Meet Sarah Thamer
Sarah Thamer is a senior reporter for the MPR News Race, Class and Communities team. Before joining MPR News, Sarah worked as a reporter and anchor in local television news. She started her career at WKBT in La Crosse, Wisconsin, then made her way to ABC-affiliate WISN in Milwaukee. Sarah has covered a wide array of topics from the Milwaukee Bucks championship win, to uncovering illegal practices in Wisconsin’s foster care system.
Sarah has a bachelor’s degree in journalism with a minor in public health from the University of Minnesota. Growing up in Richfield, she is thrilled to be back home covering stories in familiar communities. As a Palestinian American journalist, she is passionate about telling stories in underrepresented communities and using her platform to help inform the public and share new perspectives.
Sarah loves hiking and welcomes suggestions! If you have a story or idea you'd like to share, email her at sthamer@mpr.org.
Recent Contributions
- St. Louis Park, Golden Valley mayors host Ramadan iftar
- Minnesota presenta proyecto de ley para fomentar intercambio de información migratoria con ICE
- Minnesota House bill to encourage sharing of immigration data with ICE introduced
- Defensores exigen que ‘ICE salga de los juzgados’
- Advocates demand ‘ICE out of courthouses’
- Lawsuit claims Carver County Sheriff held man illegally on ICE detainer request
- Informe: Inmigrantes representan una proporción cada vez mayor de la fuerza laboral de Minnesota
- My family's immigration story — and yours
- Report: Immigrants make up increasing share of Minnesota’s overall workforce
- Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota eliminates staff positions
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