Rachel Hutton

Feature Writer at The Minnesota Star Tribune

Feature writer @StarTribune & devotee of the well-told story

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A fire killed four of his children. The survivors keep him going

1 week ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Rachel Hutton

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Last Halloween, the Vang siblings, Hnub Qub Ci Ntshiab, 3, and Cag Kub, 7, went trick-or-treating in St. Paul's Cathedral Hill neighborhood, near their mother's nursing home. The kids didn't have costumes and toted their bounty in flimsy plastic bags. But they did, miraculously, have each other. And they had their parents: their father, Pa Cheng Vang, and mother, Ker Lor, whose wheelchair their dad pushed along the bumpy, rain-slicked sidewalk.
A fire killed four of his children. The survivors keep him going

1 week ago | miamiherald.com | Rachel Hutton

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Last Halloween, the Vang siblings, Hnub Qub Ci Ntshiab, 3, and Cag Kub, 7, went trick-or-treating in St. Paul's Cathedral Hill neighborhood, near their mother's nursing home. The kids didn't have costumes and toted their bounty in flimsy plastic bags. But they did, miraculously, have each other. And they had their parents: their father, Pa Cheng Vang, and mother, Ker Lor, whose wheelchair their dad pushed along the bumpy, rain-slicked sidewalk.
Lessons from this weekend's 100-mile Garage Sale along the Mississippi River

1 week ago | startribune.com | Rachel Hutton

Driving south through downtown Hastings on Thursday morning, the first "Garage Sale" sign off Hwy. 61 pointed to a place selling a bowling pin for a buck and an antique sewing machine for $100. It was opening day of the 100-mile Garage Sale, held along the Minnesota and Wisconsin sides of the Mississippi River, roughly between Hastings and Winona.
As Jonns shutter in Minnesota, fabric fans flock to a 'sewer's Disneyland'

1 week ago | startribune.com | Rachel Hutton

Inside a beige Brooklyn Park warehouse, colorful cottons, woolens and silks are stacked to the ceiling, along with all manner of netting, leather and lace, buttons, zippers and thread. "Overwhelming" is the most common word newcomers use to describe SR Harris' flagship store, known as the largest fabric shop in the Upper Midwest, with 30,000 square feet full of bolts, rolls, notions and remnants. There's something for every aesthetic, down to reversible sequins and chartreuse faux alligator hide.
Four of his children died in a fire. He lives for the survivors.

1 week ago | startribune.com | Rachel Hutton
Homeownership data reveals widened racial gap for Black Minnesotans

2 weeks ago | startribune.com | Rachel Hutton

DeKevia Cole's family moved to Minnesota from Mississippi when she was a child, and her mother struggled to afford housing. The family bounced between living with others and in a shelter before renting in north Minneapolis. Last winter, Cole, who is Black, became the first homeowner in her family. "I'm paving the way for my siblings and children," she said. Minnesota's homeownership rate has remained steady, with slightly more than 70% of all households owning their residences, since the 1970s.
Social media made this Minnesota influencer. Then it owned her.

1 month ago | startribune.com | Rachel Hutton
Cold-case consultant helps grieving families get justice

1 month ago | thederrick.com | Rachel Hutton

MINNEAPOLIS -- Sheila Potocnik cried into her phone, gasping for breath. When her brother picked up, she wailed, “Jeffrey, I’m so, so sorry."It was late on Sept. 10, 2015, when Potocnik learned that her brother’s son, 15-year-old Antonio DeMeules, had been killed by a hit-and-run driver in Isanti, Minnesota, while skateboarding along a two-lane road. Thank you for reading! Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading.
Cold-case consultant helps grieving families get justice

1 month ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Rachel Hutton

By Rachel Hutton, The Minnesota Star Tribune MINNEAPOLIS -- Sheila Potocnik cried into her phone, gasping for breath. When her brother picked up, she wailed, "Jeffrey, I'm so, so sorry."It was late on Sept. 10, 2015, when Potocnik learned that her brother's son, 15-year-old Antonio DeMeules, had been killed by a hit-and-run driver in Isanti, Minnesota, while skateboarding along a two-lane road.
Cold-case consultant helps grieving families get justice

1 month ago | miamiherald.com | Rachel Hutton

MINNEAPOLIS -- Sheila Potocnik cried into her phone, gasping for breath. When her brother picked up, she wailed, "Jeffrey, I'm so, so sorry."It was late on Sept. 10, 2015, when Potocnik learned that her brother's son, 15-year-old Antonio DeMeules, had been killed by a hit-and-run driver in Isanti, Minnesota, while skateboarding along a two-lane road. "His ankle is totally crushed, and his face is all road rash. And his arms, oh God," her brother stammered.

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