Elizabeth Baier

Elizabeth Baier

Reporter
Minnesota Public Radio
ebaier@mpr.org

Elizabeth Baier joined Minnesota Public Radio in June 2008 after six years of writing for newspapers, including the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and the Miami Herald. She holds a bachelors of science degree in journalism and international relations from the University of Miami and a certificate in contemporary Latin American studies from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in Santiago. In 2006, she fell in love with multimedia storytelling, which is one of the reasons why she landed in public radio. When she's not looking for a good story, she enjoys traveling, photography and playing sudoku.

Elizabeth Baier Feature Archive

Damaged bus near Austin, Minn.
The search for answers in a fatal bus crash in southern Minnesota continued Friday as investigators continued looking at whether the bus had any equipment failures. (11/20/2009)
Mayo President and CEO Denis Cortese is stepping down from the clinic's leading role Friday. (11/20/2009)
Investigating the bus
Investigators said they could not confirm the bus company's claim that the driver suffered a ruptured aneurysm in his chest that might have caused a tour bus accident Wednesday afternoon near Austin, Minn. (11/19/2009)
The Red Wing Shoe Co. has announced jobs cuts at its facility in Red Wing, Minn., and another in Kentucky. (11/13/2009)
Red Wing is home to one of the most comprehensive violin repair programs in the country and for nearly two decades, the courses have attracted hundreds of students from around the world who want to learn the delicate craft and preserve the violin's cultural and musical heritage. (11/09/2009)
Two Minnesota-based organizations have received federal grants to help beginning farmers and ranchers. (11/03/2009)
In Albert Lea, the pain of the manufacturing slump is acute. That sector has lost nearly 43,000 jobs in Minnesota since the start of the recession -- more than any other major industry. With a heavy reliance on factory jobs, Albert Lea's jobless rate topped 11 percent earlier this year. (11/03/2009)
A voluntary program to help livestock farmers comply with environmental regulations ends next year and those who haven't made the changes yet have until the end of the week to apply for a waiver. Otherwise, the agreement commits farmers to make improvements by the end of next year. (10/29/2009)
A state administrative judge has ruled in favor of Xcel Energy, saying the company should be able to expand the amount of energy it produces on the Prairie Island nuclear power plant near Red Wing. (10/23/2009)
In Albert Lea, many residents participated in a ten month-long project to make small, health-conscious changes to their lives. Although the project is coming to a close, indications are that the changes are here to stay. (10/13/2009)
Mayo Clinic researchers have found that certain structural features within breast tissue can indicate a woman's individual cancer risk. (10/05/2009)
To attract a new generation of park goers, the state park system is tapping into a high-tech scavenger hunt called geocaching, a sport that combines GPS navigation with the lure and adventure of a treasure hunt. (10/02/2009)
While officials in Rochester tackle an increase in violent crimes in the last year on the streets, one man is using the boxing ring to help at-risk kids stay off the streets and out of gangs. (09/24/2009)
School board members in Rochester will decide Tuesday whether future salary increases for the superintendent should be tied to student performance, graduation rate and other benchmarks. (09/22/2009)
Some independent apple growers aren't happy with the exclusive agreement between the University of Minnesota and one southern Minnesota grower regarding its newest apple, the Sweetango. (09/18/2009)