Melissa Turtinen

Melissa Turtinen

Digital content manager

Melissa Turtinen is the digital content manager at FOX 9. 

Melissa is a native of Minnesota, who has been a reporter and editor in the Twin Cities since 2013. Prior to that, she was a reporter and web producer in Boston. 

She enjoys being outside, exploring new places and spending time with family, friends and her two corgis, Ella and Pickles.

If you have a story idea or news tip, email her at melissa.turtinen@fox.com. 

The latest from Melissa Turtinen

Minneapolis Mayor Frey: ‘I dropped an F-bomb, they killed somebody’

At a news conference where Minneapolis leaders demanded transparency in the investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE officer, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said he stands by his statements: "I dropped an F-bomb, they killed somebody. Which one of those is more inflammatory?"

Minneapolis ICE shooting: Eyewitness accounts contradict ICE statement

A woman was fatally shot by an ICE officer in Minneapolis Wednesday morning, but witness accounts contradict what federal officials say happened. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey calls the claim the shooting was self-defense “bullshit" and is a “garbage narrative" after seeing video of the shooting.