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The public is invited to attend he 85th Memorial Day program in Lake Park this coming Monday, May 27th. The event is sponsore...
The Winona Area Chamber of Commerce handed out several awards Tuesday during its annual 2013 Business Celebration Awards Lunc...
The man killed in a motorcycle accident in Wabasha County on Tuesday night was a popular Minneapolis Latin DJ. 32 year old Om...
A reminder that local law enforcement agencies will hold a special ceremony on Wednesday to mark National Law Enforcement Mem...
Winona County Sheriff Dave Brand is reminding the public that National Law Enforcement Memorial Week is next week, May 13th t...
More than 1,200 students will participate in the Winona State University Spring 2013 Commencement ceremonies this Friday, May...
Taylor Gibson of Hill and Hollow 4-H Club has been awarded the Elizabeth Salter-Eby Memorial Scholarship for the 2013-2014 ac...
Winona County Highway Engineer Dave Kraemer calls it a typical March snowstorm...it's just happening in May.Winona County...
Nearly 1,200 students will participate in the Winona State University Spring Commencement ceremonies Friday, May 10th, in Mem...
A large Wisconsin dairy cooperative plans to close a cheese plant, idle another local plant indefinitely and lay off more tha...
On Saturday, May 11th, the Winona campus of Saint Mary's University will host a joint commencement ceremony for both Wino...
Several citizens, troopers and other public servants who performed life-saving acts or excelled in a crisis to ensure safer M...
The Winona County Fair Board is seeking nominations of individuals that exemplify the "best" of Winona County's...
Winona State University will host the inaugural wellness conference on June 6th and 7th in Winona.It's called 'Wellne...
A Houston, Texas area man must serve nearly 20 years in prison for enticing a 9 year old Rochester girl he met online into po...
As a local citizen's committee continues to discuss ways to revitalize Levee Park, a new business will open there soon th...
Some images that caught our eye on Earth Day 2013!
St. Mary's University will hold it graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 11th on the main Win...
Nearly 120 volunteers, donors, partners, and friends celebrated the mission and outreach of the American Red Cross earlier th...
Saint Mary's University presented awards to three Christian Brothers, a faculty member, a Lasallian educator and two outs...
St. Mary's University will celebrate Founder's Day Tuesday with the presentation of awards and honorary doctorate deg...
Hailed as one of the "most important bands in music since the dawn of the rock and roll era" by former President Bi...
The Winona Family YMCA honored two people Tuesday during the Y's 127th Annual Meeting.Presented with the Outstanding Volu...
The Annual Winona County Developmental Achievement Center's Auction and Casino Night was a big success.The event was held...
Time to dust off your running shoes again because the 35th Annual Fools Five Road Race in Lewiston is right around the corner...
United Way of the Greater Winona Area highlighted its accomplishments during the past year at the organization's 69th ann...
A variety of awards were given out Monday during the annual Recognition Dinner for the La Crosse Chamber of Commerce.Among th...
The Winona County O-R-C presented special awards at a recent annual banquet.Honored as the O-R-C Employee of the Year was Mic...
The Winona Health Foundation is seeking nominations for the Ben & Adith Miller Community Service Tribute.The Ben and Adith Mi...
Two members of the Winona County Sheriff's Department have received special awards for the cooperation and assistance to ...
Ellsworth and Helen Simon of Lewiston recently received the Honorary Life Award at the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation's...
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2012-13 Thomas F. Stark Volunteer Service Award. This award is given in memory of ...
Real estate recordings during the month of January that ended Thursday were the highest in eight years. County Recorder Bob B...
First District Congressman Tim Walz was honored this week for his dedicated service to the agriculture community with the Fri...
The winners of the 8th annual Frozen River Film Festival have been announced.The event ran from January 23rd through the 27th...
The Winona Area Chamber of Commerce inducted six individuals as Lifetime Honorary Members Friday evening.The announcement cam...
The public is invited to join the Saint Mary's University community in celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day next...
The board of directors for what is now known as the La Crosse Performing Arts Center will announce the new name of the buildi...
The city of Red Wing has been honored for their fiscal excellence.The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial ...
Governor Mark Dayton will ring in the new year at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, where's he's extending his stay by a day ...
Hundreds of people have turned out in Mankato to mark the 150th anniversary of the hanging of 38 Dakota men - the largest mas...
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton will undergo spinal surgery next week at Mayo Clinic in Rochester.Dayton's office announce...
Nine law enforcement officers have received special honors for their role in the investigation of a the shooting of a Lake Ci...
A Texas man has pleaded guilty to enticing a 9-year-old Rochester girl he met online into posing nude and emailing him the ph...
The Dakota man who is charged with the murder of a La Crosse man and his son will go on trial in La Crosse next May 6th throu...
It's almost time for an annual holiday event in Rushford that will again be pleasing large crowds, young and old alike.Th...
Registration is now open for the 5th Annual Trinona event that will take place next June in Winona.Trinona was recently named...
The Winona State University Department of Music will hold the annual Jazz Holiday Dance this Friday.This year's dance wil...
The Winona Health Foundation's holiday fundraising campaign, Trees of Light, is underway.The annual campaign is a way for...
Brother William Mann, president of Saint Mary's University in Winona, will receive a special honor this week.The Christia...
Winona State University Foundation has established the Medallion Society as a new tribute to honor individuals whose philanth...
The public is being asked to help locate a dog that bit someone and then ran.Winona's Animal Control Officer Wendy Peters...
A second student has died after fire swept an off-campus apartment near the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.A spokeswoman ...
A special benefit will be held this coming Sunday, September 30th, for a soldier who has been diagnosed with Post Traumatic S...
The Blinded Veterans Association has honored First District Congressman Tim Walz with the organization's National Legisla...
A La Crosse County sheriff's deputy is being honored for saving an intoxicated man from drowning in the Mississippi River...
The Winona VFW Club will host a fundraiser this coming weekend to help soldiers on active duty.The Save Our Troops fundraiser...
A Winona company has been chosen to manufacture a new device that is designed to allow pet owners to communicate with their p...
Firefighters were bitten by frightened animals as several cats and three dogs were pulled from a burning home in Rochester.Ba...
The Sheriff's Department is looking for the person who shot and killed someone's pet dog over the weekend.Chief Deput...
The great grandson of Winona congressman William Windom died at his San Francisco bay area home on Thursday. The Emmy award w...
Authorities say a 40-year-old Army veteran was the gunman who killed six people inside a Sikh temple in Wisconsin.First Assis...
Winona County Board members will hear from County Recorder Bob Bambenek when they meet in regular session on Tuesday.Bambenek...
Farmers in the United States planted a little more than 96 million acres of corn in 2012, the most farmland in corn productio...
Two sisters from Buffalo County who teach at University of Wisconsin Stout in Menomonie were given outstanding teacher servic...
A 36-year-old Rochester man is facing criminal charges after a small dog left inside a nearly closed pickup truck in downtown...
Winona Police continue to issue warnings to residents about leaving pets in parked vehicles when the outside weather is hot.P...
First District Congressman Tim Walz was in Winona Thursday to honor the Winona Area Chamber of Commerce which is celebrating ...
Minnesota US Senator Amy Klobachar will be in Winona Sunday for the planting of several Cherry Trees during a special ceremon...
The public is invited to the planting of several cherry trees during a special ceremony that will take place in East Lake Par...
Veterans will be honored in a pair of ceremonies in Winona on Memorial Day. Dozens of observances are planned around southeas...
Prosecutors in La Crosse have filed new charges against a man who allegedly stole a camcorder and then filmed himself reveali...
A jury has found Mayo Clinic was not negligent in its care and treatment of a 13-year-old girl who died after having a benign...
It has to get worse before it gets better. The construction on Homer Road and Pleasant Valley Road is continuing as workers c...
The building housing the Hoff Funeral and Cremation Services is undergoing an expansion project. A 3500 square foot addition ...
Hundreds gathered at Saint Mary's University on Thursday to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Winona Community Founda...
Dr. Scott Olson has been appointed as the next president of Winona State University. Olson is currently the provost and vice ...
The Winona Area Chamber of Commerce will announce the winners of its Business Celebration Awards on Tuesday during a special ...
The Winona Heritage Preservation Commission presented its annual Preservation Awards on Wednesday to two local businesses. Bl...
A Goodhue County coroner's report says the death of a 10-year boy climbing a tree at his house was accidental.A funeral s...
One of the founders of Winona's Wincraft Corporation has died. Jack Andresen passed away Monday at the age of 93 at Lake ...
A funeral is set for a southeastern Minnesota soldier killed in Afghanistan. Services for 23-year-old Army Sergeant Nicholas ...
A former Winona County juvenile probation officer has been named Officer of the Year by the Minnesota Association of Women Po...
The Executive Director of the Winona O-R-C Industries has been given a special award. Judie Foster-Lupkin was named " 20...
St. Mary's University will host two graduation ceremonies on the Winona campus on Saturday, May 12th.The University says ...
Rochester police say they have a suspect in the killing of a 47-year-old man at a park.The Post-Bulletin reports the 22-year-...
Police in Rochester have a suspect in custody after a man was stabbed repeatedly in a downtown park.Officers were called to C...
Rochester police say a driver pulled over to the shoulder of a highway just before he died.Officers say the 51-year-old man w...
The City of Winona says it will celebrate a gift of 20 Cherry trees from its sister city in Japan with a planting event in Ju...
State and local investigators have renewed their call for information from the public about the infant girl whose body was fo...
The 40-year-old Rollingstone man who was seriously injured Monday while working on a house in Claremont, in Dodge County, has...
A safe containing thousands of dollars in donations has been stolen from a downtown Rochester mosque.The Post-Bulletin report...
A western Wisconsin man who lived with his malnourished animals in a barn equipped with satellite TV has been sentenced to th...
The Winona Developmental Achievement Center is issuing a big thank you to those who donated and participated in its 5th Annua...
Thanks to all of our guest and exhibitors who made the 29th annual Better Living Show bigger and better than ever! A great ti...
A 21-year-old Winona man was jailed Wednesday on suspicion of attempted theft and third degree burglary...both felonies.Deput...
A Rochester man is charged with two felonies following accusations he fatally kicked his girlfriend's dog.Court documents...
Law enforcement officers and first responders will gather next month to hold a funeral for "Baby Angel", the baby g...
The U.S. Postal Service has taken the unusual step of suspending mail service to a trailer park in Rochester until dogs are t...
Three young siblings of a Minnesota family will be sharing in a big way. All three children were born on March 5th - in diffe...
A memorial service is being planned for the newborn infant whose body was found in a plastic bag floating in the Mississippi ...
Rochester police say the injuries a toddler sustained at the hands of an intruder are life threatening.The 2 year old boy was...
School officials in Rochester say a third-grade student has been disciplined for threatening another student with a fake gun.
Republican State Senator David Senjem of Rochester has been chosen by the Minnesota Grocer's Association as its Legislato...
A current and longtime St. Mary's University Trustee died from cancer Sunday. Brother Michael Collins was president and chief...
Funeral services for Lake City police officer Shawn Schneider will be held Saturday at 1:00 p.m. in First Lutheran Church in ...
A funeral is scheduled for slain Lake City police Officer Shawn Schneider. Schneider's funeral will be held Saturday, January...
A Winona soldier has been chosen to represent his fellow soldiers during the U.S. Army All-American Bowl on January 7th in Sa...
Some 450 students will participate in Winona State University's Fall Commencement ceremony this coming Friday, December 9th. ...
This year's 10th Annual Holiday Lighted Parade promises to be bigger and better than ever. The event will be held this Saturd...
Winona's own triathlon has opened regsitration for the 2012 event...and has a new management structure. Trinona has been sold...
A man who had stopped to help a woman change a tire along a Wisconsin interstate before suffering cardiac arrest was reunited...
A Rochester hunter has reported the theft of a shotgun he left behind in a tree stand after he fell and broke a foot. Winona ...
The owners of Winona Radio received a special honor Friday during the National Philanthropy Day Luncheon in La Crosse. Pat an...
Winona's Veterans Day commemorations were a salute to all veterans...this year's 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil ...
The Fillmore County Sheriff's Department says a rural Chatfield man was killed Wednesday in a tree cutting mishap. Sheriff Da...
Fire department officials say an early morning fire caused extensive structural damage to west end home. Assistant Fire Chief...
Animal shelters across the region say the economy is also taking a toll on pets. Officials at Humane Societies say they're ne...
Two longtime professors at Winona State University will receive special honors Thursday night when the university presents it...
Norway's King Harald and Queen Sonja have taken their American tour to Iowa, renewing their country's emotional ties with the...
Darrell Ehrlick will become editor of the Casper, Wyoming, Star-Tribune in December. The newspaper reported Thursday the 36 y...
An Owatonna man who sued a Mower County sheriff's sergeant alleging excessive force during his arrest has died. The Austin Da...
A freshman student at Augsburg College has been killed while walking along the interstate in the TwinCities. The Minnesota St...
A Fort Hood soldier from Wisconsin who had been deployed to Afghanistan has died on leave while scuba diving in Hawaii. Army ...
Saturday August 13th 11 stars and 5 groups got on stage in front of a crowd of 1200 plus at St Mary's University to raise mon...
A Winona man is facing cruelty to animals charges following a July 26th incident at his home that resulted in the death of a ...
A five-hour standoff in Durand, Wisconsin has ended without shots fired. A man armed with a loaded handgun held Pepin County ...
A Winona woman who fell three stories from her apartment window in May has died. A memorial service for 82-year-old Betty Hae...
A Rushford man was rescued from the Mississippi River in La Crosse over the weekend. Police say the 39-year-old man had been ...
Students and staff at Ridgeway Community School got a haircut for a good cause. The school donated 248 inches of hair and ove...
The Winona Unit of the Minnesota League of Women Voters received a special award at the organization's state convention in Ro...
Friday marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of former Vice President and Minnesota U-S Senator Hubert Humphrey, who is kn...
Winona Health's Marketing Communications Department received a Healthcare Advertising Award for its 2010 annual report. From ...
A Winona Catholic school educator has received a national award. Don Nitti, a math instructor at Cotter High School, was pres...
Winona National Bank was among those honored by theWinona Area Chamber of Commerce for outstandingperformance durin this week...
Minnesota's new teacher of the year says she is looking forward to the next year when she will be kept busy getting her messa...
The Winona Area Chamber of Commerce has announced that 43 local and area businesses have been nominated to receive the Chambe...
There is still time to submit a nominations for the 2010 Thomas F. Stark Volunteer Service Award. This award is given in mem...
Police have arrested a 25-year-old man in the death of a 4-month-old boy in Rochester. Police and rescue crews responded earl...
Celebrated 25 years of broadcasting in the Winona Community Sept. 2010 - Thanks Winona!Native of SE WI (love those Packers an...
Funeral services for former Fourth Ward Winona City Councilman Rod Pellowski will be held Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at the Watko...
An 85-year-old man from Onalaska has made it into the Guinness World Record's book for the most perfect games of Wii Sports B...
An 85-year-old man from Onalaska has made it into the Guinness World Record's book for the most perfect games of Wii Sports B...
A 23-year-old Rochester man is in jail after police say he was caught with two handguns in a duffel bag at Apache Mall. Polic...
Leaders of Ashley Furniture got a chance about two weeks ago to visit with Wisconsin's new Governor Scott Walker when the gov...
The man who authorities say gave a woman a ride from New York to Winona in exchange for pornographich images of her young dau...
A one-time Republican candidate for the Minnesota State Senate from La Crescent has died. Greg Abnet passed away at his home ...
THE WINNERS OF THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTING CONTEST IN LEWISTON..SPONSORED BY THE LEWISTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND JUDGED ...
The holiday train pulls into town at the Amtrak Station on Friday Dec 10th.
Winona Senior High School inducted an new group of Hall of Fame members last Saturday at Winona Senior High School Media Ce...
Thanks to everyone that took an interest in their health and came out to Wellness Works at the Winona Mall over the weekend. ...
Paul and Aaron took an afternoon to visit the Tews Corn Maze. We started in the petting zoo and met Raisin the Goat. This was...
