Kelsey Christensen
Kelsey is a Emmy Award-winning reporter in her hometown of Minneapolis where she finds the best stories to be from the people around her doing amazing things.
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She also has plenty of practice working under pressure. That's because on top of being a reporter Kelsey is a paramedic, which has come in handy keeping a cool head in her news career.
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She has been the lead reporter on two school campus shootings, a historic snow storm and a handful of wildfires. She is known for landing big interviews and nearly got an outright confession during a national sought-after jailhouse interview. Kelsey also uncovered unethical practices within a state department, which led to a new state congressional committee.
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She's currently a reporter at KSTP 5 Eyewitness News in the Twin Cities. Before working in Minnesota, she worked for FOX 5 San Diego and KMTR in Eugene, Oregon. She was also a traffic reporter at TTWN for Seattle radio stations.
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Before starting her career in news, she worked as a paramedic for the Mayo Clinic for three years. Kelsey also worked as a medic during her free time outside of reporting in Oregon.
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She studied paramedicine at HCMC along with journalism and global studies at the University of Minnesota.
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During her time as a Gopher, Kelsey was a health reporter and photographer for the Minnesota Daily. She also spent time in Mongolia creating local English news at Channel 1 News International.
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She interned for WCCO, KARE11, CCX Media and Gov. Mark Dayton.
When she isn’t chasing a story, you can find Kelsey shopping at a local antique store or playing tennis.