Kim Hyatt
Reporter
North Central MinnesotaHyatt grew up in Laporte, Minn. and graduated from the University of Minnesota-Duluth. She worked as an investigative reporter at The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and the Owatonna People's Press where she was named New Journalist of the Year by the Minnesota Newspaper Association. Kim is the author of the Lakes Country newsletter. Sign up to receive news from Brainerd, Bemidji and beyond. Outside of work, Kim enjoys biking and basketball.
Latest from Kim Hyatt
Over the river and through the woods, ice skating on a new northern Minnesota trail
The Northland Arboretum unveiled an ice skating trail in Brainerd-Baxter that will be open all winter long.
December 25, 2025
Timberwolves fans rally to support Naz Reid tattoo artist battling brain tumor
The tattoo artist behind the basketball ink phenomenon saw an outpouring of donations.
December 24, 2025
South Dakota businessman Dave Billion buys 3M retreat in northern Minnesota for $4 million
The executive oasis in northern Minnesota is close to Billion’s vacation home.
December 18, 2025
Under fire, Jennifer Carnahan resolves to remain mayor of Nisswa
The City Council is expected to consider a vote of no confidence and censure at a meeting next month.
December 17, 2025
Red Lake Nation opening cannabis dispensaries in Thief River Falls, West St. Paul
The tribe is the sixth in Minnesota to sign a compact agreement with the state to allow off-reservation sales.
December 16, 2025
![People line up to purchase recreational cannabis Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023 outside NativeCare in Red Lake, Minn.. The Red Lake Nation opened the state's first recreational marijuana dispensary Tuesday morning. ] AARON LAVINSKY • aaron.lavinsky@startribune.com](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/ZOCGTIS7SH7MQEY2OPDROIIIHY.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
Nisswa Mayor Jennifer Carnahan facing call to resign amid controversy
One council member asked for the mayor’s immediate resignation. Carnahan, the former chair of the Minnesota Republican Party, said she refuses.
December 10, 2025
Winona LaDuke sounds alarm after her family farm was riddled with bullets
The Becker County sheriff said the investigation into the “rare” drive-by shooting continues.
December 8, 2025
Crews prevent explosion after fire breaks out at White Earth Nation’s cannabis operation
The blaze Tuesday at Waabigwan Mashkiki forced nearby Mahnomen homes and businesses to be evacuated.
December 2, 2025
Star Tribune photographer’s Annunciation shooting photo makes Time’s Top 100
The searing image by Rich Tsong-Taatarii showed a barefoot woman sprinting toward the school following the August shooting.
November 28, 2025
Duluth’s Bentleyville is back after storm: ‘It’s a Thanksgiving miracle!’
Strong wind gusts tipped over portable bathrooms, damaged a gift shop roof and knocked over displays and other decorations.
November 28, 2025
Federal judge blocks Red Lake Falls senior from playing girls basketball at nearby school
Her parents filed a lawsuit accusing their school district of violating Title IX.
November 27, 2025
Birders flock to Bemidji for rare ‘accidental’ sighting
A common eider has been spotted in Bemidji. The species visited Duluth in 2014, but it hadn’t previously been in Minnesota since 1966.
November 25, 2025
