Josie Albertson-Grove
Reporter
Politics and government reporterJosie Albertson-Grove has covered state and local government for the Star Tribune since 2022. She has covered state government and the western suburbs.
Albertson-Grove spent several years as a reporter in New England, most recently covering education and politics at the New Hampshire Union Leader. Albertson-Grove received a master's from the Columbia Journalism School with a focus in investigative reporting, and has a bachelor's in political science from Beloit College. She is a graduate of St. Paul Central High School and lives in Minneapolis.
Latest from Josie Albertson-Grove
St. Paul’s newest neighborhood shows signs of life after years of debate and delay
A dog park and pickleball courts are building community at Highland Bridge on the site of the former Ford plant.
July 5, 2025
Road construction threatened mom-and-pop shops. This St. Paul neighborhood got help.
The closure of Arcade Street is still worrisome for St. Paul’s East Side, but months of advocacy led to state funds to help the street’s small businesses.
June 27, 2025
Vandals remove 150 St. Paul storm drain covers
Across the city, heavy metal grates in street gutters have been removed and dropped into the drains.
June 27, 2025
After years in limbo, St. Paul’s down payment aid program is open again
Some worry the city fell behind as suburban programs helped low-income, first-time homebuyers.
June 25, 2025
![St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter, Mikeya Griffin, Tara Beard and Anthony Bradford, left to right, cut a ceremonial ribbon Wednesday, Sep. 12, 2023, at Bradford's house in St. Paul, Minn. St. Paul's Inheritance Fund is a program designed to give Rondo neighborhood families displaced by the construction of I-94 forgivable loans to purchase or fix a house. Bradford is the first recipient as his great-grandfather was forced to move his family when the highway was built in the 1950s. ]](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/ZNEGAOZ5MNYGIUFU6FVEUZROXI.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
Construction at troubled St. Paul apartment could signal shift for beleaguered neighborhood
Drug use and crime around Kimball Court worried neighbors, but the building’s owners hope renovation and expansion will bring change.
June 20, 2025
State workers are back in the office this week. What awaits them in downtown St. Paul?
A quick refresher course on downtown St. Paul, for anyone coming back after a long absence.
June 2, 2025
Grand Avenue reconstruction unearths streetcar tracks, showing St. Paul’s past
Street reconstruction means Grand Old Day festivities will start east of Snelling, but there’s a lot to see on the closed road.
May 31, 2025
St. Paul police investigating a homicide on the city’s West Side
A man died Wednesday at the hospital shortly after arriving with a gunshot wound.
May 29, 2025
Minnesota Frost celebrate second Walter Cup with downtown St. Paul parade and party
Back-to-back wins in the fledgling PWHL had fans drawing comparisons to the Packers in the first two Super Bowls.
May 28, 2025
St. Paul police overtime spending worries City Council
The often-overspent police overtime budget was a key point of conflict between the mayor and council.
May 28, 2025
![St. Paul Police Commander of Narcotics, Financial Intelligence and Human Trafficking Division Axel Henry and Mayor Melvin Carter emerge from Carter's office before Axel was confirmed as the new police chief by city council Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022 at St. Paul City Hall in St. Paul, Minn.. ] AARON LAVINSKY • aaron.lavinsky@startribune.com](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/FTH3CE5V6GCKUIUIFKA2JMMB5M.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
A history buff’s quest to mark St. Paul’s ‘pillbox’ ballpark
The St. Paul site of the “downtown pillbox” baseball park could get a plaque.
May 24, 2025
Vandals ransack vacant downtown St. Paul office tower
They emptied fire extinguishers and otherwise trashed a floor of Alliance Bank Center, which was once a thriving office tower.
May 23, 2025
