
Tim Nelson
Reporter
timnelson@mpr.org
Tim Nelson is a general assignment reporter for MPR News. He has covered education and the Republican National Convention for MPR. He is a 20-year veteran of newspapers across the Upper Midwest. He spent 16 years at the St. Paul Pioneer Press, where he covered city government. He has also covered crime, written a recreation page and produced blogs and podcasts. A native of Coon Rapids, Minn., Nelson attended Gustavus Adolphus College and the University of Minnesota. He's an avid runner and once swam across lake Minnetonka. He lives in St. Paul with his wife, Erika, daughter Emma and son Gunnar.
Recent Contributions
- Police ask for help finding a suspect in three random stabbings in March
- St. Paul police fight catalytic converter thefts with spray paint
- Police find missing 10-year-old girl safe
- Mpls. police investigate use of force after video shows confrontation
- Lowry tunnel crash in Minneapolis snarls morning commute
- Planners rethink Bottineau light rail line in wake of rail dispute
- U of M study will reach back decades, looking for potential Alzheimer’s risk
- A new polar bear is taking charge at Como Zoo
- Minnesota music legend Peter Ostroushko dies at 67
- MyPillow and founder Mike Lindell face $1.3B suit from voting tech company