Joe Augustine
Joe Augustine joined FOX 9 as the Executive Producer of Investigations and Documentaries in 2024.
He has worked in the Twin Cities as a general assignment reporter and investigative journalist since 2014.
Prior to coming to Minnesota, Joe worked as a reporter in Des Moines, Iowa, and south Texas. In the Rio Grande Valley, Joe covered the immigration crisis, local corruption, and the impact of human smuggling.
Joe grew up in Kenosha, Wisconsin –home of the best polka band in the Midwest. He graduated from the University of Iowa and enjoys hearing the "Who hates Iowa?" chant any time he attends a Gophers game.
Joe and his wife live in the west metro where their three children will likely inspire numerous noise ordinances.
The latest from Joe Augustine
Bovino played to the cameras during ICE operations. Observer videos took him down.
Bovino’s aggressive tactics helped him become the face of immigration operations in L.A., Chicago and Minneapolis but also led to his downfall after numerous shootings.
ICE shootings continue as Renee Good, Alex Pretti investigations stall
“THIN I.C.E." – a new FOX 9 documentary series —shows how the Trump Administration’s attempts to justify several shootings during immigration operations quickly fell apart.
Edmund Fitzgerald mystery lingers 51 years later
A FOX 9 documentary details the diving expeditions to explore the wreckage of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
How Minnesota commissioner exposed ICE 'propaganda'
A new series from FOX 9 Documentaries details the Trump Administration's immigration operations in Chicago and Minneapolis that resulted in constitutional challenges, violent tactics and deadly shootings.
ICE surge documentary series premieres Wednesday, Nov. 4: How to watch
A new series from FOX 9 Documentaries details the Trump Administration's immigration operations in Chicago and Minneapolis that resulted in constitutional challenges, violent tactics and deadly shootings.
ICE observers used whistles and Signal chats. Now they face threats of prosecution.
“THIN I.C.E." – a new FOX 9 documentary series – shows how constitutional observers scaled up for the unprecedented immigration operation.
Minnesota schools targeted by ICE are still struggling
School districts across the metro are still grappling with the Trump Administration’s ongoing immigration enforcement months after federal agents targeted students, bus stops and school parking lots during Operation Metro Surge.
Minneapolis mass shooting suspect was facing eviction for threats with gun, documents show
The suspect who opened fire in a downtown Minneapolis apartment complex Wednesday evening was being evicted for previously making threatening statements, according to court records obtained by the FOX 9 Investigators.
Walz signs Larry's Law banning no lift policies in assisted living
Gov. Tim Walz signed Larry’s Law at the end of the legislative session which essentially bans "no lift" or "no touch" policies in assisted living facilities.
Medicaid in Minnesota: Fraudsters owe millions but pay back little
The FOX 9 Investigators are following stolen Medicaid funding and tracking what happens after providers are convicted of fraud.