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Laura McCallum

Laura McCallum

Editor
Minnesota Public Radio
lmccallum@mpr.org

Laura McCallum is the Deputy News Director at Minnesota Public Radio. She is a former reporter who covered education and politics, serving as MPR's Capitol Bureau Chief for six years. McCallum joined Minnesota Public Radio in 1993, starting at MPR's birthplace in Collegeville before moving to the St. Paul newsroom in 1997. She has won numerous state, regional and national writing and reporting awards. Prior to MPR, McCallum worked for three public radio stations in North Dakota and also did television and print reporting. McCallum is a past president of Capitolbeat, the Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors, a national journalism organization dedicated to improving statehouse coverage around the country. She also served as president of the Northwest Broadcast News Association, a regional news organization representing six states. McCallum, a native of Bismarck, North Dakota, graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of North Dakota.

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Aide fired after abusing patients in outstate nursing home

Investigators from the Minnesota Department of Health say an aide emotionally and physically abused two residents at a West-Central Minnesota nursing home earlier this summer. (09/18/2009)

MSP runway closure to affect Highland Park, downtown Mpls

The Metropolitan Airports Commission holds the first of four public meetings tonight on a runway closure at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. (08/03/2009)
Uncle of missing boy

Officials: Terror worries tied to Midwest Somalis

Senior counter-terrorism officials say an East Africa-based terrorist group that is recruiting young Somalis from Minneapolis has ties to al-Qaida insurgents. (03/11/2009)

White Bear Lake residents wrestle with the state budget deficit

Minnesota Public Radio held a forum on the state budget -- and how it affects one community, White Bear Lake. (02/22/2009)

Minneapolis mosque to respond to allegations

Leaders of a Minneapolis mosque allegedly linked to missing young Somali men have scheduled a news conference Tuesday at 12:00 p.m. to respond to the allegations. (02/10/2009)

Minnesota may receive billions from federal stimulus

Governor Tim Pawlenty says Minnesota could get several billion dollars from a federal economic stimulus package. (02/04/2009)

Seifert will run for leadership post again

The leader of the House Republican caucus, House Minority Leader Marty Seifert, says he'll seek the post again. (11/10/2008)

Minnesota philanthropist Eugene Sit dies

The head of one of the Minnesota's leading investment firms has died. Eugene Sit was 69 years old. He died Tuesday from pancreatic cancer. (06/26/2008)

Hugo woman dies while cleaning up tornado debris

Authorities say a Hugo woman whose house was damaged in Sunday's tornado has died of an apparent heart attack. (05/30/2008)

Gov. to sign bill banning texting while driving

Gov. Tim Pawlenty said he plans to sign a bill that would prohibit texting while driving. (05/23/2008)

Legislators could resume talks on billion-dollar bonding bill

Gov. Tim Pawlenty has asked lawmakers to scale back the size of the bill, which authorizes the state to borrow money for public works projects. (03/25/2008)

MSP flights back on track

Flights are now running on time at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. (12/24/2007)

Does No Child Left Behind set unfair expectations for special education students?

Many educators say the federal education law doesn't take the needs of special education students into consideration. (10/04/2007)

Schools say they were unfairly labeled as underperforming

Some schools say the state labeled them as underperforming under No Child Left Behind for technical glitches or human errors that have nothing to do with whether their students can pass reading and math tests. (10/03/2007)

Minnesota scores well on national education tests

Minnesota students did better in reading and math this year than the national average, according to a new report released Tuesday. (09/25/2007)