Katie Humphrey
Regional Team Leader
Humphrey grew up in rural Minnesota and graduated from Northwestern University. She was a metro reporter for the Austin American-Statesman in Austin, Texas, before joining the Minnesota Star Tribune, reporting on local news and later, technology and social media. As a team leader, she has edited reporters covering a variety of local news topics.
Latest from Katie Humphrey
Fans leave flowers, touch Prince's star on First Avenue's wall
Officials shared memories of the music legend.
April 23, 2016
Family mourns 'very special' boy killed while trick-or-treating
Vigil planned for 5-year-old boy who was hit by car while trick-or-treating in Minneapolis.
November 3, 2015
Day trip: Hopkins serves up history hip in the 'burbs
Suburbs get snubbed a lot — Pleasantvilles with no culture, no history, no nightlife. Not true in Hopkins. If there is a recipe for what's trendy in big-city neighborhoods, Hopkins already has all the ingredients.
May 28, 2015
Find apps for the kids' new gadgets
Common Sense Media, a nonprofit that specializes in media, technology and families, recently released an updated list of "Essential Apps for Kids and Teens."
December 26, 2014
Top Web trends: Ice buckets, World Cup and #Ferguson
You can tell a lot about a country by what it tweets, googles and views on YouTube.
December 24, 2014
Cameron's Coffee wants you to #CrushtheCups
Local ad firm Olson is running the social media campaign, which offers a grand prize trip to Hawaii.
December 16, 2014
Families share holiday rituals by video chat
For millions of people whose families are scattered across the country, almost any digital screen can become a window into a holiday celebration via Skype, Google Hangouts or Apple's FaceTime.
December 12, 2014
Online ads follow you wherever you go
Remember that time you shopped for a necklace online, and then jewelry ads followed you everywhere you went — from your Facebook page to news sites? You're not imagining it: You're being tracked. Here's how.
December 11, 2014
Targeted online ads: Creepy or convenient?
Privacy concerns arise as online ads follow consumers as they search the Internet.
December 10, 2014
2014: The year we toyed with wearable tech
Want an entertaining peek at what the wearable tech future could hold? Look at Kickstarter. There are more than 200 wearable tech pitches on that crowdfunding site.
December 6, 2014