Reid Forgrave
State/Regional Reporter
Minnesota/Upper MidwestA graduate of the University of Missouri's School of Journalism, Forgrave's career has spanned the gamut, from a national sportswriter and national magazine writer to chronicler of small-town stories in Iowa and the Mississippi Delta. Prior to the Star Tribune, Forgrave worked at CBSSports.com and CBS Sports HQ and FOXSports.com and Fox Sports 1. He's worked for several newspapers around the country, most recently The Des Moines Register, and has written long-form stories for The New York Times Magazine, GQ and Sports Illustrated, among others. His first book, based on a piece he wrote for GQ, was published in 2020. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife and two children.
Latest from Reid Forgrave
Biceps and neck tattoos: Inside Minnesota's pro arm wrestling world
With world's biggest hands, Jeff Dabe has been a Minnesota pro arm wrestling fixture for a generation.
July 11, 2025
Two dozen Hmong Minnesotans face deportation to Laos
Deportations bring anxiety in Hmong community, and accusations of cultural misunderstanding
July 4, 2025
At home of ‘Harvard of the Midwest,’ Trump’s populist war against higher ed hits differently
Northfield has enormous pride in its two private colleges, but class division bubbles below the surface.
June 20, 2025
Family member: Senator’s wife protected her daughter from assassin
Yvette Hoffman and her husband, MN state Sen. John Hoffman, were shot in a politically motivated attack at their home in Champlin.
June 18, 2025
How eyewitnesses, trail cams helped police close the net around Vance Boelter
Hundreds of officers, drones and a helicopter descended on a Sibley County field after a neighbor of the suspect spotted him ducking into a culvert, covered in mud. Soon the largest manhunt in Minnesota history was over.
June 17, 2025
After one of the darkest days in state history, Minnesotans wonder: Is this who we are now?
The shock and sorrow of Saturday’s killings have given way to questions about Minnesota’s political culture.
June 16, 2025
In Worthington, fear becomes a fixture of immigrant lives as feds crack down
Tensions rise nationally over the Trump administration’s sweeps, and immigrants living and working in small cities like Worthington are staying home, feeling isolated.
June 14, 2025
Trial date set in years-long saga of disputed gravel road outside Mora, Minn.
Family that moved to Mora disputes township claim that it’s not actually a road.
May 28, 2025
'This is an uprising': An oral history of the 6 days after George Floyd's murder
Protesters, police, Gov. Tim Walz and neighbors chronicle the upheaval that changed Minneapolis and spread across the world.
May 19, 2025
After nearly a quarter-century, Sue Abderholden is stepping down as head of NAMI Minnesota
She will retire in October as executive director of the state’s largest mental health advocacy organization.
May 3, 2025
In Minnesota’s most conservative county, Trump voters resolute 100 days into term
Morrison County voters say Trump’s economic policies are a risk worth taking.
April 26, 2025
A Minnesota town’s recipe for success: Licorice, dog food and a family’s commitment
In this west-central Minnesota town, growth has come from a longstanding pledge to reinvest.
March 28, 2025
