Meet Dana Ferguson
Dana Ferguson is a senior politics reporter for MPR News.
Dana graduated from DePauw University in 2014 with a B.A. degree in Communications and Spanish. She was an active member of the Media Fellows Program during her time there.
Prior to joining MPR News, Dana covered Minnesota politics and state government for Forum News Service. She has also reported on state legislatures in South Dakota for the Argus Leader, and in Wisconsin for the Associated Press and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
A native of St. Louis Park, Dana now resides in St. Paul. Fluent in Spanish, she is always open to receiving story ideas, recipes, and running tips from MPR readers and listeners.
Recent Contributions
- Election officials review voter registrations after problems detected in automated system
- Some Minnesota Republicans distance themselves from U.S. Senate candidate Royce White
- Fact check: Trump calls out Minnesota abortion law, 2020 unrest in presidential debate
- Lottery-related ballot measure awaits Minnesota voters
- Minnesota sends a warning shot to retailers selling kid-friendly e-cigarettes
- Weird. Why the popular campaign insult stings more in Minnesota
- Minnesota Capitol, governor’s residence see a security boost since Walz named as VP candidate
- Gov. Tim Walz and wife Gwen Walz detail experience with fertility treatment, explain it wasn’t IVF
- Vice presidential campaign pulls Gov. Tim Walz away from Minnesota
- From NRA ally to adversary: Gov. Tim Walz track record on guns highlights policy evolution