Meet Sarah Thamer
Sarah Thamer is a senior reporter for the MPR News Race, Class and Communities team. Before joining MPR News, Sarah worked as a reporter and anchor in local television news. She started her career at WKBT in La Crosse, Wisconsin, then made her way to ABC-affiliate WISN in Milwaukee. Sarah has covered a wide array of topics from the Milwaukee Bucks championship win, to uncovering illegal practices in Wisconsin’s foster care system.
Sarah has a bachelor’s degree in journalism with a minor in public health from the University of Minnesota. Growing up in Richfield, she is thrilled to be back home covering stories in familiar communities. Sarah is passionate about telling stories in underrepresented communities and using her platform to help inform the public and share new perspectives.
Sarah loves hiking and welcomes suggestions! If you have a story or idea you'd like to share, email her at sthamer@mpr.org.
Recent Contributions
- Minnesota refugee arrivals fall to record lows, reshaping decades-old resettlement system
- As Haiti TPS protections end, Minnesota immigrants and employers wonder what comes next
- Minneapolis starts Black Business Week with focus on investment, entrepreneurship
- Minnesota Haitians worry about what comes next as TPS protections come to an end
- DHS deports Minnesota man despite pardon backed by target of his sexual abuse
- Truth Social post by Trump about St. Paul kindergartners sparks safety concerns, criticism
- Defendants plead not guilty in federal conspiracy case tied to immigration protests
- For Minnesota families, birthright citizenship ruling preserves a pathway to belonging
- Woman whose arrest by feds during surge was subject of viral video files civil rights complaint
- After 14 years, Minneapolis’ Beauty Lounge closes, marking the end of a unique multicultural salon community
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