Paul McEnroe

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Paul McEnroe

Investigative reporter | General assignment and quasi-government agencies

Phone: 612-673-1745

Paul McEnroe has been a reporter at the Star Tribune since 1980, specializing in coverage of social justice issues, including failures in the child protection system, addicted youth, domestic violence, foster care and abuses of the mentally retarded. His investigations include “The Informant,” on the FBI’s 2007-08 corruption probe inside the Minneapolis Police Department; an examination of factors leading to the collapse of the I-35W Bridge, including the series “Money vs. Safety”; the plane crash that killed U.S. Sen. Paul Wellstone; and the unsavory fund-raising machine of Vietnam-era Hmong warrior Gen. Vang Pao.

McEnroe has covered the Gulf War, the conflict in Bosnia-Croatia and the Iraq War. In 2005, he was named an Ochberg Fellow by the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma for his longtime coverage of victims of violence. He holds a Master’s Degree in journalism from Michigan State University and is an adjunct lecturer at the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication, where he teaches investigative and in-depth reporting.

Nicki Crick, U expert on female aggression

The U's Nicki Crick opened new horizons on the behavior of adolescent girls.

Updated: October 30, 2012, - 08:41 PM

Meningitis alert grows to 129 clinics across Minnesota

State gets first good look at how many medical outlets used drugs from Mass. firm.

Updated: October 17, 2012, - 05:07 AM

Steroid maker sold other drugs across the state

Firm sold to Mayo, Allina, others even though it lacked license to do so.

Updated: October 15, 2012, - 10:36 AM

Behind bars, but health-conscious

Corrections Department sought to educate inmates and cut medical costs with health fair.

Updated: October 03, 2012, - 09:46 PM

State leaders call for action on drugs

Rising use of heroin and prescription painkillers troubles officials, who seek a statewide strategy focused on prevention.

Updated: September 13, 2012, - 11:00 PM

Minneapolis friends agree to plead guilty in $1.6M fraud

Two Minneapolis women, longtime friends who each have a history of bankruptcy, have agreed to plead guilty to stealing more than $1.6 million from ING, the international insurance and investment firm where they worked, according to documents filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis.

Updated: July 27, 2012, - 01:33 PM