Eric Wieffering

Star Tribune investigations editor. Ever-slowing distance runner. Canadian born, eh?

[Eric Wieffering @EWieffering]

Deadly explosion off Nigeria points to threat posed by aging oil ships around the world https://t.co/Z8VSaPfbjy

[Helen Wieffering @helenwieffering]

Who gets to profit from the world's most threatened fishing grounds? Sometimes, it's the companies willing to pay a bribe.

A look at the harm corruption is causing in coastal countries around the world: https://t.co/zRaveMcDSU

[Eric Wieffering @EWieffering]

@SoNotSnow Sure. it was a long time ago. Can’t promise that I would be able to add much more than what’s already in the story. Work email is [email protected]

[Eric Wieffering @EWieffering]

@SoNotSnow Weird. Was thinking about this case/story recently.

[Jason Kint @jason_kint]

And again, personal opinion but I actually thought the Star Tribune out of Minneapolis had the best package on A1. /16

[The Minnesota Star Tribune @StarTribune]

1/ In Minnesota, more than a dozen licensed facilities that once housed and cared for high-risk children have shut their doors over the past decade. Proposals for new facilities have faced vigorous public opposition. https://t.co/4wkhYJAeDC

[Eric Wieffering @EWieffering]

|Minnesota's juvenile justice system is failing young people, families and victims of violence https://t.co/i8pZS9iHAG

[Helen Wieffering @helenwieffering]

New today from me & @AP -- a dive into the seas around the world where shootings, explosions and armed chases are taking place with the backing of national power -- all to defend an increasingly vulnerable resource: fisheries
https://t.co/SkEXdov6vS

[The Minnesota Star Tribune @StarTribune]

The owners of several companies at the center of an FBI fraud investigation involving meals for the poor received tens of millions in taxpayer money despite having a history of criminal and financial problems. https://t.co/aiaF6JFMhU

[Matthew Albright @malbrightLA]

Very bittersweet news here. @PKovacs7 gave me my first job as a reporter, and has helped build an enduring journalism institution here.
But the Star Trib does incredibly good work, and it's exciting to see @StribSanchez coming here.
https://t.co/kbfRFqztIR

[nixonron @nixonron]

I am pleased to announce three new additions to the @AP global investigations team: Grace Ekpu, Sarah El Deeb, and Helen Wieffering.
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[Helen Wieffering @helenwieffering]

‘We just feel it, we feel the energy behind it, and it just eats us away.’

Our story out today examines race & extremism at the 5 U.S. military academies. w/ my colleagues @aaronlmorrison @noreensnasir @jasenlo123 @kat__stafford @JimLaPorta
https://t.co/f8Bb6uTPJT

[Eric Wieffering @EWieffering]

@Bromka So true. Especially liked this:
"But simply running is not racing.
Racing is testing — It’s submitting yourself to a task, unsure of the outcome, for the thrill of discovering the answer to the question,
“Can I handle this much for that long?”

[Michael Rezendes @MikeRezendes]

Heartbreaking investigation by my terrific colleagues @AP. https://t.co/NUiMTSHDKE

[The Minnesota Star Tribune @StarTribune]

1/ Steve Matiatos was 7 when a 1,200-pound pipe rolled over him and partly crushed his skull. Now 52, he could be receiving more than $2,000/month from a legal settlement. But in 2000 he started selling his future payments to J.G. Wentworth. https://t.co/uL7oRhCfBT