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Jonah Kaplan is an award-winning correspondent and investigative journalist who has built a strong reputation for his balanced reporting, thoughtful interviews, and deeply researched coverage of high-impact issues affecting the communities across the country. Based in Minneapolis, his work appears on all of CBS News' programs and platforms, including the CBS Evening News, CBS Mornings and CBS 24/7.
There isn't much Jonah hasn't covered in his 20+ year career: he's interviewed U.S. Presidents and scores of top government officials, he's flown with the U.S. Air Force Hurricane Hunters, and was showered with confetti at the NBA Finals, among other memorable assignments. At CBS News, Jonah's reported on a wide range of stories around the Midwest, including the $1B Minnesota COVID Fraud scandal, and the mass shooting at Annunciation Church, and the federal immigration crackdown; Jonah's also contributed to CBS News' ongoing coverage of the Iran War and has broken multiple exclusive stories related to injured U.S. troops and the death of six American soldiers in Kuwait.
Prior to joining CBS News in February 2026, Jonah spent four years as an investigative reporter at WCCO-TV, the CBS-owned station in Minneapolis-Saint Paul. At WTVD-TV in Raleigh-Durham, Jonah led the market with his political reporting in the deeply purple state of North Carolina from 2016-2022. His other stops included WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee, WI, KSPR-TV in Springfield, MO, and KAUZ-TV in Wichita Falls, TX, where Jonah made his first appearance on CBS Evening News in 2009 during a historic Christmas Eve snowstorm.
Jonah has also spent time working on Capitol Hill, at NBC News London, as well as positions in sports broadcasting at ESPN and New York's YES Network. He graduated with honors from Boston University's College of Communication.
Jonah has earned and received dozens of national and regional awards for his reporting, including multiple Emmys and an Edward R. Murrow award, as well as sweeping top categories from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) of the Carolinas, the Kansas City Press Club, and the Missouri Broadcasters Association. In 2013, he won the Wilbur Award from the Religion Communicators Council for his series Journey to Jerusalem.
Outside the newsroom, you can find Jonah still cheering on his hometown Philadelphia sports teams, playing tennis and ice hockey, or chanting and song leading with his guitar at area synagogues (he's a son of two rabbis!). He and his wife are the proud parents to three daughters.
Dog owners know our furry friends can sometimes be almost human in the way they communicate and share their feeling -- but this story takes it up a notch!
Minnesota officials are calling for a Kia and Hyundai safety recall after a spike in thefts in the Twin Cities.
The whole concept of school safety is changing instead of, or maybe in addition to protecting against an external threat, like a mass shooter, the day-to-day experience at St. Paul Public Schools is showing real dangers are already inside the halls.
"It's here, mental health exists. It's impacting our kids to a degree that we need this embedded in schools," Masters said. "The stressors these kids are facing, many of them are things adults have not faced in their entire lifetime."
The Minnesota Department of Labor has opened an investigation into the workplace death of a carpenter at an apartment complex under construction in Edina.
Minneapolis has declared a one-day snow emergency starting Friday at 9 p.m.
Micah and her husband, Adam, arrived at Owatonna Hospital on Tuesday night for a pre-scheduled induction, and the short drive from their house was not an easy one.
Gov. Tim Walz has activated the National Guard to assist if needed in the storm, and that includes rescue operations and emergency shelters.
"Really what we're saying is if there's a ray of sunshine between two storms, appreciate it from your house or wherever you are. Don't attempt to beat the next one," said Kevin Reed with Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
"We're talking up to $800,000 per snow emergency," said St. Paul Public Works Director Sean Kershaw. "That includes two daily shifts of about 70 to 80 plow drivers, plus gasoline, salt, sand and hopefully a snack."
Data from MnDOT's Rail Safety & Coordination Unit counted 415 incidents at crossings across the state between 2011 and 2021; the crashes killed 59 people.
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner has released the identities of the two people fatally shot in Uptown late Wednesday evening.
Minneapolis police are investigating following two fatal shootings in Uptown late Wednesday evening. One of the victims who died has been identified by their family.
"I'm proud of what we did on Jan. 6, as difficult as it was," Pence said after a speech at the Minnesota Club in downtown Minneapolis.
Pence called the subpoena "unconstitutional" and "unprecedented."