Richard Chin
Reporter
FeaturesAs a feature reporter, Richard Chin has flown on the Goodyear Blimp, driven the Wienermobile, sunk to the bottom of a lake in a one-man submarine, worn a giant urine specimen cup costume as a mascot for a health care company, rode a vintage Puch at the Sturgis of mopeds and was mistakenly arrested by police hunting for a serial killer. He also spent six weeks in Baghdad during the Iraq war and was a Knight Journalism Fellow at Stanford University.
Latest from Richard Chin
A Minnesota field guide to snow shovels: Which one's best?
Here's how to pick the right shovel, from the classic to the crack-jumper, back-saver or the plow.
December 19, 2025
Editor's Pick
There’s gold in that there river, say Minnesota treasure hunters
Meet the prospectors who are finding the precious yellow metal in the Mississippi River.
December 15, 2025
What to buy, eat or do in Minnesota for the holidays
Our festive list of lists, compiled by Star Tribune experts.
December 9, 2025
Chilly? You’ll feel the heat in these Twin Cities hot spots
Defy winter at our list of five sweaty places.
December 3, 2025
Want to learn to drive a stick shift? This guy will teach you on his car.
The Stick Shift Driving Academy pairs freelance instructors who own manual transmissions with stick shift newbies.
November 17, 2025
For St. Paul’s Hmong community, pride and expectations after Kaohly Her’s victory
Her will be the first Hmong mayor of St. Paul, the heart of the Minnesota Hmong community, after her election win Tuesday.
November 6, 2025
Are you trick or treating wrong? Our Halloween etiquette guide
How old is too old? Do I have to wear a costume? Our expert has the answers.
October 27, 2025
Como Zoo’s plastic Mold-A-Rama animals are about to go extinct
The last of the souvenir vending machines in the state and their distinctive warm plastic smell will disappear in early November.
October 23, 2025
Minnesota’s Polka Dancing Pirate can get you to dance
The Twin Cities’ unofficial polka ambassador has three names, and they’re all Jimi.
October 13, 2025
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s actually a plane pulling a banner and you, too, can rent it.
The flying billboards, the work of a young entrepreneur with a pilot’s license, have become a common sight in Twin Cities skies. The flapping banners have sky-printed everything from auto dealership ads to marriage proposals.
October 4, 2025
Minneapolis opens assistance center for people affected by shootings
The help is being provided in a collaboration with The Family Partnership.
September 20, 2025
One of Minnesota’s Hautman brothers wins the Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest again
The three wildlife painting brothers have now won the prestigious contest a total of 16 times.
September 20, 2025
