Meet Hannah Yang
Hannah Yang is a senior reporter based in Worthington and Mankato, where she covers southwest Minnesota.
Before MPR News, Hannah covered education and county news for the Austin Daily Herald. She also served as a regional reporter for the Rochester Post Bulletin, covering Dodge, Fillmore and Mower counties.
Hannah’s work has been recognized with several awards, including a regional Edward R. Murrow Award, a National Headliner Award, multiple Page One Awards from the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists, and first place for best use of video in the Better Newspaper Contest from the Minnesota Newspaper Association.
Hannah graduated with a bachelor’s degree in news and information with a minor and specialization in Spanish from the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University. Hannah is a proud second-generation Korean American and grew up in Cleveland. She's a mom of two corgis and married to her best friend.
You can find Hannah on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.
Recent Contributions
- Craft brewers consider kicking the aluminum tariff can to customers
- Rural voices, farmers push for government accountability in town halls
- Planters, growers stuck rooted to ever-changing landscape amid tariff war
- Town halls aim to air farmers, rural residents concerns
- Tariffs stoke anxiety with Minnesota officials over uncertain impacts
- Department of Defense pulls $1.1 million federal grant from Winona State University
- Drone surveys help scientists understand impact of Rapidan Dam ‘avulsive failure’
- Minnesota food shelves saw nearly 9 million visits in 2024
- Experts foresee negative ripple effects in termination of USDA scientists in St. Paul lab
- New MSU Mankato, Wilder Research study examines barrier to obtaining mental health licensure among state graduates