01, 2010, - 09:07 AM

Billed for 32-hour work days? State pays anyway

There are only 24 hours in a day, but not always when it comes to submitting home care bills to the state of Minnesota. Checks based on impossible work hours have been paid.

Updated: May 26, 2010, - 11:19 AM

Lake St. fire survivors heard no alarms

Two tenants who survived last week's deadly apartment fire in Minneapolis say they never heard smoke detectors go off as they awoke to a blaze that quickly consumed their second-floor homes, killing six people.

Updated: April 05, 2010, - 11:39 PM

DWI drivers who kill can get off easy

In nearly 60 percent of cases calling for four years in prison, drivers serve a year or less in jail.

Updated: March 24, 2010, - 09:48 AM

Fatal mistakes: First DWI

Repeat offenders spur outrage, but the majority of Minnesota's alcohol-related fatalities involves first-timers who aren't on the justice system's radar.

Updated: February 15, 2010, - 10:44 AM

Crash with squad car brings DWI charge

The State Patrol car was enroute to help Minneapolis police when the collision occurred early Sunday.

Updated: February 14, 2010, - 08:35 PM

Drink, drive, arrest, repeat

In Minnesota, 46,748 drivers have at least 4 DWI arrests. They form a dangerous group that's hard to treat or punish.

Updated: January 24, 2010, - 03:23 PM

Families meet, hoping for word about MIAs

More than 78,000 troops are still missing from WWII, more than 8,000 from the Korean War and more than 1,700 from the Vietnam War.

Updated: August 29, 2009, - 10:50 PM

Coleman preparing for another race?

Norm Coleman looked almost serene as he stepped up to the cluster of microphones set up on his backyard patio and, with a three-minute speech, ended his eight-month election recount battle by conceding his former U.S. Senate seat to Al Franken.

Updated: June 30, 2009, - 09:41 PM