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Tony Kennedy

Reporter | Investigative, General Assignment
Phone: 612-673-4213
Tony Kennedy has been an investigative reporter at the Star Tribune since 2002. His work includes a 2012 collection of stories on executive compensation at the University of Minnesota; a four-part series on judicial penalties against BNSF Corp.; and an examination of factors leading to the collapse of the I-35W Bridge. Kennedy has uncovered corruption and lax oversight within Minnesota’s legal guardianship system for vulnerable adults, conflicts of interests that plagued Minnesota’s first lottery director at the time of his suicide in 2004 and the inside story of failure at Excelsior-Henderson Motorcycle Co. The St. Paul native holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Marquette University. He worked at the Frankfort (Ind.) Times, St. Cloud Times, Business Journal of Milwaukee and the Associated Press before joining the Star Tribune in 1991.

Recent content from Tony Kennedy

MnDOT official's travel probed

When the I-35W bridge collapsed, the department official in charge of emergency response was at a conference; she didn't return for 10 days.

Updated: September 19, 2007, - 12:00 AM

Sept. 15: MnDOT official's travel costs questioned

Sonia Kay Morphew Pitt, in charge of emergency management, has traveled extensively at taxpayer expense.

Updated: September 18, 2007, - 10:17 PM

I-35W bridge runoff created 4-foot-by-6-foot hole

MnDOT says the hole, which was filled with concrete less than a month before the bridge collapse, did not affect the bridge's integrity.

Updated: September 05, 2007, - 12:03 AM

Vince Bazzachini, ex-leader of NWA union

The Eagan man looked like a tough customer, but he was known for his compassion for airline workers.

Updated: August 25, 2007, - 07:57 PM

Phone call put brakes on bridge repair

Plans to reinforce the bridge were well underway when the project came to a screeching halt in January amid concerns about safety and cost.

Updated: August 18, 2007, - 04:36 PM

Official who will oversee work was let go in Boston

J. Richard Capka, the federal highway administrator, was forced out in Massachusetts over the "Big Dig."

Updated: August 14, 2007, - 12:16 AM

Effects of bridge work weren't analyzed

The Interstate 35W bridge should have handled the extra weight, but investigators are considering it as a possible factor.

Updated: August 09, 2007, - 11:24 PM

A picture of the missing and a timetable to build emerge

As police released an official list of the vanished, the state said it wants to start work in October.

Updated: August 04, 2007, - 11:04 PM

Federal bridge investigation narrows its focus

As the death toll rose to five, divers struggled in the murky river. "It's a terrible mess, quite honestly," Sheriff Rich Stanek said.

Updated: August 03, 2007, - 11:46 PM

MnDOT feared cracking in bridge but opted against making repairs

Structural deficiencies in the I-35W bridge were so serious that MnDOT last winter considered bolting steel plates to its supports to prevent cracking in fatigued metal.

Updated: August 03, 2007, - 01:32 PM

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