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Tony Kennedy

Reporter
Outdoors
A Minnesota native, Kennedy lives in the Twin Cities and on land surrounding a Driftless Area trout stream. He's been an investigative reporter at the Star Tribune, an Associated Press newsman and a beat writer covering the environment, aviation, state politics and public safety. His journalism career started at Marquette University, a small-town newspaper in Indiana and The St. Cloud Times. Kennedy's wife is an inner-city kindergarten teacher and their two boys are into hockey, the outdoors and dirt bikes.

Contact

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tony.kennedy@startribune.com
PHONE
612-673-4213

Latest from Tony Kennedy

Environment

Has bird flu spread to bobcats, bears and deer in Minnesota? Research aims to find out.

In a fast-tracked project, U of M researchers will be looking for disease hotspots and whether certain wildlife species are harboring avian flu.
December 24, 2024
Outdoor Activities

Wolves, walleyes, moose and the Superior Hiking Trail attract funding in record package of Minnesota projects

A package of conservation projects funded by a record $103 million in state lottery proceeds will need legislative approval.
December 19, 2024
Northeastern Minnesota moose are casualties of the expanding range of ticks.
Outdoors

Chronic wasting disease pops up in a whitetail deer near Wheaton

It’s the first time CWD has been detected in that portion of western Minnesota and it will trigger new regulations for local hunters.
December 12, 2024
University of Minnesota Veterinary student Jackie Pieron removes lymph nodes from a deer harvested in the fall of 2016 near Rushford, Minn. At right, DNR Wildlife Health Program Supervisor Michelle Carstensen records data about the animal. Lymph node removal and testing is a critical part of the DNR's response to threats of CWD spreading to the state's wild herd of whitetails. These check stations are likely to be positioned later this year in Winona County in response to a CWD outbreak on a deer farm southeast of Winona city.
Outdoor Activities

Minnesota reaps windfall from epic comeback of lake trout in Lake Superior

For the first time, the once-endangered fish could become a star in the state hatchery system for stocking other lakes.
December 7, 2024
Biologists Keith Reeves left ,Josh Blankenheim ,and Cory Goldsworthy pulled out netted lake trout from Lake Superior during an annual spring population survey that's been a key to this long-range fisheries management success story on Lake Superior Tuesday May 8, 2018 in Duluth, MN. ] JERRY HOLT • jerry.holt@startribune.com
Outdoors

Study finds high mercury levels in fish caught in lakes with zebra mussels

Mercury levels in adult walleyes and perch were found to be far higher in fish pulled from infested lakes compared to uninvaded bodies of water
November 20, 2024
Invasive species such as zebra mussels and diseases affecting deer and other wildlife are among the threats to the outdoors at a time when fewer are paying the fees that fund the conservation fight.
Outdoor Activities

The epic archery hunt at Minnesota’s Camp Ripley was an annual party. Here’s why it’s never coming back.

The Minnesota National Guard has transformed what was a weekend deluge of bow hunters into a daily trickle.
November 14, 2024
Outdoors

DNR says Minnesota’s longtime 6-walleye limit is headed for extinction

The agency is forging ahead with a rule-making process that would drop the statewide daily bag limit to four starting in 2026
November 7, 2024
Elections

Most incumbents lead Minnesota’s nine contested judicial elections

MN Supreme Court Chief Justice Natalie Hudson and Justice Karl Procaccini were both elected. Nine contested races included Court of Appeals and District Court seats.
November 6, 2024
Outdoors

Study finds high mercury levels in fish caught in lakes with zebra mussels

Mercury levels in adult walleyes and perch were found to be far higher in fish pulled from infested lakes compared to uninvaded bodies of water
November 20, 2024
Invasive species such as zebra mussels and diseases affecting deer and other wildlife are among the threats to the outdoors at a time when fewer are paying the fees that fund the conservation fight.
Outdoor Activities

The epic archery hunt at Minnesota’s Camp Ripley was an annual party. Here’s why it’s never coming back.

The Minnesota National Guard has transformed what was a weekend deluge of bow hunters into a daily trickle.
November 14, 2024
Outdoors

DNR says Minnesota’s longtime 6-walleye limit is headed for extinction

The agency is forging ahead with a rule-making process that would drop the statewide daily bag limit to four starting in 2026
November 7, 2024
Elections

Most incumbents lead Minnesota’s nine contested judicial elections

MN Supreme Court Chief Justice Natalie Hudson and Justice Karl Procaccini were both elected. Nine contested races included Court of Appeals and District Court seats.
November 6, 2024
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