Features

How a shocking crime divided a small town in its search for truth and justice.

The Atavist, May 2024

Ben Griffith’s dad chose a method to end his life that was controversial — but protected by a Supreme Court ruling

Washington Post Magazine, December 4, 2022

In a generation known to shun commitments, these women are embracing lifelong vows.

America, December 2021

Inside Minneapolis’s Lake Harriet homeless encampment, where a city’s growing housing crisis took on faces and names.

Mpls St. Paul Magazine, November 2020

In 1923, with the Ku Klux Klan’s popularity on the rise in the North, the hooded brotherhood entered a float in the University of Minnesota’s homecoming parade.

Minnesota History, Spring 2020

The University of Saint Thomas became so dominant that the Presidents Council of the MIAC kicked them out of the conference. But this wasn’t about athletics.

City Pages, October 2, 2019

In 1961, the most famous author in the world secretly came for treatment at the most famous hospital in the world.  This final chapter of Ernest Hemingway’s life story is a strange–and ultimately tragic–medical saga.

Mpls. St. Paul Magazine, February 2019

Winner 2020 Page One Award for Best Feature Story from the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists

Koufax famously sat out Game 1 of the 1965 World Series. What really happened that day in Bloomington?

Sports Illustrated, September 2015

Bill Masterton, the only player to die from injuries suffered during an NHL game, might not have died in vain. The underlying cause of his death almost 50 years ago elevates awareness about the risks of undiagnosed concussions — and the NHL’s responsibility to address them.

ESPN, March 2016

An unexpected friendship between an anti-war activist and a Vietnam vet developed thanks to one discussion about peace.

U.S. Catholic, February 2017

It’s been called “the fans’ Hall of Fame,” “the antithesis of Cooperstown,” and “the motherlode vein leading to the heart and soul of baseball.” And yes, that’s a jock strap behind glass.

Vice Sports, August 2015

Modern slot machines develop an unbreakable hold on many players—some of whom wind up losing their jobs, their families, and even, as in the case of Scott Stevens, their lives.

The Atlantic, December 2016

Winner of the Donald Robinson Award from the American Society of Journalists & Authors, 2017 Nominated for a National Magazine Award and a Pulitzer Prize

As the gambling industry booms, aggressive marketing targets older patrons

AARP Bulletin, October 2016

When Warroad and Roseau renew one of the best rivalries in sport, it’s more than a game.

SB Nation, February 2013

“No one can know when the anger of men, whipped indefinitely, becomes sculpted into political revenge. And more, it is not just a matter of hockey.” —Quebec journalist André Laurendeau

SB Nation, March 2015

They play the national pastime a little differently in Lake Tomahawk, snowshoe baseball capital of the world.

Sports On Earth, July 2014

When American Joe Louis squared off against German Max Schmeling, he fought for more than personal vindication. He fought to free his people and preserve democracy

The History Channel Magazine, January / February 2005

Imagine the torture of Idi Amin. The torment of losing your soul. A place where you can find it again

Mpls. St. Paul, January 2005

Honorable Mention for Reporting on a Significant Topic from the American Society of Journalists & Authors, 2006

Seven years old, she walked and walked to escape her fate: circumcision and marriage to a man with five wives

Mpls. St. Paul, January 2007

How One Game Paved the Way for Integration of the NBA

Mpls. St. Paul, March 2008

Honorable mention as Outstanding Article from the American Society of Journalists & Authors, 2009

Gay and transgender Native Americans find acceptance in tradition

Utne Reader, February 2009