Tony Kennedy
Reporter
OutdoorsA 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.
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Editor's Pick
‘Bud’s Landing’ drew duck hunters for decades with a safe harbor and 3.2 beer. Now it’s giving way to canoes and kayaks.
Waterfowlers disheartened by a $4.6 million plan that cuts them out of a Dakota County site they’ve used for decades.
December 2, 2025
Hunting success improved over the heart of Minnesota’s deer season
DNR encouraged with results from nine-day firearms season that kept harvest on an upward trend.
November 20, 2025
Minnesota deer hunters connected early and often to push the harvest on opening weekend
Minnesota hunters tagged up to 65,000 whitetails on opening weekend, squarely ahead of the five-year average.
November 11, 2025
Deer hunters prepare for one of Minnesota’s biggest outdoor traditions
Cold weather on opening day Saturday won’t stifle the hunt, but rain could dampen success.
November 5, 2025
Hunters bagging Minnesota grouse at a good clip despite signs of a waning population
Shooting is down from the state’s banner grouse hunt in 2023, but good numbers of birds are still flushing.
October 30, 2025
Researcher hopes to solve the mystery of the vanishing Minnesota moose
State and tribal wildlife biologists now have boots on the ground in Grand Marais to study pregnancies and survival of young moose.
October 25, 2025
Auditor: DNR needs to do more to fix concerns about logging on wildlife lands
Report cites deep dissatisfaction among field staff for a problem that has festered for six years.
October 14, 2025
Upland hunters open the Minnesota pheasant season under welcoming skies
A field experience in Watonwan County gave credence to reports of higher ringneck numbers this year.
October 11, 2025
Hunting deer with crossbows is bringing more young Minnesotans into the sport
A DNR report suggests that the lifting of crossbow restrictions is attracting more women and youths to archery deer hunting.
October 9, 2025
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6 big Midwestern ideas that are shaping the future
The North Star Index gathers innovations started in Minnesota and radiating outward that will diagnose cancer faster, fly planes cleaner and conserve land more efficiently.
October 7, 2025
Conservation deal preserves long stretch of shoreline along northern Minnesota’s Rainy River
The 1.6 miles of riverfront sits directly across from Ontario near International Falls. It will become a 276-acre public wildlife area named for two longtime local politicians who worked to preserve wilderness in the state.
October 6, 2025
Federal judge rules in favor of Boundary Waters towboat operators
Motorized assists live on, despite a charge that the crafts spoil the solitude of the Minnesota wilderness
October 1, 2025
