Star Tribune

28 photos · 2014–2023

28 photographs tagged Star Tribune, 2014–2023.

Gratuitous Force Star Tribune newsrack — Newspaper stands in downtown Minneapolis display headlines on June 18, 2023, detailing the U.S. Department of Justice's findings on the Minneapolis Police Department. The Star Tribune's front page reports on the DOJ's conclusion that the MPD engages in a pattern or practice of conduct that deprives people of their rights. This report followed a two-year investigation prompted by the murder of George Floyd. The Pioneer Press also covers the DOJ findings, highlighting a pattern of abuse by the Minneapolis police.

Yellow conveyor system transports newspapers through the Star Tribune's Heritage Center Manufacturing Facility in Minneapolis. — The Star Tribune's Heritage Center Manufacturing Facility in Minneapolis uses an overhead conveyor network to carry newspapers from the press room through packaging and distribution. The plant prints the Star Tribune along with other daily titles, including the St. Paul Pioneer Press, USA Today, and The Washington Post.

Massive rolls of newsprint stored at Star Tribune's Heritage Center Manufacturing Facility in Minneapolis. — These large rolls of newsprint await use at the Star Tribune's Heritage Center Manufacturing Facility in Minneapolis. The plant prints the Star Tribune along with other publications, including the St. Paul Pioneer Press, USA Today, and The Washington Post.

Automated conveyor system with yellow and black safety barriers transports materials through Star Tribune's Heritage Center Manufacturing Facility printing plant in Minneapolis. — The Star Tribune's Heritage Center Manufacturing Facility in Minneapolis runs overhead conveyor lines and Ferag and Quipp equipment to move newspapers through the printing and packaging process. The plant prints and distributes multiple daily papers, including the Star Tribune, St. Paul Pioneer Press, USA Today, and The Washington Post.

Automated sorting machinery with yellow conveyors in the Star Tribune Heritage Center Manufacturing Facility in Minneapolis. — The Star Tribune's Heritage Center Manufacturing Facility in Minneapolis houses the presses and finishing equipment that print and assemble the newspaper. Overhead conveyors carry sections through the building to machines that collate, insert, and prepare each edition for distribution. The plant also prints other publications, including USA Today and the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

Industrial printing presses and metal infrastructure occupy the manufacturing floor of the Star Tribune Heritage Center in Minneapolis. — The Star Tribune's printing plant sits at its Heritage Center Manufacturing Facility in Minneapolis, where the newspaper's presses once ran around the clock to print and bind daily editions. The facility also printed other publications, including the St. Paul Pioneer Press. The Star Tribune ended printing operations at this plant on December 27, 2025, shifting production to a Gannett facility in Des Moines, Iowa.

Industrial ink drums stored on metal shelving units at Star Tribune's Heritage Center Manufacturing Facility in Minneapolis. — These metal drums held ink for the printing presses at the Star Tribune's Heritage Center plant in Minneapolis, which printed the paper along with other regional and national titles. The plant ended its run as a printing facility when the Star Tribune stopped presses there on December 27, 2025, shifting production to a Gannett facility in Des Moines, Iowa.

Letterpress plate with reversed text used for newspaper printing at the Star Tribune Heritage Center Manufacturing Facility in Minneapolis. — This curved metal plate carries reversed, raised text once used to print pages at the Star Tribune's Minneapolis printing facility. Plates like this were mounted on rotary presses, where the raised letters picked up ink and transferred it directly onto rolling newsprint. The Star Tribune ended printing operations at this Minneapolis plant on December 27, 2025, shifting production to a Gannett facility in Des Moines, Iowa.

Yellow "PLATE MAKING" stencil on blue metal equipment at Star Tribune Heritage Center Manufacturing Facility in Minneapolis. — A stenciled "Platemaking" label marks a workstation at the Star Tribune's printing plant in Minneapolis. Platemaking was the step in offset printing where page negatives were used to etch text and images onto thin aluminum plates, which were then mounted on the press cylinders. The Minneapolis plant printed the Star Tribune until the paper ended printing operations there in December 2025.

Blue printing press units stand idle on the manufacturing floor of Star Tribune's Heritage Center facility in Minneapolis. — The Star Tribune's Heritage Center Manufacturing Facility in Minneapolis held the Gaus Blue presses used to print the paper for decades, along with contract runs for other publications. The plant ceased printing operations on December 27, 2025, after the Star Tribune shifted production to a Gannett facility in Des Moines, Iowa.

Goss Headliner press control panel with colored buttons and switches at the Star Tribune Heritage Center Manufacturing Facility in Minneapolis. — This console operates a Goss Headliner offset press at the Star Tribune's Minneapolis printing facility, where operators used its switches, dials, and counters to run the newspaper's presses. The Star Tribune ended printing operations at this Minneapolis plant on December 27, 2025, shifting production to a Gannett-owned facility in Des Moines, Iowa.

White newsprint web feeds through blue printing press machinery at Star Tribune Heritage Center in Minneapolis. — The Star Tribune's Heritage Center printing plant in Minneapolis ran the presses that produced the paper's daily print editions. The facility also printed the St. Paul Pioneer Press and other regional titles under contract. The Star Tribune ended printing operations at the plant on December 27, 2025, shifting production to a Gannett facility in Des Moines, Iowa.

Newsprint roll with blue Star Tribune branding on printing press roller at Heritage Center Manufacturing Facility in Minneapolis. — The Star Tribune printed its daily editions at this Minneapolis plant, running presses that wrapped finished pages around cylindrical rollers before cutting and folding. The paper ended printing operations at the facility on December 27, 2025, shifting production to a Gannett plant in Des Moines, Iowa.

Ink rollers and yellow guide mechanism on a newspaper printing press at the Star Tribune Heritage Center Manufacturing Facility in Minneapolis. — The Star Tribune's printing plant in Minneapolis, part of the Heritage Center Manufacturing Facility, housed the presses that produced the paper for decades. The facility stopped printing operations on December 27, 2025, when the Star Tribune shifted production to a Gannett plant in Des Moines, Iowa.

Decorative blue and green printing press rollers with metal wheels positioned above a large white paper roll at the Star Tribune manufacturing facility in Minneapolis. — This printing press sits in the Star Tribune's Heritage Center plant in Minneapolis, where rollers guide massive rolls of newsprint through the machinery during production. The Star Tribune ended printing operations at this plant on December 27, 2025, shifting the work to a Gannett facility in Des Moines, Iowa.

Blue printing presses stand idle on the manufacturing floor of Star Tribune's Heritage Center facility in Minneapolis. — The Star Tribune's Heritage Center printing plant in Minneapolis housed the presses that produced the paper's daily editions for decades. The Star Tribune ceased printing operations at this plant on December 27, 2025, shifting production to a Gannett facility in Des Moines, Iowa.

Blue printing press machinery with white newsprint roll at the Star Tribune Heritage Center facility in Minneapolis. — This press unit sits inside the Star Tribune's printing plant in Minneapolis, where the newspaper's daily editions were produced for decades. The paper ceased printing operations at this facility on December 27, 2025, shifting production to a Gannett plant in Des Moines, Iowa.

Blue Pioneer Press sign mounted on fencing at the Star Tribune printing facility in Minneapolis. — The Pioneer Press, a St. Paul daily, was printed for years at the Star Tribune's Heritage Center plant in Minneapolis. The Star Tribune ended printing operations at the facility on December 27, 2025, shifting the work to a Gannett plant in Des Moines, Iowa.

Newsrack with Star Tribune newspapers in it in Downtown Minneapolis — Newsracks for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Pioneer Press stand in downtown Minneapolis on April 28, 2022. The newspapers prominently feature headlines about a report released the previous day by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights. This report found that the Minneapolis Police Department and the city engaged in a pattern or practice of racial discrimination. The findings, which violated the Minnesota Human Rights Act, were released following a period of heightened scrutiny of the department's practices.

Star Tribune Newsrack in South Minneapolis — A Star Tribune newsrack stands on a sidewalk in South Minneapolis. The newspaper's headline: "They must pick: Cop or doctor?"

Star Tribune box in downtown Minneapolis with headline on policing overhaul and Mpls. Council agenda. — A newspaper box displays the Minneapolis Star Tribune, dated Tuesday, February 8, 2022, with the headline "Policing overhaul back on Mpls. Council agenda." The front page prominently features images of Amir Locke, who was killed by Minneapolis police during a no-knock warrant execution. The article addresses the city council's agenda concerning policing reforms following Locke's death. The Star Tribune is a major newspaper serving the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area and the state of Minnesota.

Boarded entrance at the Star Tribune building in Minneapolis. — Boards at the Star Tribune across from the courthouse.

Star Tribune and Pioneer Press racks in downtown Minneapolis beside broken glass during May 2020 protests. — Star Tribune and Pioneer Press newspaper racks stand on a sidewalk in downtown Minneapolis in the early hours of May 29, 2020, with broken glass scattered across the pavement nearby. The visible Star Tribune front page reads “Violent protests intensify,” placing the photograph during unrest following the killing of George Floyd.

Demolished Star Tribune building in downtown Minneapolis with construction equipment and debris during 2015 demolition for U.S — Demolition of the former Star Tribune building in downtown Minneapolis in 2015. The building was removed to clear the site for U.S. Bank Stadium and surrounding redevelopment.

Gutted interior of the Star Tribune building in downtown Minneapolis during demolition at night. — The demolition of the Star Tribune building in downtown Minneapolis .The building, located in the heart of the downtown core, served as the headquarters for the publication for many years.

Gutted office interior with illuminated downtown Minneapolis buildings visible through windows at night. — Demolition of the Star Tribune building in downtown Minneapolis.

The Star Tribune building and its illuminated green sign stand above downtown Minneapolis at night. — The Star Tribune building stood at 425 Portland Avenue South, serving as the newspaper's headquarters and printing plant for more than six decades after its construction in the late 1940s. The Star Tribune sold the property in 2013 and relocated downtown as part of a broader consolidation of its operations. Crews demolished the building in 2015 to clear the site for Downtown East, a mixed-use redevelopment tied to the construction of US Bank Stadium. Two Wells Fargo office towers and a public plaza now occupy the former newspaper site.

Downtown Minneapolis skyline at night, April 2014, showing the Star Tribune buildings on South 4th Street prior to demolition for stadium development. — South 4th Street in downtown Minneapolis, April 2014. The Star Tribune buildings, visible in the foreground, were a significant part of the city's newspaper operations for decades. These structures were later demolished to facilitate the Downtown East development, which included the construction of the US Bank Stadium for the Minnesota Vikings.

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