Nicole Norfleet
Night Editor
In the fall of 2024, Nicole transitioned from reporter to night editor. She is one of the team leaders of the Today desk. Previously, she worked as a business reporter covering beats like the retail industry and commercial real estate. In 2022, she and Jeffrey Meitrodt were named Pulitzer Prize investigative reporting finalists for their "Unsettled" series.
She is originally from the East Coast, but Nicole and her family now call the East Side of St. Paul home. She enjoys craft beer, Korean dramas and camping. She is a proud graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Latest from Nicole Norfleet
Wife convicted in killing of Detroit Lakes missionary in Africa
Jackie Shroyer was convicted by an Angolan court for her involvement in the slaying of her husband, Beau Shroyer, last year.
November 6, 2025
Monticello man dies after fishing boat capsizes on Mississippi River
Two boaters were found ashore, but one man had to be pulled from the water.
October 8, 2025
Somali community leader Omar Jamal released from ICE detention
Jamal had been held at the Freeborn County jail in Albert Lea for weeks.
October 1, 2025
Charges: Armed bandits hold Twin Cities family captive, rob them of $8 million in cryptocurrency
“The Garcia brothers terrorized a Minnesota family in their own home ... in order to conduct a brazen cryptocurrency theft,” said the FBI’s Minneapolis special agent in charge.
September 25, 2025
Judge temporarily blocks Minneapolis property owner from establishing private encampments
The order comes a week after a mass shooting at a homeless encampment at Hamoudi Sabri’s south Minneapolis property.
September 24, 2025
Charge: Woman was drunk when she crashed into watery Twin Cities ditch, killed 1-year-old son
A passerby recalled the frantic search by the mother and a man with her for the small children still in the vehicle.
September 23, 2025
Police identify victim of fatal shooting that pushed Minneapolis’s homicide total this year to 50
That total trails last year’s tally at this time of 62.
September 22, 2025
Teen arrested after threatening to shoot up his northern Minnesota school
The student later confessed to police that he made the threats.
September 14, 2025
Minnesota mourners hold vigil as politicians condemn violence in wake of Charlie Kirk assassination
Charlie Kirk, 31, was shot and killed while speaking at Utah Valley University on Wednesday afternoon.
September 11, 2025
Body found in New Prague field
Police suspect the victim is a 24-year-old Minnesota man who went missing Sunday.
September 10, 2025
Preschool resumes at Annunciation Catholic School following mass shooting
Annunciation staff and their spouses also engaged in “collective healing work” at the Minneapolis campus.
September 10, 2025
Charge: As toddler sleeps, mom is fatally stabbed by roommate in Twin Cities home
Shay Benson a criminal sexual conduct conviction on his record, according to court records.
September 9, 2025
