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Liz Sawyer
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Newspaperwoman @StarTribune covering Minneapolis cops and crime. Loud and foul-mouthed @SyracuseU grad. Got tips? Hit me on Signal: Liz_Sawyer.27
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Whistleblower triggered reopening of O’Hara probe
Tip led to revelation that police chief interfered with original investigation
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Whistleblower triggered reopening of O’Hara probe
Tip led to revelation that police chief interfered with original investigation
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Minnesota Star Tribune•MAY 29, 2026•Lead StoryThe report focuses on internal procedural failures and the role of a confidential informant in reopening a closed investigation into the city's former police chief.
O’Hara quits after ‘painful’ Frey talk
Mayor defends his handling of investigations into police chief.
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Minnesota Star Tribune•MAY 28, 2026•Lead StoryThe story focuses on the internal friction and eventual resignation of the Minneapolis Police Chief following a private meeting with the Mayor regarding internal investigations.
Frey nominates O'Hara for 2nd term as police chief
Mayor puts him up for confirmation before a skeptical City Council.
With:Deena Winter
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Minnesota Star Tribune•MAY 8, 2026Frames the mayoral nomination as a politically fraught process facing a 'skeptical' City Council.
O’Hara’s future as police chief in jeopardy as support flags
With:Deena Winter
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Minnesota Star Tribune•APR 10, 2026About this page
Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Liz Sawyer in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.