MPR People


Curtis Gilbert

Curtis Gilbert

Reporter
Minnesota Public Radio
cgilbert@mpr.org


Curtis Gilbert covers the Twin Cities as a member of the MPR News metro reporting unit. He has worked for MPR since 2004 in a variety of reporting and producing roles. Curtis covered the 2008 election, and the historic U.S. Senate recount battle that followed. He was the founding producer of the nationally distributed American Public Media program Word for Word, and he spent three years working on MPR's Midday program. He was one of 10 American journalists awarded the 2007 Arthur F. Burns Fellowship, which sent him to Deutsche Welle radio in Bonn, Germany. When he's not at work, Curtis can often be found combing area thrift stores for bargains, cooking elaborate meals and playing cards. He grew up in central Maine and came to Minnesota in 1998 to study music and communication at Macalester College.

Curtis Gilbert Feature Archive

RSS

What Minneapolis and St. Paul won at the Legislature

Minnesota's two largest cities can count on millions of dollars in new state money as they plan their budgets for next year. The DFL strongholds clearly benefited from the party's total control of state government this session. (05/22/2013)
Abdi Warsame

Abdi Warsame, contender for City Council, out to change perspectives

Abdi Warsame has never run for office before, but last month he won the DFL party endorsement over a three-term incumbent. If successful, he could be the first Somali-American elected to the Minneapolis City Council. (05/22/2013)

Report: Suburban poverty doubles in metro

The number of suburban Twin Cities residents living in poverty has more than doubled over the last decade, according to a new report. Data analyzed by the Brookings Institution show there are 115,000 more poor people living in the Twin Cities suburbs than there were 10 years ago. (05/20/2013)

MN House OKs limits on auto license tracking

The Minnesota House has voted to place strict limits on a technology police departments use to track the location of vehicles. (05/17/2013)

Trevino roommate: Nothing unusual on night of alleged murder

The roommate of a St. Paul man charged with killing his wife told police he heard nothing unusual on the night of the alleged murder. (05/14/2013)

Same-sex marriage opponents, supporters say they will remember how legislators voted

Thousands of people flooded the Capitol to witness that historic moment the state Senate passed the bill legalizing same-sex marriage in Minnesota. Some came to celebrate it. Others came to protest. (05/14/2013)

St. Paul fails to reach goal of hiring people with disabilities

The city of St. Paul wants to increase the number of people with disabilities who get jobs on city contracts and is seeking new ways to improve those efforts. Since 2006, the city has had a goal 10 percent of those jobs to go to people with disabilities, but hasn't come close to reaching it. (05/13/2013)

Lilligren wants DFL to rescind opponent's endorsement

Minneapolis City Councilmember Robert Lilligren is asking the DFL Party to rescind its endorsement of his challenger. (05/07/2013)

More money needed on road repair, says Minneapolis mayoral candidate

City streets have been neglected and are suffering because too much is spent on bike lanes and public art, says Cam Winton, running for Minneapolis mayor. (05/06/2013)

Deaf man settles lawsuit with St. Paul police

The St. Paul Police Department will take additional steps to accommodate people with hearing problems under the terms of a new legal settlement that goes before the city council this week. (05/05/2013)

Frey gets DFL endorsement to challenge Hofstede for Minneapolis City Council seat

Minneapolis City Councilmember Diane Hofstede is vowing to continue her re-election campaign, even though the DFL Party endorsed her challenger. (05/04/2013)

Mpls hires first new firefighters in 5 years

Minneapolis has graduated its first class of new firefighters in five years. The nine cadets took their oath this morning after completing a four-month training program. (05/03/2013)

Photos: How Summit will double beer production

St. Paul's Summit Brewing Co. took delivery of four 18,600-gallon stainless steel fermentation tanks today. By July, Summit will install a dozen of the new 45-foot-tall vessels, allowing the brewery to double its beer-making capacity. (05/01/2013)

Mayoral candidate wants more parking for Lowertown ballpark

St. Paul mayoral candidate Tim Holden wants the city to incorporate parking into the design of the new Lowertown ballpark for the minor league St. Paul Saints. (05/01/2013)

Klobuchar touts U of M brain research

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar says federally funded research at the University of Minnesota will lead to new treatments for brain disorders. (04/30/2013)