Twin Cities TV News Anchors: Roundup Of Recent Shakeups

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — The local TV news landscape in the Twin Cities looks a lot different than it did only six months ago. Shakeups at several of the metro's major stations are forcing loyal viewers to adjust to new on-screen reporters, personalities, and primetime anchors.

Here's a roundup of recent changes as well as shakeups to come:

Departing anchors

KSTP's Bill Lunn left the station in March, saying, "In the end we could not figure out a new role for me here."

WCCO's Kylie Bearse — a Burnsville native who joined the station in 2014 — is leaving Minnesota for "a job closer to family" in Denver at KUSA.

KARE 11's Melissa Colorado — a native New Yorker who joined the local NBC affiliate in 2014 — is leaving for a reporter position at the NBC Bay Area station.

WCCO's Rachel Slavik — who spent seven years at the CBS affiliate — left the station and "news" in general back in October, the Star Tribune reported.

Ivory Hecker left KARE 11 in October for Houston's KRIV-TV.

That same month, KARE 11 announced it had "parted ways" with "Sunrise" anchor Kim Insley after 24 years.

Anchors moved to new positions

In February, veteran anchor Tim McNiff left KARE 11 Sunrise to launch "a multi-platform news and sports digital series" with the station.

New anchors

Replacing Tim McNiff on KARE 11 Sunrise is Kris Laudien, former anchor at Global News Canada.

Joining Laudien, Lauren Leamanczyk — who's been with KARE 11 since August of 2016 — is moving from her role as an investigative reporter to become an anchor on KARE 11 Sunrise.

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