Jenny Berg
St. Cloud Reporter
St. CloudJenny Berg has spent the last decade covering central Minnesota news for various publications, including the Litchfield Independent Review — where she was named Minnesota Newspaper Association’s New Journalist of the Year for weeklies — and the St. Cloud Times. She studied journalism and political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Outside of work, she spends much of her time with her dogs, Juniper and August. She can be reached on the encrypted messaging app Signal at bergjenny.01. Sign up for the daily St. Cloud Today newsletter at www.startribune.com/stcloudtoday.
Latest from Jenny Berg
Now-former county commissioner no longer under wife’s guardianship
Longtime Stearns County Commissioner Leigh Lenzmeier resigned last week amid a legal battle with his wife over his dementia.
April 28, 2025
Minnesota county commissioner resigns amid legal fight with wife over cognitive decline
Longtime Stearns County Board Member Leigh Lenzmeier is under his wife’s temporary emergency guardianship.
April 24, 2025
Driver hurt, black bear dead after crash on central Minnesota highway
The man was driving on Hwy. 23 about 5:30 a.m. when the collision happened, the State Patrol said.
April 23, 2025
Sauk Rapids police officer charged in sexual assault of girl nearly 20 years ago
Andrew E. Jensen was placed on unpaid leave in December following the accusations.
April 21, 2025
What happened after ‘bachelormania’ beset Herman, Minnesota?
The town gained notoriety in the 1990s. A movie (and a few marriages) followed.
April 18, 2025
2 children run from house after gunshots in apparent murder-suicide in central Minnesota
Officers across the street on a separate matter heard the gunshots and saw the children run from the Waite Park home Saturday.
April 16, 2025
Wife wants Minnesota county commissioner off board as his cognition declines
Longtime Stearns County Board Member Leigh Lenzmeier is under her emergency guardianship. But he says he’s determined to finish his term.
April 15, 2025
Minnesota teen run over in ‘Nerf wars’ battle, after sheriff’s warning
The 16-year-old was brought to a hospital after being run over by a friend’s car Saturday in Sauk Rapids.
April 14, 2025
Retrial of Stearns Co. man pits abuse diagnosis with accusations doctors missed the real cause of the newborn’s injuries
Prosecutors say the doctors who treated the infant 11 years ago still have the same conclusion: that he died from a traumatic brain injury. But Robert Kaiser’s attorneys argue a ‘cascade of medical failures’ missed the true cause of William’s injuries.
April 11, 2025
Minnesota’s international students fear deportation, being singled out for minor infractions — even a speeding ticket
At least 27 international students from 13 Minnesota colleges and universities have had their visa revoked or immigration records terminated in the last week or so.
April 10, 2025
St. Cloud voters soundly approve $65M in upgrades at aging Apollo High School
About 6,500 St. Cloud school district voters turned out for a special election Tuesday asking for improvements at the north-side high school and a year-round recreation complex.
April 9, 2025
Stearns County man being retried in fatal shaking of baby after state’s experts were found to have given false testimony
Robert Kaiser spent more than seven years in prison when the Great North Innocence Project took on his case. Stearns County prosecutors say they can prove the case at a new trial, which begins Monday.
April 7, 2025
