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Tony Kennedy

Reporter  |  Investigations

Phone: 612-673-4213

E-mail: tonyk@startribune.com

Tony Kennedy is an investigative reporter.

Recent content from Tony Kennedy

• Two U profs suspected of double dipping
  Georgia Tech says it's revoking tenure of the two it suspects of "potential fraud." The U hopes it's just an employment dispute.
  Apr 20, 2008
• St. Cloud, Hastings bridges are put on fast track for replacement
  The two aging, fracture-critical bridges will be torn down and replaced, thanks to new funding and closer scrutiny.
  Apr 11, 2008
• Oberstar to question NTSB on its bridge probe
  The Minnesota Democrat will use another hearing for inquiry.
  Mar 28, 2008
• St. Cloud bridge faces final judgment
  A decision will be made by April 10 on whether the DeSoto Bridge in St. Cloud will be replaced or repaired.
  Mar 27, 2008
• NTSB won’t hold open hearing on 35W bridge
  The NTSB, over the objections of two of its members, voted not to hold an open meeting on the I-35W bridge collapse before the investigation is complete.
  Mar 26, 2008
• Old photos show flaws in steel of I-35W bridge
  Bowing of gusset plates was visible in photos taken of the 35W bridge by inspectors more than 4 years before the collapse.
  Mar 26, 2008
• NTSB bridge update looks at stress point, construction load
  The agency released more findings about the I-35W bridge collapse, though a final report is still months away.
  Mar 18, 2008
• Molnau sold farm near road she pushed
  She and her husband say the $3.3 million deal did not pose a conflict of interest for her at the Legislature in 2000.
  Feb 24, 2008
• Poorly rated Hastings Bridge takes another wallop
  Engineers have significantly lowered the condition rating for the busy Hastings Bridge -- it carries 32,000 vehicles a day across the Mississippi River -- further downgrading what was already one of the worst-rated bridges in the metro area.
  Feb 15, 2008
• Contractor might repay some costs of I-35W stairs
  Eagan-based Graham Penn-Co Construction, the contractor paid $157,400 to build a wooden staircase leading to the ruins of the I-35W bridge, is in talks with MnDOT about returning or paying for tools it charged to taxpayers.
  Jan 31, 2008

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