Jennifer Vogel
Reporter
Minnesota Public Radio
jvogel@mpr.org
(651) 290-1245
Jennifer Vogel reports for MPR News' Ground Level project, which focuses on complex issues playing out in Minnesota's cities and towns. A longtime editor and investigative reporter for City Pages, she also has worked at the Seattle Weekly, The Stranger newspaper, The Rake magazine and Mother Jones magazine. She is the author of the memoir "Flim Flam Man," published in 2004 by Scribner, which won the Minnesota Book Award and was a PEN Center finalist. Vogel first joined MPR News in January 2010 and especially enjoys poking around the far reaches of the state.
Jennifer Vogel Feature Archive
Reporter Jennifer Vogel steps in for the vacationing arts reporter Euan Kerr and compares notes with the Movie Maven about "Iron Man 3" and "The Reluctant Fundamentalist."
(05/03/2013)
A school in Arlington, Minn., is leading the way to show how institutions might extend the season for local food -- by freezing it. But the labor is intensive and financial savings are uncertain.
(04/12/2013)
This year, there are more CSAs here than ever before, 100 compared to just eight in 2004 and 42 in 2009, according to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture,
(04/02/2013)
Minnesota's growing Latino population has been around long enough to put down roots, grow businesses and go through school, sometimes for generations.
(12/14/2012)
Jaime Villalaz and Lyle Danielson didn't know each other until they started working on a community garden that is helping Long Prairie Latino residents build a farmers cooperative and bridging a town racial gap.
(12/12/2012)
If a handful of people crossing the cultural divide make a big difference in a community, Peggy Stokman in Melrose is one of them.
(12/12/2012)
Luisa Trapero is a rarity, an elected Latino official in outstate Minnesota. She'd like to help other Latinos take steps to bridge gaps between Latino and white cultures that often exist side by side.
(12/12/2012)
Jaime Villalaz y Lyle Danielson no se conocían hasta que empezaron a trabajar en un huerto comunitario que está ayudando a los residentes latinos de Long Prairie a desarrollar una cooperativa agrícola y a salvar la distancia racial del pueblo.
(12/12/2012)
La residente de St. James, Irma Márquez, se convirtió este mes en una de las primeras latinas del pais en recibir estatus diferido, lo cual le permitió quedarse legalmente en Estados Unidos por dos años y encontrar trabajo. La aceptación marco un hito en un largo viaje, lo cual todavía la deja con desafíos.
(12/12/2012)
Si un puñado de personas que cruce la brecha cultural hace una gran diferencia en una comunidad, Peggy Stokman en Melrose es una de ellas.
(12/12/2012)
Luisa Trapero es una rareza, una funcionaria latina electa en una de las ciudades secundarias de Minnesota. A ella le gustaría ayudar a otros latinos a tomar medidas para salvar la brecha entre las culturas latinas y anglo que frecuentemente existen al lado la una de la otra.
(12/12/2012)
Venezuelan native Windy Roberts uses language to bring two cultures together in the western Minnesota university town of Morris, where a large dairy operation draws skilled veterinarians from Mexico.
(12/12/2012)
La venezolana Windy Roberts usa el idioma para acercar a dos culturas en el pueblo universitario de Morris al oeste de Minnesota en el que una operacióón de una enorme empresa lechera atrae a veterinarios especializados de México.
(12/12/2012)
St. James resident Irma Marquez this month became one of the earliest Latinos in the nation to received deferred status allowing her legally to stay in the United States for two years and to find work. Acceptance marked a milestone in a long journey, one that still leaves her with challenges.
(12/12/2012)
After two years of Republican control, DFL comes back strong.
(11/07/2012)