Deputy Managing Editor for News Operations

Colleen Stoxen oversees hiring, intern programs, newsroom finances, news production and union relations. She has been with the Star Tribune since 1987, after working as a copy editor and reporter at newspapers in California, Indiana and North Dakota.

While at the Star Tribune, Stoxen has worked as page one editor, nation/world editor, Stribcast anchor, deputy metro editor, features team leader and copy editor.


Many children still breathe secondhand smoke

Some groups are exposed at much higher rates.


Alcohol poisoning kills thousands in U.S.

Six people die each day.


Four Minnesota hospitals designated for Ebola treatment

35 are designated in U.S.


Calorie counts coming to more menus

FDA making some chain restaurants post calories.


Fewer high school students smoking

Minnesota's first e-cigarette survey finds 12.9 percent used or tried e-cigs during the past month.


Chicken blamed for salmonella cases in Minnesota

Outbreak caused by raw chicken entree.


Drinking soda speeds up aging, study shows

A 20-oz pop each day is linked to 4.6 years of aging.


HIV spikes are shown in action

Microscopy may reveal way to create a vaccine.


Increasing skirt size linked to breast cancer risk

Waist fat is an indicator.


The trouble with toothpaste microbeads

Crest agrees to phase them out.