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.
Latest from Tony Kennedy
Environment
How much trash is under water in Mille Lacs? A scuba team looked into it.
The group’s divers recovered fishing gear, tires, beer cans and a chrome hubcap from an old Buick.
September 26, 2024
Outdoors
‘Owen was a hero’: How a 12-year-old saved his dad’s life with a clutch shot during a bear attack
The hunting incident in western Wisconsin shook Ryan Beierman and his son.
September 17, 2024
Outdoors
Change in Minn. wage law raises labor costs for natural resource restoration work
Change in wage law will hurt natural restoration in Minnesota, some conservation groups argue.
September 16, 2024
Outdoors
Voters to decide whether to keep using Minnesota Lottery proceeds for the outdoors
More than 100 conservation groups, hunting clubs, paddlers, trail riders, businesses and government entities have joined a coalition to campaign for a “Yes” vote in November’s election.
September 6, 2024
Outdoors
You’re now allowed to bag walleyes on Mille Lacs. But can you catch them?
A boom in the lake’s perch population is good for walleyes, but not helpful for people fishing for Minnesota’s prize fish.
August 30, 2024
Outdoor Activities
A pioneer in outdoor navigation turns to Minnesota for fishing smarts
OnX Maps purchased TroutRoutes from a small Twin Cities firm while also tapping a Minnesota fishing industry veteran to develop onX Fish, an app for lake fishing.
August 23, 2024
Outdoors
Camp Ripley’s expanded deer hunt is one of the changes ahead for Minnesota hunters, trappers
With the Minnesota harvest season around the corner, the Department of Natural Resources has adjusted season lengths and many other rules.
August 15, 2024
Outdoors
Beyond his flannel shirt and camo hat, Tim Walz has made his mark in the politics of fish and game
At ease on the prairie bagging pheasants, the running mate of Kamala Harris has been tuned into hook and bullet issues since his earliest days in Congress
August 9, 2024
Outdoors
You’re now allowed to bag walleyes on Mille Lacs. But can you catch them?
A boom in the lake’s perch population is good for walleyes, but not helpful for people fishing for Minnesota’s prize fish.
August 30, 2024
Outdoor Activities
A pioneer in outdoor navigation turns to Minnesota for fishing smarts
OnX Maps purchased TroutRoutes from a small Twin Cities firm while also tapping a Minnesota fishing industry veteran to develop onX Fish, an app for lake fishing.
August 23, 2024
Outdoors
Camp Ripley’s expanded deer hunt is one of the changes ahead for Minnesota hunters, trappers
With the Minnesota harvest season around the corner, the Department of Natural Resources has adjusted season lengths and many other rules.
August 15, 2024
Outdoors
Beyond his flannel shirt and camo hat, Tim Walz has made his mark in the politics of fish and game
At ease on the prairie bagging pheasants, the running mate of Kamala Harris has been tuned into hook and bullet issues since his earliest days in Congress
August 9, 2024