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
- Joan Fabian retiring after more than 40-year career in Minn. corrections
- Traffic flowing, but icy weather to return today
- St. Paul police investigating report of abduction Sunday
- Experts gather at U of M to discuss global development
- Popular cash-for-appliances program revived
- Northstar marks a year of commuter rail service
- Northstar rail line offers free rides on 1st anniversary
- Most power restored from weekend outages
- Vets recall deadly Korean War battle
- Maplewood passes domestic partnership ordinance