Jenny Berg
St. Cloud Reporter
St. CloudJenny Berg has spent the last decade covering central Minnesota news for various publications, including the Litchfield Independent Review — where she was named Minnesota Newspaper Association’s New Journalist of the Year for weeklies — and the St. Cloud Times. She studied journalism and political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Outside of work, she spends much of her time with her dogs, Juniper and August. She can be reached on the encrypted messaging app Signal at bergjenny.01. Sign up for the daily St. Cloud Today newsletter at www.startribune.com/stcloudtoday.
Latest from Jenny Berg
Minnesota districts work to take the trauma out of school shooter drills
A gentler training protocol is now the blueprint for a growing number of districts.
December 2, 2025
Human remains found in wooded area near St. Cloud
Evidence indicates the remains had been there for a “substantial period of time,” officials said.
November 21, 2025
Next president named at St. Cloud State University
Gregory Tomso, an administrator at the University of West Florida, is slated to start at SCSU in early January.
November 19, 2025
Three employees accused of embezzling $200,000 from central Minnesota city
The Clear Lake employees worked as city clerk, public works director and firefighters.
November 17, 2025
Case closed for driver who vanished in 1967, found in car in Mississippi River in August
The widower who often carried a lot of cash died accidentally after his Buick left the road, medical examiner says.
November 12, 2025
Becker man gets jail time after leaving girlfriend to die in ditch
A Sherburne County judge sentenced Johnathan J. Schafer to three years of probation for the felony conviction.
November 7, 2025
This central Minnesota city is taking a true punk-rock approach to revive its downtown
Nonprofits try to restart the city’s beating heart with an all-ages music venue, a proposed community arts space and other ways to draw visitors.
November 7, 2025
76 years in prison for man who shot five officers serving search warrant
Karl Holmberg caused “great bodily harm” to three officers after “emptying a magazine” during the shootout, officials say.
October 31, 2025
Killer gets 20 years in prison in St. Cloud stabbing
Marquis J. Fisher was convicted in August of second-degree murder for the death of Shane M. Brunner.
October 31, 2025
Meet the four finalists for St. Cloud State president
The candidates will visit SCSU’s campus in early November. The incoming leader is slated to start in January.
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
St. Cloud State sees early success with controversial online programs
The accelerated online classes are helping bolster enrollment as the college digs out from a deficit.
October 20, 2025
