Jake Lovett
@jllovett
Currently: Kentuckian; designer, The Minnesota Star Tribune. Formerly: 206th Editor, Iowa State Daily; Iowan. Briefly: Texan, Washingtonian. Probably: Watching soccer or the nearest birds. Allons-y. jakelovett.com
It's hard to put into words what it's like seeing these images today. I'm grateful for Nasa and the Artemis II and its crew.
Coming in Monday's @startribune.com, the U.S. men ended their gold medal drought in an OT thriller against Canada. www.startribune.com/analysis-us-...
Coming in Friday's @startribune.com: Team USA is golden again. www.startribune.com/2026-winter-...
Coming in Wednesday's @startribune.com: Paula Moltzan rises to the podium in the women's Alpine combined — and of course, the C/Kor(e)ys win silver. www.startribune.com/2026-winter-...
Prior Lake's Paula Moltzan won bronze in the women's combined with teammate Jackie Wiles, becoming the first Minnesotan to medal at the Milan Cortina Games. That and more on the @startribune.com live blog: www.startribune.com/2026-winter-...
Coming in Sunday's @startribune.com: Big air in Livigno, and plenty more on the Minnesotans in action. www.startribune.com/2026-winter-...
Coming in Saturday's @startribune.com: The five mountains (and one notable hill) that define Lindsey Vonn's career and comeback (with mapping by @jakesteinberg.com and design work by @ellie-lin.bsky.social), plus the Opening Ceremony from Milan. So it begins.
Coming in Wednesday's @startribune.com, a look ahead to the 2026 Winter Olympics and the Minnesotans of Team USA — with 16 original illustrations by yours truly. www.startribune.com/2026-winter-...
And also inside Sunday's @startribune.com, along with even more ICE coverage: Thousands of detainees, many transferred far from home. www.startribune.com/how-immigrat...
Coming inside Sunday's @startribune.com: An analysis of the videos of Alex Pretti's killing. www.startribune.com/a-chaotic-co...
Coming in Sunday's @startribune.com: Inside Whipple: Packed rooms, overflowing toilets, limited access to lawyers. www.startribune.com/no-humanity-...
Coming in Sunday's @startribune.com: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Positively unreal. Matt Campbell hasn’t even finished telling his players he’s leaving, and his replacement is lined up. Crazy work by Jamie Pollard.
‘I will always show up’: Kaohly Her earned an historic victory in St. Paul on Tuesday night, now the work begins. In Thursday's @startribune.com, along with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey's re-election to a third term, and much more: www.startribune.com/st-paul-mayo...
On what looks like a big day for Democrats nationwide, Minnesotans are still waiting to find out who prevailed in key races in the Twin Cities and across the state. www.startribune.com/live-results...
Go on, you valiant defenders of democracy! Don't let anything stop you from having your voice heard!