Christa Lawler
Duluth Reporter
Duluth/SuperiorBefore joining the Star Tribune in 2022, Christa Lawler was a sports reporter-turned-arts and entertainment reporter at the Duluth News Tribune. She started at the Rochester Post-Bulletin, her hometown newspaper, after graduating from the University of St. Thomas. She has lived in Duluth since 2000 and likes trail running, yoga, paddle boarding and reading.
Latest from Christa Lawler
Duluth schools briefly secured while mountain lion roamed east side neighborhoods
The animal has been spotted all along the North Shore.
December 3, 2025
What do you call an ice-resurfacing machine partly funded by a ’90s grunge band? A Pearl Jamboni, of course.
Seattle grunge band Pearl Jam helped pay for the Two Harbors Youth Hockey Association’s new Zamboni.
November 25, 2025
Beloved octopus at Duluth aquarium nearing end of her short, curiosity-filled life
Fitzgerald has begun laying eggs and hunkering in her nest, which she will do until her last days.
November 21, 2025
Duluth airport lands $20 million toward replacing aged air traffic control tower
The federal grant will go toward a $72 million proposed project, which airport officials say is “shovel ready” for a 2026 start.
November 18, 2025
At Split Rock Lighthouse, passed by the Edmund Fitzgerald 50 years ago, a beacon of light to honor the dead
About 2,000 attend memorial ceremony to mark the anniversary of the tragedy at sea.
November 11, 2025
50 years later, the mystery of the Edmund Fitzgerald haunts the children of its lost crew
“This time of year when the gales of November kick up, it’s almost impossible not to think of the men on the Fitz.”
November 9, 2025
Iron Range man, charged with fatally shooting partygoer, allegedly admitted his crime to officers
Daniel James Dale, 31, allegedly told officers, “I’m going to say, yes, I shot him,” after killing Parker Charles Johnson early Sunday.
November 5, 2025
Quick-thinking angler ‘more than likely’ saved life of woman swept into Lake Superior
The 21-year-old woman had been walking with a group to the Grand Marais lighthouse.
November 5, 2025
Nurses union calls for more staffing following four recent on-the-job assaults
Essentia Health said the union is exploiting a serious issue to score points in the press.
October 30, 2025
Federal heating aid delays leave Minnesota propane users in especially ‘precarious position’
The state’s cold weather rule limits utilities from shutting off heat, but those protections don’t extend to propane or fuel oil users.
October 27, 2025
For these tiny Minnesota towns with big restaurant crowds, the draw is more than a meal
From Essig to Bergen to Huntley, to Dorset and Denham, these rural eateries have become destination dining spots and the hearts of their tiny communities.
October 23, 2025
Nashwauk woman pleads guilty to voting for Trump on dead mother’s absentee ballot
The woman was ordered to write an essay upon reading the book “Thank You for Voting” by Erin Geiger Smith.
October 16, 2025
