Cari Spencer
Reporter
Meet Cari Spencer
Cari Spencer is a reporter for MPR News covering public safety and Minneapolis City Hall.
Cari joined MPR News as an intern in 2024. Previously, she was a reporting intern at the Los Angeles Times and wrote for Crosstown LA, the LA School Report and The 74.
Cari attended the University of Southern California where she earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism.
Recent Contributions
- ‘Until we have to move again:’ The journey from one St. Paul encampment to the next
- ‘Difficult to say goodbye’: Residents, volunteers worry what’s next as St. Paul clears encampment
- Residents frustrated with slow pace of repairs, relocations from troubled Mpls housing complex
- DNR wants man who started 2025 Camp House Fire to pay $4.3 million
- Some outreach workers warn closing St. Paul encampments will fracture vital aid networks
- Minneapolis spending $2.5 million to help relocate hundreds of residents from housing development
- Minneapolis donors gave as ICE surged, but eviction filings are rising
- Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara resigns after allegations he interfered with investigation
- Need for rent relief remains high as eviction filings increase and individual donations slow down
- Mayor Frey's vetoes of eviction notice extension, drug paraphernalia ordinances will stand
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