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Ellie Roth

(She/Her)
Minneapolis
As seen in: MPR News (Saint Paul, MN), Flipboard, The Minnesota Star Tribune, Pioneer Press, HometownSource, Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, APM Reports, Sun Post, Minnesota Daily, Albert Lea Tribune, Sahan Journal
Covers:  Politics, Metro, Business, Arts
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Ellie Roth’s Biography

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I am a passionate student and reporter at the University of Minnesota interested in multimedia journalism, investigative journalism, and storytelling. My dream is to document the stories that need to be told through my camera and pen. I'm currently a reporting intern at St. Paul Pioneer Press in St. Paul, Minn. and am actively seeking an internship for summer 2023.

Ellie Roth’s Journalist Portfolio

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Minneapolis to consider Roof Depot demolition contract

Minneapolis to consider Roof Depot demolition contract

Minneapolis could vote as early as Thursday on a demolition contract for the controversial Roof Depot warehou…

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Snow Angels group connects St. Paul shovels with sidewalks in need

Snow Angels group connects St. Paul shovels with sidewalks in need

This is the Saintly City Snow Angels ' call to action, posted in their Facebook group by organizer and group …

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Justus Ramsey Stone House reports raise possibility of demolition - or relocation

Justus Ramsey Stone House reports raise possibility of demolition - or relocation

When St. Paul restaurateur Moe Sharif applied to the city for a demolition permit this summer, he listed the …

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Cats and motors both purr at Turbo Tim's in St. Paul

Cats and motors both purr at Turbo Tim's in St. Paul

Most people don't naturally think of cats when they think of auto shops. Or vice versa. But when customers wa…

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Maplewood votes to add time to study on Purple Line bus route

Maplewood votes to add time to study on Purple Line bus route

Maplewood City Council voted unanimously on Monday to add time to a study on the Purple Line Bus Rapid Transi…

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Police investigating double homicide in St. Paul's Payne-Phalen area

Police investigating double homicide in St. Paul's Payne-Phalen area

Two men were found dead in a St. Paul residence on Thursday afternoon and police detained a suspect in the do…

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What's next for residents caught in the middle of Minnesota group home scandals

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By Ellie Roth, Jennifer Lu, Lili Euzet
| MPR News (Saint Paul, MN) Verified
Thomas Vasquez had been living in his Brooklyn Park group home for over a year until last Thursday, when the Minnesota Department of Health shut it down. “I’ve been trying to get out of here,” Vasquez said. “This place should have been condemned a long time ago.” The group home is owned and managed by Sekou Dukuly.
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Five group homes. Two scandals. Health Department program under microscope

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By Ellie Roth, Jennifer Lu, Christopher Peak
| MPR News (Saint Paul, MN) Verified
The Minnesota Department of Health’s role in the state’s booming group home industry has been at the center of two of the biggest news stories in Minnesota over the past week. On Thursday, the Health Department revoked the licenses of three group homes where Sekou Dukuly, a high-ranking government official in Liberia, was licensed as the group home’s director up until last week.
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MPR News group home investigation roils politics in Minnesota — and Liberia

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By Christopher Peak, Ellie Roth, Jennifer Lu
| MPR News (Saint Paul, MN) Verified
The revelation that a Liberian government official has been running Twin Cities group homes from thousands of miles away has led to bipartisan calls for reform in Minnesota and divided reactions in West Africa. Despite the outcry echoing on both sides of the Atlantic, the Walz administration has remained silent.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes! My grandma gave me a typewriter for Christmas one year.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Not fictional, but my favorite movie EVER is Spotlight. How fitting!

Who do you wish followed you?

Lynsey Addario - she is one of the most influential photojournalists of this generation and has paved the way for women in her field.