
Jeff Hargarten
Interactive Data Journalist at The Minnesota Star Tribune
A Minneapolis-based @StarTribune journalist at the intersection of data analysis, reporting, coding and design.
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Feb 23, 2025 |
startribune.com | Matt McKinney |Jeff Hargarten
These are the most crash-prone intersections in WoodburyThe hot spots highlight the factors that can cause crashes across the suburbs, including road design, speeds and driver behavior. The intersection of Tamarack Road and the I-494 ramps in Woodbury has one of the highest crash rates in the city. (Leila Navidi/The Minnesota Star Tribune)Behind the wheel of his Ford Focus ST, Alan Millard waited on Tamarack Road near the I-494 on-ramp for a left-turn arrow.
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Feb 18, 2025 |
startribune.com | Elliot Hughes |Jeff Hargarten
5 takeaways from 2024 crime trends in the Twin CitiesHomicides slightly increased in Minneapolis and slightly fell in St. Paul, leaving police officials in both cities frustrated, even as shootings continue to decline. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara says the city has made progress fighting violent crime even if not all the numbers show that.
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Feb 15, 2025 |
msn.com | Eva Herscowitz |Jeff Hargarten
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Feb 15, 2025 |
startribune.com | Eva Herscowitz |Jeff Hargarten
These Minnesotans tried to pay late rent on storage units. A company had already sold their stuff. Public Storage facilities dot the Twin Cities metro. A flurry of renters have accused the company in lawsuits of selling family members’ ashes, TVs and medical devices ahead of schedule. Public Storage is seen in Rosemount on Thursday.
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Jan 21, 2025 |
thebrunswicknews.com | Kim Hyatt |Jeff Hargarten
BEMIDJI, Minn. - Not many people were window shopping downtown during the cold snap last week, but Kevin Johnson kept his gift shop full of Paul Bunyan merch and buffalo plaid open as he packed up holiday decorations. As co-chair of the city's downtown alliance, he talks all the time about the crime rate in Bemidji. It historically hovers near the state's highest and is sure to be mentioned when someone in the Bemidji Chit Chat Facebook group posts they want to move to town.
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