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A mild winter, a slight increase in miles traveled, and a spike in motorcyclist deaths in 2012 are a few of the reasons Minne...
Goodhue County has adopted new regulations for the growing frack sand mining industry. Commissioners approved the rules on a ...
First District Representative Tim Walz is taking action to force an up-or-down vote on key legislation that would prevent int...
One half of a musical duo that helped popularize old time music and was a fixture in southeastern Minnesota for more than twe...
A reminder that the annual Family Night on the Farm sponsored by the Winona Area Chamber of Commerce is coming up Thursday, J...
A new Miss Minnesota was crowned over the weekend. Winning the title was Miss Northwest Rebecca Yeh. Named as the First Runne...
Minnesota is hiring people to help residents sign up for health plans through its new online health insurance exchange. But a...
Jumps for Hope will be hosting a skydiving event at the Rushford Municipal Airport in Rushford, next Sunday to raise funds fo...
The Rescued Animal Coalition of SE MN will host the Super Adoption Event, an opportunity to meet rescued animals represented ...
Minnesota Goverrnor Mark Dayton and a Swedish official signed a document that pledges to continue working together on researc...
The new omnibus tax bill approved by the state legislature in May, which takes effect on July First, contains some tax increa...
An Associated Press investigation has found that a commander of a Nazi SS-led unit accused of atrocities has been living in M...
Boosters of the struggling electronic pull-tab games that are supposed to help pay for construction of the new Minnesota Viki...
Four U S. Senators, including Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, announced that their bipartisan bill to crack down on the rise in m...
Mayo Clinic Children's Center has again been ranked in all 10 pediatric specialties in U.S. News & World Report's 201...
A documentary film about the impact of frac-sand mining on rural communities in Minnesota and Wisconsin will be shown at 7:00...
With area livestock farmers struggling because of alfalfa losses, Republican State Representatives Mike Benson of Rochester, ...
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton officially launched a new agricultural water qualit...
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar and Representatives Collin Peterson, Tim Walz and Rick Nolan have called on the Department of...
Three people are facing drug charges in Buffalo County Circuit Court.40 year old Christopher Tucker of Clairemont, Minnesota....
Five Minnesota Congress representatives, including the First District's Tim Walz, announced the introduction of legislati...
US Senators Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Claire McCaskill of Missouri have introduced legislation to help fight sexual assa...
The Winona Port Authority will hold as brief meeting Thursday at City Hall at 4:00 p.m.The meeting will precede an open house...
Thousands of dairy farmers in Minnesota and Wisconsin have an expensive problem. They've lost nearly two million acres of...
The National Weather Service and the Minnesota State Climatology Office has confirmed that the snowfall measured at Dodge Cen...
Hennepin and Ramsey Counties plan to start accepting marriage license applications from same-sex couples this week.A revised ...
Minnesota State College-Southeast Technical hosts a educational summit on Friday.Officials from 22 southeast Minnesota school...
Sunday, June 30th, is the deadline for contestants to enter the Miss Winona Scholarship Pageant that will be held in Septembe...
Minnesota State College-Southeast Technical hosts a educational summit on Friday.Officials from 22 southeast Minnesota school...
A documentary film about the impact of frac sand mining on rural communities in Minnesota and Wisconsin will be shown at 7 p....
Hawkins and Ash CPAs, headquartered in La Crosse, will merge Rochester-based accounting firm Wolter and Raak, Limited into it...
Winona State University has appointed Patricia Rogers as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Winona State Univ...
First District Congressman Tim Walz joined students on the Minnesota State University-Mankato campus Friday in calling for Co...
Democrat Jim Graves says his goal of getting Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann out of Congress is complete, so he’s halt...
Miss Winona 2012 Cerica Rowley is getting ready to participate in the Miss Minnesota Pagaent in two weeks.The pageant will be...
The Minnesota State Fair and the Minnesota Farm Bureau are recognizing 184 Minnesota farms as 2013 Century Farms. Qualifying ...
Two women have been arrested for obstruction after a hostage hoax unnecessarily mobilized SWAT officers in Dunn County in wes...
St. Paul Attorney Jeff Anderson announced today that he filed a civil complaint on behalf of a 51-year old Twin Cities man se...
An eighteen year old Alma man is in custody and is being charged with Delivery of MDMA, also known as Ecstasy or Molly.Porter...
Republicans expect a long line of potential candidates from their party to replace Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann.State Rep....
Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, a conservative firebrand and a favorite of tea party Republicans, said Wednesday she will no...
As the Illinois General Assembly votes this week on a state fracking bill, residents affected by similar operations in Pennsy...
The rise of the roundabout in Minnesota is helping explain a drop in serious crashes.That's the verdict from state transp...
A Minneapolis attorney has given the Department of Natural Resources one of its largest donations ever - 549 acres of wetland...
Governor Mark Dayton signed the Omnibus Higher Education Bill that will invest $250,000,000 in the University of Minnesot...
University of Minnesota Extension agronomists are recommending that farmers plant faster maturing corn hybrids if they are st...
Minnesota's investor-owned utilities will be required to get 1.5% of their power from solar energy by 2020 under legislat...
Minnesota Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken have introduced legislation to help prevent spikes in gas prices.After the cl...
With the expansion of frac sand mining in Minnesota and Wisconsin, University of Montana Professor Dr. Thomas Powers has long...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released a draft environmental assessment on a proposal to unload dredged material from ...
Jumps for Hope will be hosting a skydiving event at the Rushford Municipal Airport in Rushford, next month to raise funds for...
The Winona Family YMCA Board of Directors has named a new Chief Executive Officer for the 'Y' to take over for the re...
Minnesota lawmakers have adjourned a session that produced $2 billion in tax hikes and a historic vote on gay marriage. T...
The City of Rochester got some good news when funding for the expansion of the Mayo Clinic was included in the final tax bill...
Governor Mark Dayton has proclaimed this week Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week.During EAB Awareness Week, the Minnesota Depar...
The AgStar Fund for Rural America, the corporate giving program of AgStar Financial Services, recently awarded $69,000 in...
A new survey finds Minneapolis has the highest gas prices in the Lower 48 states.The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoli...
A powerful band of storms with strong winds and heavy rain uprooted trees, flooded roads and caused structural damage in sout...
The Minnesota Legislature is meeting over the weekend as the clock counts down on the regular session. The House and Senate a...
The Chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is praising the state legislature for it's higher ed spen...
The Minnesota House of Representatives Thursday passed the Medical Amnesty Bill which allows a person under the age of 21 who...
Democratic Minnesota lawmakers Thursday reached an agreement on a tax package that is the linchpin of the next state budget.T...
Republicans in the Minnesota House say a House-Senate conference report on Jobs and Energy, that passed Wednesday, will kill ...
Minnesota's unemployment rate took a dip in April according to the latest figures released by the Department of Employmen...
With just a few days left in the legislative session, the DFL majority says the final budget will be good for the entire stat...
The Minnesota Senate has passed a bill allowing the unionization of home child-care workers in Minnesota after an all-night d...
House and Senate members, the governor's administration, DNR and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency have reached an a...
The Winona Senior High School Art Department has announced the names of 3 students who have had art or photography chosen as ...
Motorists and passengers are reminded to buckle up this spring as extra seat belt patrols take to the roads statewide May 20 ...
A positive vote on the gay marriage bill in the Minnesota House Thursday has not changed a Winona area lawmaker's opinion...
Next up for the bill to legalize gay marriage in Minnesota is a scheduled final vote in the state Senate. The Senate vote is ...
Next up for the bill to legalize gay marriage in Minnesota is a scheduled final vote in the state Senate.The Senate vote is s...
An elections bill that would let people vote absentee without a valid excuse has won approval from the Minnesota House.The bi...
Winona State University is one of the country's most environmentally-responsible colleges according to the 2013 edition o...
Thousands of anglers are packing up their gear as they get ready to hit the lakes this weekend for the start of the fishing s...
Minnesota State College--Southeast Technical has been granted national accreditation to its concurrent enrollment program whi...
A group from southeastern Minnesota is at the State Capitol, urging lawmakers to ban frac-sand mines any closer than one mile...
The Winona County Soil and Water Conservation District will celebrate a milestone Wednesday. An open house will be held at th...
The Minnesota House has scheduled a Thursday debate and floor vote on the bill to legalize same-sex marriage in the state.Hou...
Area citizens unhappy with Senator Jeremy Miller's votes so far concerning frac sand setbacks from trout streams will tak...
House and Senate lawmakers this week will try to reconcile differences in their separate Health and Human Services bills. Amo...
The FBI believes "a terror attack was disrupted" when authorities arrested a man after they converged on a mobile h...
The Minnesota Department of Transportation says spring truck weight restrictions on state highways in the Twin Cities metro a...
Wisconsin milk production increased 3% to 2.4 billion pounds last month while the number of licensed dairy herds dipped by 73...
Sixteen Winona FFA members competed against 3,500 FFA members from across Minnesota at the MN State FFA Convention that was h...
The Winona Area Public School Board Thursday discussed various options for a proposed schedule change at the Winona Senior Hi...
What was once a projected plan for 12 counties in southeastern Minnesota tocombine their human services delivery has now been...
The calendar has flipped to May, but winter made a return appearance to southeastern Minnesota where residents have been digg...
The Minnesota stepfather of one of the seven Americans killed in a cargo plane crash in Afghanistan says his son knew the ris...
A Minnesota Senate committee has rejected a proposal to protect trout streams from potential impacts from frack sand mining.M...
Several citizens, troopers and other public servants who performed life-saving acts or excelled in a crisis to ensure safer M...
The Slaggie Family Foundation in Winona is giving $1,100,000 to the Minnesota Marine Art Museum for a gallery expansion.M...
A cleanup is underway in the southern Minnesota town of Blue Earth, where 17 cars derailed on a train carrying corn, and 10 t...
Minnesota Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken along with Representative Tim Walz are urging the Administration to provide f...
The Minnesota Hospital Association says a payment change plan by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota scheduled to take affect...
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...
Minnesota was the third worst pro-business state in the nation in 2012, according to a study.The study was produced by the Am...
Updated information shows that the drought continues to relax its grip on Minnesota. The new map from the U.S. Drought Monito...
A State of Manufacturing survey conducted by Enterprise Minnesota shows Winona firms continue to be optimistic about the futu...
College and university administrators in Minnesota will see an end to their pay bonuses if a higher education bill is approve...
Winona High School's Knowledge Bowl team was among the forty teams that took part in state competition earlier this month...
First District Representative Tim Walz recently joined with over 60 of his colleagues in introducing legislation to stop stud...
State Senator Jeremy Miller, along with other members of the Minnesota Legislature's Rural Caucus, urged Democrat leaders...
A large manure spill in southeastern Minnesota is still being investigated.An above-ground storage pit spilled about 1 millio...
Winona recently completed projects designed to enhance high-speed internet access among area residents, and in the process, i...
If you plan to be out and about Saturday between Winona and Twin Cities should be on the lookout for motorcycles. It's th...
The Senate has passed its higher education budget, a $2.8 billion package that aims to hold down tuition and make public ...
The Minnesota unemployment rate dropped one tenth of a percent in March to a seasonally adjusted 5.4%, according to figures r...
Wisconsin has postponed a statewide tornado drill because of the threat of severe weather.The drill had been scheduled for Th...
A higher education bill calling for a tuition freeze and more accountability for how education funding is spent by the Univer...
A Minnesota hospital is apologizing for mishandling a stillborn baby who was discovered at a laundry service.Regions Hospital...
The cold spring is aggravating problems with manure spills and runoff around Minnesota.About 1 million gallons of manure spil...
Winona State University on Friday, April 19th, will host a performance of Project 515 Education Campaign's of '515--T...
The public is invited to an informational meeting to be held on Tuesday, April 23rd, at Viterbo University in La Crosse.The t...
Republican State Representative Steve Drazkowski says the House Monday night ratified six more state labor contracts.Drazkows...
A Twin Cities think tank says adjusting for inflation, population growth, budgeting gimmicks and takeovers, the State of Minn...
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency completed 51 enforcement cases in 36 Minnesota counties during the first quarter of 20...
Winona Representative Gene Pelowski Monday unveiled the House omnibus higher education bill saying funding will directly bene...
None of the more than 2,300 deer tested for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in three specific areas of Minnesota have tested po...
A new group will meet Monday in Winona to share their interest in environmental health. The 'Green Drinks' gathering ...
Winona Democrat Gene Pelowski on Monday unveiled the House omnibus higher education bill.During a press conference at the sta...
Because severe weather can threaten the lives and property of Minnesotans at any time, Governor Mark Dayton has proclaimed Ap...
The Administrator and CEO of Saint Anne of Winona has announced he will retire on October First of this year.The Bendictine H...
Due to the increased number of hospice patients and the need for volunteers, Gundersen Lutheran Hospice is looking for caring...
Minnesota schools would get state funding for all-day kindergarten and an extra $200 per pupil on average in House Democr...
A House Public Safety bill unveiled Wednesday will ensure no layoffs and increases funds for sex offender treatment.Democrati...
A local lawmaker says he does not believe the Mayo Clinic will leave Minnesota if it does not get legislative approval of its...
Saint Mary's University presented awards to three Christian Brothers, a faculty member, a Lasallian educator and two outs...
A proposed state law would give underage drinkers protection from prosecution if they call 911 because of a medical emergency...
THE COMBINATION OF RAIN AND RECENTLY MELTING SNOW...ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED TODAY THROU...
The Minnesota Department of Transportation says you can expect some traffic delays starting Thursday on the Wisconsin side of...
Winona State University Vice President Dr. James Schmidt has been confirmed as the nextChancellor of the University of Wiscon...
New analyses for Asian carp DNA in water samples from the Mississippi and St. Croix rivers showed little evidence of bighead ...
Goodview Mayor Steve Baumgart said despite an increase of 20% in population since 2000, the City of Goodview has been able to...
The City of Winona may not see a reduction in its local government aid if the state Legislature adopts a recommendation from ...
County Board Chairman Wayne Velentine told a State of the Community audience today Thursday the county's 10.5% reduction ...
The University of Minnesota's $2,500,000 buyout of ex-basketball coach Tubby Smith has Winona Representative Gene Pel...
The University of Minnesota's $2.5 million buyout of ex-basketball coach Tubby Smith has Winona Representative Gene P...
Minnesota lawmakers returned to the state capital in st. Pul today (Tuesday) following their spring break with a lot still on...
With the high school prom season and Graduation approaching Winona County motorists are being urged to pay attention behind t...
The lion's share of some $190 million budgeted for 2013 Wisconsin state highway projects will be spent on I-94 in the...
Trempealeau and Buffalo Counties are among the least heathy counties in Wisconsin according to a study by the University of W...
Winona's Levee Park Committee has had preliminary talks with the Union Pacific Railroad over the future development of Le...
A benefit in honor of a southeastern Minnesota teenager killed in a traffic crash has been expanded to help her family who th...
Minnesota House DFLers are calling on the legislature to fund all-day, everyday, kindergarten throughout Minnesota.The House ...
The City of Winona will host the Minnesota Main Street Conference and Training Thursday and Friday. The event will be hosted ...
State officials say Xcel Energy's math doesn't add up in the company's request for a rate hike.The utility is see...
Governor Mark Dayton's latest budget proposal is calling for a significant increase in the state's tobacco tax and th...
A break began Monday for Minnesota's House and Senate.The state Legislature typically takes the week off leading up to Ea...
The Mayo Clinic's treasure trove of medical records is getting even bigger.Since 1966, Mayo has collected as many records...
The AgStar Fund for Rural America, a corporate giving program of AgStar Financial Services, has awarded over $63,000 to t...
Minnesota's Democratic Party wants an administrative judge to rule that a veteran Republican lawmaker broke the law with ...
Minnesota's unemployment rate for the month of February remained unchanged from January at 5.5%. The US jobless rate in F...
Minnesota hospitals and nurses are moving past differences to back a compromise to track and study how patient care units are...
Governor Mark Dayton has announced that the seven member board for MNSure, Minnesota's health insurance exchange, will be...
Governor Mark Dayton says he does not support a statewide moratorium on silica sand mining for now, but he backs tougher regu...
Winona County is the sixth healthiest county among Minnesota's 87 counties. That's according to a 2013 report prepare...
An estimated 1,300,000 Minnesotans will benefit from legislation signed into law Wednesday by Governor Mark Dayton, including...
Physicians across Minnesota are welcoming the new Minnesota Health Insurance Exchange passed by the legislature, they are als...
A sheriff says a 911 call about an active shooter at a school in south central Minnesota appears to be a hoax. Scott County S...
The Levee Park Committee will meet again Tuesday, March 26th.The committee is expected to review funding options for the U of...
The Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Minnesota State Patrol are advising southeastern Minnesota drivers to slow...
The Minnesota Department of Revenue says problems have been addressed with electronic tax filing services that caused delayed...
Congressman Tim Walz has kicked off the 2013 Congressional Art Competition by inviting high school students from across Minne...
As the Mayo Clinic seeks state money to help with its expansion plans, Minnesota's third-largest city is feeling the stra...
The author of the senate bill calling for a moratorium on frac sand mining in Minnesota says he is willing to compromise.Demo...
Winona County's population has gone up a little according to County Recorder Bob Bambenek.Bambenek said revised census fi...
Governor Mark Dayton released a revised budget plan that, he says, responsibly resolves the state's budget deficit and ma...
Two local lawmakers from opposite parties appear to agree that the budget should come first before social issues.Democrats in...
The Minnesota Department of Transportation says the Dresbach Travel Information Center will be closed to semi-trucks starting...
The Levee Park Committee met Tuesday and decided to make a request to the city council to fund hiring the University of Minne...
A Winona County Department is being commended by the state of Minnesota for its financial reporting.The state Department of H...
Spring truck weight restrictions on state highways will begin Friday, March 15th for Minnesota's south, southeast and Twi...
A jealous husband convicted of fatally attacking a man with a hammer in southern Minnesota has been sentenced to 33 years in ...
Republican Senator Jeremy Miller of Winona has co-authored bipartisan legislation that will provide assistance and guidance f...
Winona District Judge Jeffrey Thompson has been apppointed as the chief judge of Minnesota's Third Judicial District.Thom...
Merchants Bank is third in the total number of SBA 504 loans and seventh in Minnesota in dollar volume for SBA 504 loans, acc...
Winona Police said one person was injured in a three-vehicle crash at Broadway and Winona Streets Thursday morning.Deputy Chi...
How to best manage the deer herd and the deer hunt in southeastern Minnesota has become a heated discussion among outdoorspeo...
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton tells The Associated Press he's '99.8 percent certain' he'll abandon a bid to broa...
Recent snowfall has increased the risk of flooding to normal on parts of the Upper Minnesota and Mississippi River basins. Th...
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air pollution health advisory for the southern two-thirds of Minnesota, ...
A new proposal to tighten Minnesota's gun laws is being opposed by critics who say it doesn't go far enough in addres...
Minnesota and Wisconsin are close to hammering out a deal to bring back income tax reciprocity to the two states after it was...
The Plainview Police Department has issued a statewide Crime Alert and is seeking the public's help in finding a missing ...
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton hasn't decided whether to keep a proposed sales tax expansion intact but says he expects to an...
Minnesota's legislative auditor says fast-rising special education costs are hampering the ability of school districts to...
The two-term chairman of the Minnesota College Republicans is the latest from his party to support legalizing gay marriage in...
Minnesota Democratic Senator Al Franken has introduced legislation that would provide additional resources to K-12 schools to...
The new Levee Park Committee will meet for the second time next Tuesday, March 12th.The group was formed by Mayor Mark Peters...
The Winona City Council Monday came to a consensus and instructed the Planning Commission to further study air quality issues...
Winona Winhawk fans have something extra to cheer about.Voting just wrapped on USA Today Sports for the best mascot in Minnes...
The Minnesota House has passed a bill establishing Minnesota's health insurance exchange, with its sponsor calling it the...
Saint Mary's University is offering two new majors in collaboration with the Mayo School of Health Sciences.Beginning as ...
The state of Minnesota saw its unemployment rate increase to 5.6% in January compared to 5.4% in December. But according to t...
The Minnesota House has passed a bill establishing Minnesota's health insurance exchange, with its sponsor calling it the...
Two Minnesota State senators from opposite parties have announced the creation of a new bipartisan "Purple Caucus."...
Another round of heavy snow is moving into Minnesota and creating hazardous travel conditions. Ten to eleven inches is foreca...
A Winona High School student was the big winner in the 60th Annual Southeastern Minnesota and Western Wisconsin Regional Scie...
A senate bill regulating the frac sand mining industry in Minnesota gets is second committee hearing this week in St. Paul. T...
Winona State University will host Southeast Minnesota Regional History Day Monday, March 11th, in the East Hall of Kryzsko Co...
The latest budget forecast shows an improving budget picture in Minnesota and with the improvements Eliot Seide with AFSME Co...
National Agriculture Radio Host Orion Sameuelson will be the featured speaker at a special event in Winona on Thursday, March...
A Status of Women report from the Women's Foundation shows that one third of Minnesota women are sexually assaulted in th...
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobachar has cosponsored legislation that would advance key infrastructure projects on the Mississippi...
The Winona County Board of Commissioners approved a letter of intent to apply for a chance to save electricity cost's.JJR...
The annual March Foodshare month is underway in Minnesota and, locally, Winona Volunteer Services kicked off its drive. Execu...
A 16-year-old girl has died of injuries suffered when her car collided with a school bus in southern Minnesota.A passenger in...
The Minnesota Department of natural Resources is seeking public input by March 29th, on a preliminary issues and assessment d...
He's been in the state legislature for only two years and already State Senator Jeremy Miller of Winona says he is frustr...
Minnesota's projected budget deficit for 2014-15 has shrunk to $627 million, which is down more than 40% from the las...
A reminder that the deadline for removing fish houses, shacks, and portables from area waters is Friday.The Minnesota DNR say...
Mayo Clinic reports a strong financial performance in 2012 as the Minnesota-based health care provider added more employees a...
The Public Utilities Commission holds a hearing Thursday on a wind farm proposed for southeastern Minnesota that's drawn ...
Nearly 250 people packed the Tandeski Center Wednesday night to hear the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to talk ab...
Representative Gene Pelowski is predicting state lawmakers will hear two revenue forecasts Thursday.Pelowski told Winona Radi...
Lawmakers at the state capital have begun holding public hearings on a bill that would increase the state's minimum wage ...
A highly anticipated bill that would make same-sex marriage legal in Minnesota has been announced at the state Capitol.Legisl...
State senators are leaning toward halting new silica sand mines while the state studies the health and environmental costs of...
The Minnesota Department of Revenue is warning taxpayers of a new scam that targets their personal or banking information. An...
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Winona is one of six service organizations across Minnesota to receive a state grant to ...
Doctors from BluePearl Veterinary Partners are urging people to stop using and return or discard certain bags of Hy-Vee dog f...
With record numbers of Minnesotans reaching out for help to put food on the table, a bill is up for a hearing this week in St...
Winona State University administrator Connie Gores was named the new president of Southwest Minnesota State University in Mar...
Minnesota senators will discuss whether to halt new silica sand mines while the state studies the booming industry. The possi...
A reminder that the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will host a meeting Wednesday, February 27th, in Winona to disc...
Minnesota senators are returning to a familiar topic: whether to permit Sunday liquor store sales.The Senate Commerce Committ...
The second ever silver carp caught in Minnesota was netted near Winona Thursday.According to FOX 47, commercial fisherman Tim...
Larry Pogemiller, Director of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, will visit Winona on Tuesday, February 26th to discus...
DFL Senator Matt Schmit of Red Wing has announced he's co-sponsoring legislation relating to silica sand mining in Minnes...
Difficult driving conditions are reported across southeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin Friday morning. Snow covered an...
A ten-week course to teach the natural history of Minnesota's hardwoods region will take place at Whitewater State Park b...
State Representative Gene Pelowski says he had a one hour meeting with Governor Mark Dayton Tuesday and the two talked about ...
It's been a tragic winter on the ice across Minnesota, according to the Department of Natural Resources. So far five peop...
Minnesota Rep. John Kline isn't ruling out a run for U.S. Senate next year but says his decision won't come until thi...
Minnesota Rep. John Kline says automatic federal budget cuts neither side wants have a "better than even" chance of...
The Legislature has sent Gov. Mark Dayton a bill that will allow about 250,000 Minnesota taxpayers to claim new federal tax d...
In what could set a precedent for the future of sand mining across Minnesota, the Winona County Planning Commission will hold...
Winona Police said an autopsy will be conducted on the body of a 19 year old Winona State University student who was discover...
Winona State University issued a statement Sunday saying a 19 year old male student died over the weekend.According to the La...
A Minnesota Senate committee will hold the first hearing February 19th on the controversial frac sand mining issue in southea...
Two Minnesota House committees will hold a joint hearing on Tuesday to examine the challenges Minnesota's workforce face....
A researcher from the University of Minnesota was in Winona Friday gathering information for a video documentary on the Minne...
The Minnesota House has passed a bill to extend the Farmer-Lender Mediation law by four years to June 30th, of 2017.The legis...
Minnesota.Senator Amy Klobuchar is calling for swift action to pass a strong, long-term Farm Bill. In a Senate Agriculture Co...
A big change is on the way for Minnesotans who receive paper checks for their Social Security benefits. Senior Advocate Marib...
Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie has announced the official results for State House District 19A special election as...
State Senator Jeremy Miller of Winona says he would like to see college students get more assistance from the state when it c...
With President Obama this week calling for the federal minimum wage to be increased to $9 an hour Democrats in the Minnes...
The Minnesota House this week passed a Tax Conformity bill that would extend recently enacted federal tax deductions to Minne...
Representatives of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system go before the House Higher Education Finance and Poli...
More than 35,000 low income Minnesota residents are a step closer to becoming eligible for a subsidized health insurance prog...
The founder of Logistics Health says the future is bright for the La Crosse company.LHI has won a 5 year contract with the U....
The Minnesota Department of Transportation has named a new manager for District Six which is based in Rochester. Mn-DOT says ...
A Senate committee has scheduled the first public hearing in the legislature on the issue of frac sand mining in southeastern...
Republican Representative Steve Drazkowski has authored a bill that would make any new federal regulations on Minnesota gunow...
Two Republican state lawmakers from the Winona area are differing in their positions when it comes to Sunday liquor sales in ...
Some local lawmakers are reacting to the Governor's State of the State address Wednesday night saying Governor Dayton is ...
Different reactions to Governor Mark Dayton's state of the state speech Wednesday night at the state capital.Republican R...
Minnesota lawmakers will try once again to lift the state's longstanding ban on liquor sales on Sundays.A bipartisan bill...
Ellsworth and Helen Simon of Lewiston recently received the Honorary Life Award at the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation's...
A Wisconsin legislator is using Gov. Mark Dayton's budget proposal to try to lure business across the state border.Republ...
The mayor of Red Wing has been hired to promote the frac-sand industry as the debate continues in southeastern Minnesota over...
As Minnesota lawmakers move quickly to establish a new health insurance exchange under the affordable care act, Winona County...
Property taxpayers in Winona County are better off since 2009 thanks to the Winona County Board's efforts to hold down pr...
Winona Heath is eyeing the creation of health insurance exchanges required by the federal government by 2014 and expects them...
DFL State Senator Matt Schmit of Red Wing says he expects a bill to be introduced soon in the Senate on the frac sand mining ...
Winona State University says a longtime instructor and Dean of the College of Business was terminated from employment last Se...
Winona State University says a longtime instructor and Dean of the College of Business was terminated from employment last Se...
State Representative Greg Davids of Preston says he supports the proposed Mayo Clinic expansion project in Rochester because ...
New Minnesota campaign finance reports show that spending on the fight over an unsuccessful constitutional amendment to ban g...
Governor Mark Dayton met last Monday with lawmakers from southeastern Minnesota and representatives of state agencies dealing...
The Mayo Clinic is pressing Minnesota state lawmakers to direct more than $500 million toward an ambitious development pr...
Registration is almost full for the 5th Annual Trinona event that will take place next June in Winona and time's running ...
A Lonsdale man has announced he will run for the Minnesota Republican party's State Chair.Bill Paulson, in a news release...
Driving conditions late this afternoon have become steadily worse as the snow and blowing snow continues in southeastern Minn...
Representative Gene Pelowski says he still has a lot of questions after University of Minnesota officials appeared before Pel...
Minnesota's health insurance exchange has launched a new web site to connect with more than one million Minnesotans who a...
A new report issued by a Twin Cities think tank is calling on the state legislature to extend and expand a tax credit for reh...
First District Congressman Tim Walz was honored this week for his dedicated service to the agriculture community with the Fri...
Four U-S Senators, including Senator Amy Klobachar of Minnesota, have introduced legislation aimed at boosting high-tech inno...
Hiawatha Broadband Communications has hired a partner to assist in the deployment of its fiber optic services in Red Wing and...
The Minnesota Department of Transportation has received a national award for its planning for the Mississippi River Trail bik...
The special primary election for four Democrats vying to fill an open southern Minnesota state House seat will be held Tuesda...
Minnesota hunters harvested 184,649 deer during the 2012 season, down 4% from 2011, according to the Minnesota Department of ...
State Representative Gene Pelowski says he wants to get a good picture of past higher education funding and its impacts on hi...
A bill was introduced in the Minnesota legislature to create a research grant program into spinal cord injuries and help fina...
Schools throughout southeastern Minnesota either closed or opened two hours late Monday because of dense fog and icy roads.Ne...
Road conditions throughout southeastern Minnesota and west central Wisconsin are reported to be in difficult to fair conditio...
Governor Mark Dayton says there is no government money right now to build high-speed rail lines in Minnesota. Speaking at the...
A proposed new veterans cemetery near Preston may have moved a step closer to reality thanks to Governor Mark Dayton's bu...
The third in a series of four open houses on possible changes to freight rail routes in and around Rochester will be held thi...
State Representative Gene Pelowski of Winona says his House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee will begin hearings...
Winona ORC Industries will be one of the Minnesota businesses featured on this coming Sunday's episode of "On the Ro...
State Representative Greg Davids is expressesing some concerns over the proposed budget that Governor Mark Dayton unveiled Tu...
The 59th Annual Eagles Cancer Telethon held at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester over the weekend was a huge success.Teletho...
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar is continuing her fight to help Minnesota families impacted by the Russian government's r...
After more than 10 years of planning, construction of the new Interstate 90 bridge that crosses the Mississippi River at Dres...
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar featured donuts from Bloedows Bakery in Winona at the open house she hosted in her Washington, DC ...
KWNO-AM radio celebrated its diamond anniversary on Wednesday. The station officially went on the air on January 16th,1938, a...
December turned out to be another strong month in job growth for the State of Minnesota. Department of Employment and Economi...
The 59th Annual Eagles Cancer Telethon held at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester will air on KTTC Channel 10 over the weeken...
The State of Minnesota could be left holding the bag if electronic pulls tabs in the state's bars do not produce enough f...
State Representative Gene Pelowski says the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system ...
Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie says there was a dramatic increase to the success rate of absentee ballots being ac...
With Governor Mark Dayton set to release his budget proposal next Monday, State Representative Steve Drazkowski says Minnesot...
Don't be too alarmed if you start seeing helicopters flying overhead between now and the end of March.The Minnesota Depar...
Farmers in southeastern Minnesota have a chance to hear from ag experts this week at a special event.The University of Minnes...
Administrative Leader for Surgical and Specialty Services at Winona Health, Sara Gabrych, says the recent flu outbreak in Min...
Registration is already half full for the 5th Annual Trinona event that will take place next June in Winona.The event, which ...
The flu bug is hitting Minnesota hard this year with well over a thousand people having been hospitalized with symptoms.Sara ...
Jeremy Miller of Winona was sworn in Tuesday for his second term in the Minnesota Senate.Miller was re-elected in November to...
With Democratic lawmakers in St. Paul pointing at tax increases as a way to solve a looming $1.1 billion budget deficit d...
A bipartisan group of Minnesota lawmakers has unveiled preliminary plans for the state health insurance exchange that will be...
Minnesota House and Senate Democrats are laying down a few markers on the upcoming budget debate: Any deal must include spend...
St. Charles Mayor Bill Spitzer has been elected as the new president of the Minnesota High Speed Rail Commission. Spitzer rep...
One of the first bills to be introduced in the Minnesota legislature now that the session is underway will be a measure to pa...
State Representative Gene Pelowski says Tuesday may have been the first day of the legislature but he has been kept busy with...
With the Minnesota legislature underway in St. Paul, and the Democrats in charge of both the House and Senate, Republican Rep...
Nearly $1.6 million in federal grants have been approved for research led by The Hormel Institute in Austin which is focu...
As the drought deepens, homeowners across southern Minnesota are reporting shifting foundations and cracks in basements and w...
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobachar had a chance Monday to see the National Child Protection Training Center in Winona up close a...
Nearly $1,600,000 in federal grants have been approved for research led by The Hormel Institute in Austin which is focuse...
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobachar will be in Winona on Monday to tour the National Child Protection Training Center on the Wino...
The Winona Health Auxiliary will hold an informational program on Healthcare Directives Monday, January 21, from 6:30 to 7:30...
A state-commissioned study says a barrier of sound, bubbles and lights would be the most viable option to keep Asian carp fro...
The public is invited to a special forum in Winona on Wednesday, January 9th, on the topic of Judicial Selection in Minnesota...
First District Congressman Tim Walz issued a statement after voting in favor of the Senate-passed bill to avert the fiscal cl...
Farmers in southeastern Minnesota have a chance to hear from ag experts this month at a special event.The University of Minne...
Two months after Superstorm Sandy struck the east coast a St. Charles woman has been deployed by the American Red Cross to th...
The Minnesota State Patrol says a Minnesota man was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Mower County on Saturday.The Patrol iden...
The American Red Cross says it was called to assist in five separate house fires over the weekend throughout southern Minneso...
The U-S Geological Survey is advising residents in southeastern Minnesota and northeastern Iowa to be on the lookout for a lo...
Road conditions throughout southeastern Minnesota and Western Wisconsin are reported to be slippery and snow covered.The Minn...
Count Howard Bicker among those taking careful stock of the sputtering fiscal cliff talks in Washington.The executive directo...
A reminder, just a few days remain for people in Winona County who are splitting or dividing existing parcels of real estate ...
Former First District Congressman Tim Penny says he is concerned about the potential impact on the City of Rochester and the ...
Next year's big debate over how to reshape the Minnesota tax system will include a serious discussion about school relian...
Minnesota residents can voice their opinions on two proposed silica sand mines in Winona County.Minnesota Public Radio News r...
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is urging Minnesota livestock farmers and ranchers to apply now for the Livestock Inv...
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton will undergo spinal surgery next week at Mayo Clinic in Rochester.Dayton's office announce...
Interstate 35 from Albert Lea to the Iowa border was re-opened Friday.The Minnesota Department of Transportation says the I-3...
The Minnesota and Wisconsin Departments of Transportation are reporting difficult driving conditions Thursday throughout the ...
Minnesota farmers have until January 11th, 2013 to apply for Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration Grants that can help offse...
The Rochester District Engineer for the Minnesota Department of Transportation is stepping down after more than 30 years of s...
Democratic leaders assuming control of the Minnesota Legislature next month say now is the time to take a closer look at the ...
Winona County Recorder Bob Bambenek is reminding parties who are splitting or dividing existing parcels of real estate in 201...
Lakeside Foods in Plainview will be getting a $69,000 rebate from Alliant Energy.The Plainview News reports the funds are...
Saint Mary's University business students and the SMU College of Business donated $525 to the medical fund establishe...
State Representative Steve Drazkowski was honored by fellow Minnesota House Republicans recently as they elected him Assistan...
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is urging Minnesota livestock farmers and ranchers to apply now for the Livestock Inv...
A new Sporting Goods store will be opening this weekend on Winona's east side.President and CEO Jeff Rosenthal says Hibbe...
Two local companies say they are committed to using compressed natural gas in their vehicles in the future now that the Winon...
A ten-week course to teach area nature enthusiasts about the natural history of Minnesota's hardwoods region will take pl...
A state list first established nearly 30 years ago to highlight plants and animals at risk of disappearing from Minnesota'...
The Winona County Sheriff's Department has released a second required notice of a public meeting on Wednesday to inform n...
A slow-moving storm has dumped at least 16 inches of snow on parts of Minnesota, blanketing the Twin Cities, making some rura...
The deadline is fast approaching to return gifts to the Saint Mary's University Gifts for Winona giving trees.Because the...
Winona County Recorder Bob Bambenek is reminding parties who are splitting or dividing existing parcels of real estate during...
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar is calling on the House of Representatives to take immediate action on the 2012 Farm Bill.Sen...
Minnesota faces a budget shortfall of $1.1 billion for the next two years as Democrats prepare to take over the Legislatu...
The Winona County Sheriff's Department has scheduled a public meeting to inform neighbors in the Minnesota City area that...
Minnesota faces a budget shortfall of $1.1 billion for the next two years as Democrats prepare to take over the Legislatu...
Winona County law enforcement agencies will increase drunk driving enforcement during a statewide and nationwide Drive Sober ...
Registration is now open for the 5th Annual Trinona event that will take place next June in Winona. Trinona was recently name...
Winona National Bank has announced that a new Vice President of Operations has joined the bank.She is Kim Duitsman who comes ...
Winona Police have released information on a car-pedestrian accident that took place last Sunday, November 25th, that sent on...
It's almost time for an annual holiday event in Rushford that will again be pleasing large crowds, young and old alike.Th...
While Minnesota did not have a jackpot winner in Wednesday night's $587 million Powerball Lottery, Winona County had ...
The Winona Hims, a Christian choral group of Winona area men, has announced that Project Fine will receive the proceeds from ...
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar has introduced bipartisan legislation to crack down on the growing problem of metal theft.Klobacha...
Registration is now open for the 5th Annual Trinona event that will take place next June in Winona.Trinona was recently named...
A series of public Citizens Forums kicks off this week to give Minnesotans a chance to weigh in on their priorities and visio...
Minnesota hunters harvested 151,400 deer so far during the 2012 early firearm season, according to preliminary numbers announ...
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says a 47-pound bighead carp was caught in a net by a commercial fishermen on N...
Rochester police say two of the four suspects arrested last Saturday in connection with an alleged counterfeit money operatio...
Kingsland Public Schools in Spring Valley has been nationally recognized for it's STEM programs.KTTC.com reports the dist...
Congress is back in session and among the major pieces of legislation still not done is the approval of a new Farm Bill.Chuck...
Here's your chance to speak out about Minnesota's environment. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency will hold a spe...
The Minnesota deer harvest was down about 6% as of last Friday when compared the same time a year ago. The Minneapolis Star T...
Roads in Minnesota's 13 counties with the highest combined totals of drunk driving traffic deaths and alcohol-related ser...
Representative Gene Pelowski say lawmakers will be hard-pressed to meet the 2013 funding requests of the University of Minnes...
Representative Gene Pelowski say lawmakers will be hard-pressed to meet the 2013 funding requests of the University of Minnes...
The Winona City ouncil will be asked to address two issues regarding beer sales Monday.One is a request from the Steamboat Da...
The Minnesota Department of Transportation will be in Winona next month to discuss how the Highway 43 bridge project moves fo...
Inspectors have completed their on-scene investigation into an off-campus apartment fire that killed two University of Wiscon...
The Winona Health Auxiliary will hold an informational program on Healthcare Directives next week.The program will be held on...
ClearWay Minnesota has launched a new public information campaign designed to inform Minnesotans that tobacco is still an urg...
ClearWay Minnesota has launched a new public information campaign designed to inform Minnesotans that tobacco is still an urg...
Minnesota House Republicans have picked Rep. Kurt Daudt as their new minority leader.KTTC TV reports the 39 year old was chos...
EEO Report Dec. 1, 2012There are many exciting and rewarding careers in broadcasting. Winona Radio is looking for people who ...
Winona State University will host a public forum, "Clean Energy, Climate, and Health," with polar explorer Will Ste...
Dina Green, Office Manager at the Hiawatha Valley Education District in Winona, has received the Educational Office Professio...
Winona State University Foundation has established the Medallion Society as a new tribute to honor individuals whose philanth...
Representatives Gene Pelowsk (D-Winona), Greg Davids (R-Preston) and Steve Drazkowski (R-Mazeppa) were all headed back to St....
All 201 seats in the Minnesota State Legislature will be on the ballot Tuesday along with a number seats in the Assembly and ...
Voters in Minnesota and Wisconsin go to the polls Tuesday not only to elect a president and vice president, but there are a n...
The American Association of Retired People is among the groups that has been opposing the proposed Voter ID amendment to Minn...
How to read this constitutional amendment: words that are not underlined are existing language in the Minnesota Constitution ...
The United Way of the Greater Winona area. and several of its funded partners, is asking local and area residents to make a d...
The Minnesota Department of Transportation has received $542,000 in federal grants for southeastern Minnesota.The Post Bu...
Extra " Click It or Ticket" seat belt enforcement patrols in October resulted in 78 seat belt citations according t...
Motorists in southeastern Minnesota are buckling up at a higher rate than anywhere else in the state according to the Minneso...
One week before the election and Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie says Minnesota is expected to be one of the top st...
The Red Cross says four volunteers from southern Minnesota have been deployed to the east coast to help with recovery from Hu...
Nationally known explorer, and Minnesota native, Will Steger will be in Winona on Tuesday, November 13th, to offer a presenta...
A Wisconsin Judge has denied an appeal by the Citizens Energy Task Force which sought a review of the Wisconsin Public Servic...
The Minnesota Housing Finance Agency board has approved funding awards totaling more than $134 million to build, preserve...
Both Land Stewardship Project and the Winona Catholic diocese have now released statements about the dispute that has arisen ...
The latest figure to enter the battle over voter photo ID constitutional amendment is former Governor Arne Carlson, who is no...
The Chairman of the Republican Party of Minnesota is predicting Republicans will hold on to their majorities in both the stat...
Secretary of State Mark Ritchie says over 180,000 Minnesota voters have requested absentee ballots for the November 5th gener...
The Catholic Diocese of Winona has withdrawn its financial support for Land Stewardship Project...citing LSP's membership...
New federal data show more than 9,500 students at Minnesota colleges and universities have defaulted on their federal student...
The Minnesota Department of Health says 129 clinics in Minnesota received injectable drugs from a pharmacy linked to a mening...
Veteran DFL lawmaker Gene Pelowski is asking voters to return him to the Minnesota House of Representatives for a 14th term w...
17-year old James Cagney of Nerstrand, Minnesota faces several charges after a chase that began in rural Viroqua and reached ...
A former longtime Winona Diocese priest and one time principal at Cotter High School has died.Twin Cities.com is reporting Mo...
Winona Police are looking for a man they say impersonated a State of Minnesota gambling inspector and made off with some proc...
The condition of a 21 year old Winona man authorities believe was involved in a dispute between Minnesota Vikings and Green B...
First he was endorsed by the National Federation of Independent Business in Minnesota, now Republican State Senator Jeremy Mi...
Police have arrested a Winona county man in the shooting deaths of a father and son in their La Crosse photography store last...
The Bar in Goodview has a new operator pending approval of a new liquor license by the State of Minnesota.City Administrator ...
The formal process has begun for Winona County''s review of two more frac sand mines in Saratoga Township after the c...
Winona Radio has begun a series of interviews with local candidates running in the November 6th general election.The 10 minut...
Winona police said a 21 year old Winona man was hospitalized in Rochester Sunday after he was seriously injured in a street f...
Police in Brooklyn Center have arrested seven protesters at a conference on silica sand mining...including four Winonans.The ...
Winona Police said two people went to the hospital following a three vehicle crash on Sunday.Deputy Police Chief Tom Williams...
Prosecutors in southern Minnesota are recommending four years in prison for a man who has pleaded guilty to charges in a car ...
Minnesota's smoking law has made a noticeable difference in the health of state residents. On the law's five year ann...
The Supreme Court won't stop Minnesota from blocking its judicial candidates from endorsing candidates in other elections...
A new poll in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race shows that well more than half of respondents didn't recognize the name Ku...
The Winona County History Center holds an open house Thursday to celebrate the completion of an exterior remodeling project.H...
Sheriff's investigators in western Wisconsin are working to identify a woman whose body was found in a burning car.Monroe...
Minnesota's Roman Catholic bishops are urging churchgoers to donate money for television ads in support of a constitution...
State transportation officials have launched a campaign to make Minnesota's streets and roads safer for pedestrians. They...
Authorities arrested two people in Stockton Sunday in connection with a stolen vehicle.Cited with receiving stolen property a...
The majority of Minnesotans who were asked say the economy and jobs are the primary issues that will drive their vote on elec...
Absentee voting has begun in Minnesota for voters who can't make it to the polls on Election Day, November 6th.State law ...
An auction in Winona County seems to reflect the rising cost of farmland in Minnesota.One parcel at a farm near Wilson genera...
The Environment Minnesota Research and Policy Center will hold a press conference in Winona Thursday to release its new repor...
Students and staff at Holmen Middle School are shaken by the loss of an educator who was living her dream to teach. Friends s...
A University of Minnesota team has won a $600,000 federal grant to develop biotechnology for purifying wastewater from hy...
A new Miss Winona was crowned last Thursday at Winona Senior High School.Crowned Miss Winona 2012 was Serica Rowley, a senior...
A statewide Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over DWI enforcement campaign, Aug. 17th-through-Sept. 3rd, resulted in the arrest of 1...
Law enforcement agencies from across southeastern Minnesota, including Winona police, are looking for two people they believe...
Cenex Harvest States is planning to build a $1.2 billion fertilizer plant east of Jamestown, North Dakota. The factory is...
There is good news for Minnesota apple lovers this fall despite a tricky growing season that featured spring frosts. While th...
A 39 year old former Pepin man confessed to a Nelson bank robbery and pleaded guilty in Buffalo County Circuit Cour. Duane Si...
Winona County law enforcement officers arrested eleven drunk drivers during the nationwide end of summer DWI enforcement effo...
New statewide student achievement ratings label 213 Minnesota schools as underperforming, compared to more than 1,000 under t...
An additional case of variant H3N2 influenza has been confirmed in a Minnesota resident, according to officials at the Minnes...
Local lawmakers say it took a bipartisan effort to fashion the $167 million flood relief bill during Friday's special...
The number of Minnesota school districts looking for taxpayers help is down this year. According to the Minnesota School Boar...
Local and area lawmakers are reacting to the decision by the Minnesota Department of Transportation to recommend the construc...
The Minnesota DNR says this year's waterfowl hunting opener will be on September 22nd, the earliest opener in 45 years.DN...
As the nation's drought deepens, Minnesota is getting drier too.New data from the U.S. Drought Monitor on Thursday shows ...
Augsburg College is publicly opposing the amendment to ban gay marriage in Minnesota's constitution.The announcement Tues...
Officials, including members of Congress, are pushing the Bureau of Reclamation's top official to endorse more funding fo...
Opponents of a power line linking La Crosse and Rochester, are suing Wisconsin regulators who approved the project.The lawsui...
Two candidates running for the Minnesota state legislature will be attending the Goodview City Council meeting Monday.On hand...
A Twin Cities Think Tank has chosen Lewiston to release its report Tuesday on the financial burden some small cities in the s...
Vice President Joe Biden will be making a stop in Rochester Tuesday. KTTC TV reports Biden will be at the Olmsted County Fair...
The Winona City Council will be asked Monday night to support a resolution from the city's Human Rights Commission that w...
Officer Jason Mork says the Fountain City Police Department is joining with other police agencies in Wisconsin and Minnesota ...
A Spring Valley winery has taken top honors at the fourth annual International Cold Climate Wine Competition at the Universit...
Vice president Joe Biden is expected to make stop in Rochester next week.The Rochester Post-Bulletin is reporting that Biden ...
Wisconsin and Minnesota are far apart on how much the Badger State should pay for tax reciprocity.The two states reached an a...
Minnesota added 6800 jobs in July, according to figures released by the Department of Employment and Economic Development.The...
A dispute over the route of CapX2020 high-voltage transmission lines through southeastern Minnesota appears destined for a co...
The Seven Rivers Alliance in La Crosse says a new multi-million dollar freight transportation facility in Winona will be open...
Minnesota Congressman Tim Walz stopped in Winona today to showcase how the recent highway bill will impact area businesses.Th...
Mankato city leaders have voted to oppose an amendment to the state constitution banning marriage by people of the same gende...
The Chairman of the Republican Party of Minnesota says Mitt Romney's selection of Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan as his ...
The state Department of Natural Resources is listening to farmers' complaints about destructive deer in southeastern Minn...
Local law enforcement agencies will be out in full force starting August 17th in the annual Labor Day Safe and Sober campaign...
The Minnesota Farmers Union has endorsed U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar for re-election. The MFU highlighted Klobuchar's lead...
Minnesota cities and municipalities that receive requests for citizen email addresses are legally required to release them.Re...
Reichel Foods in Rochester is recalling approximately 15,880 pounds of ready to eat meat and poultry products due to possible...
The Winona County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday will get an update on efforts by a state legislator who wants the state t...
The Buffalo County Sheriff's Department says one person was injured in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 35 near Alma on Wed...
Three weeks into his new position as Winona State University President, Scott Olson says he feels at home. Olson assumed his ...
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar says that her bipartisan legislation to help fight homelessness among America's veterans has p...
Changes to a Minnesota law, prompted by a Winona investigation, provide more options for legally abandoning a newborn baby.Th...
Winona Health has had its first positive case of Whooping Cough and the state department of health is recommending that young...
Construction is set to begin next year on the final leg of the CapX2020 transmission line that will run from near Hampton in ...
The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday tossed out a clergy abuse lawsuit by a man whose case rested on a repressed memory c...
Republicans Mike Parry and Allen Quist are sharpening their attacks in an increasingly bitter primary fight in southern Minne...
Riverway Learning Community, which will be moving to its new location next month, will host an enrollment meeting for the com...
The Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota is planning to build a permanent site in Mankato.Since the museum organized i...
A group of solar-powered cars passed through Winona Saturday on Highway 61 on their way to the Twin Cities. The cars were par...
The State of Minnesota celebrated the first annual Water Trails Day in Minnesota on Saturday with a paddling parade on Prairi...
Winona City Council members will be asked Monday night to allow the city to accept a $600,000 grant for continuation of t...
Governor Mark Dayton plans to make the final call on construction projects benefiting from a $47.5 million development fu...
Authorities say the 2008 killing of a Philadelphia college student who was from Austin, is connected to a killing a few month...
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a rural town lacks the authority to impose tougher water-quality standards o...
The Wisconsin Supreme Court says state regulators approved a Madison-based utility's plans for a southern Minnesota wind ...
The deaths of thousands of fish in several southern Minnesota lakes is being blamed on the recent heat wave. Most of the lake...
Corn in Wisconsin was selling for an average $6.20 per bushel in June, three cents higher than in May. It was $6.25 n...
An open house will be held this Monday, July 9th, in Rochester for the public to get information on a study being conducted o...
A Winona teacher and military veteran has received a $13,600 donation from the National Education Association's natio...
Southern Minnesota is expected to get one more day of heat and humidity before a reprieve.The National Weather Service issued...
Wildlife officials say black bears have been seen roaming the Rochester area.Don Nelson, wildlife supervisor for the Minnesot...
A top Democratic lawmaker says Minnesota can avoid another state government shutdown by giving Democrats control of the Legis...
Minnesota state lawmakers are reacting to the Supreme Court's decision Thursday to uphold the Affordable Care Act.Democra...
Winona authorities are telling local residents to be on the lookout for a scam involving text messages telling recipients the...
Wisconsin Third District Congressman Ron Kind praised Thursday's decision by the Supreme Court to uphold the Obama admini...
Major flooding in the Duluth area has closed roads, Duluth city hall and a university campus and has authorities recommending...
A western Minnesota farmer is among those calling for reforms to the crop insurance program that's proposed in the 2012 F...
A group of farmers in southeastern Minnesota is helping those looking to get into the field for the first time connect with l...
Cannon Falls closed roads and asked about two dozen residents to evacuate due to flooding from heavy rains. The city's em...
The Minnesota unemployment rate remained unchanged at a seasonally adjusted 5.6% in May, according to figures released by the...
Some more good news for the State of Minnesota's budget.State Senator Jeremy Miller is reporting the state collected $...
Winona High School student Abbey Quandahl will be spending the next year studying in Germany.Quandahl, the daughter of Carol ...
A meeting will be held in Rochester next week to discuss the Southern Rail Corridor Feasibility Study.The Minnesota Departmen...
Gundersen Lutheran in La Crosse is considering dropping 'Lutheran' from its name.Gundersen executive Pamela Maas says...
The Minnesota Vikings' new stadium is expected to bring construction jobs to parts of Minneapolis hit hardest by poverty ...
A statewide crackdown has resulted in more than 12,000 motorists being ticketed for violating Minnesota's mandatory seat ...
Severe thunderstorms with strong winds knocked down trees Sunday and cut power to more than 17,000 Xcel Energy customers in t...
A man and his two dogs survived a harrowing trip over a dam on the swollen Mississippi River. The Buffalo County Sheriff'...
St. Mary's and Methodist hospitals in Rochester each received an "A" by a nonprofit group that graded patient s...
118 motorists in Winona County were ticketed for not wearing their seat belts during the two-week "Click It or Ticket&qu...
The City of Winona is one of 31 cities across Minnesota to receive a grant from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Ec...
The city of Monticello, Minnesota has stopped making payments toward $26 million in bonds that were used for constructing...
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has updated its list to show the additional lakes and river sections that were ...
Six weeks after Winona County's three-month moratorium on sand mining operations expired and the county has yet to receiv...
A new dress code at a southern Minnesota company prompted some Somali workers to walk off the job because it conflicts with t...
The Winona County Board of Commissioners will continue to address two ongoing issues when the board meets Tuesday.During a co...
Democrats in Minnesota's congressional delegation are in a bind over a bill by Republican U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen to elimi...
A new analysis of Minnesota school data finds charter enrollment nearly quadrupled in the past decade. The analysis by the Ce...
The Rochester Police Department made more than $61,000 in 2010 on seized cash and forfeited property they sold, according...
President Barack Obama is visiting Minnesota to unveil a job initiative for veterans, and to attend fundraisers in Minneapoli...
State Representative Greg Davids of Preston is one of only two Republican Minnesota lawmakers endorsed for the November elect...
Two unions representing about 31,000 state employees have announced a tentative 2-year agreement with the state of Minnesota....
Federal officials have designated four Winona area trails as national recreation trails.U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar a...
The chief author of the proposed constitutional amendment requiring a photo ID at the election polls says she is confident th...
Hiawatha Broadband Communications has opened a new office in Red Wing.The Winona-based company is constructing a fiber-optic ...
A Minnesota man remained hospitalized in critical condition Wednesday following surgery to remove a fireworks explosive from ...
The Supreme Court will not block Minnesota's lawsuit against a California design firm over the deadly 2007 interstate bri...
Veterans will be honored in a pair of ceremonies in Winona on Memorial Day. Dozens of observances are planned around southeas...
The team physician for Winona State University Athletics has been chosen to receive a statewide award.The university says Dr....
A railroad workers strike in Canada is not expected to affect the operations of the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad in...
A Twin Cities newspaper is reporting that the parent company of Winona's Brach's Candy Company will merge with a Chic...
Muslim civil rights leaders are asking the FBI to investigate racist graffiti spray-painted on the driveway of a Somali-Ameri...
The executive director of the National Child Protection Training Center in Winona joined a panel of experts Wednesday to test...
The new Multiple Management System that attempts to rank Minnesota public schools not only tried to measure overall success.....
A 38 year old man charged for robbing a bank in Nelson has pleaded not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect. Duane Si...
Minnesota State College--Southeast Technical broke ground Tuesday on a new building that will house some of the programs that...
A former Winona city manager has been named as a finalist for the position of executive director of the Red Wing Port Authori...
Candidates have begun filing to run for elected positions ranging from the Minnesota Legislature to the U.S. Congress. The fi...
Minnesota Republicans selected Kurt Bills of Rosemount as their candidate to oppose Democrat Amy Klobachar for the U-S Senate...
The Mississippi River Trail bicycle route received state and national recognition when state legislators designated the trail...
Winona County and City law enforcement officers will become part of the state and nation's largest seat belt enforcement ...
Minnesota Republicans have endorsed a state representative and high school economics teacher as their candidate to challenge ...
A spill at a sand mining facility in Wisconsin has dumped an unknown amount of sand and other sediment into the St. Croix Riv...
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar says legislation she cosponsored to help equip law enforcement officers with bulletproof vest...
Minnesota Republicans are gathering in St. Cloud this weekend to endorse a candidate for the U.S. Senate.The Republican State...
Minnesota health officials say the state is dealing with a rising number of whooping cough cases this year.The Department of ...
The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees awarded emeritus status to Winona State University President ...
Citing the budget turnaround and sweeping strides in reform, Minnesota Republican Senate Majority Leader David Senjem of Roch...
Citing the budget turnaround and sweeping strides in reform, Minnesota Republican Senate Majority Leader David Senjem of Roch...
At this time last year, Tim Pawlenty was gearing up to officially launch his White House race. Now the former two-term Minnes...
A Mayo Clinic research team is back in Minnesota after conducting research at Mount Everest.The Rochester Post-Bulletin repor...
A Mayo Clinic research team is back in Minnesota after conducting research at Mount Everest.The Rochester Post-Bulletin repor...
Winona Police said a 33-year-old Illinois man has been cited with his sixth driving while intoxicated charge within the last ...
The Vikings have their new $975 million stadium. The state Senate Thursday voted to accept a plan already approved by the...
First District Congressman Tim Walz will be in Preston this coming Monday, May 14th, to conduct a bipartisan field hearing th...
Wisconsin regulators are set to approve a power line that would run between Alma and Holmen in western Wisconsin. The Public ...
A fast-moving Minnesota Vikings stadium bill is just a successful state Senate vote away from reaching the desk of a supporti...
State Representative Gene Pelowski says the construction of a new Minnesota Vikings stadium would not only bring thousands of...
For more than a decade the Minnesota Vikings have been pushing to break out of the Metrodome and into a shiny new home. Final...
After 11 hours of debate and some close calls, the Minnesota Vikings stadium legislation won approval late Tuesday from the s...
Winona has been named a 2012 Playful City USA...one of only five cities in Minnesota to receive the honor. Also named was Lan...
A funeral is set for a southeastern Minnesota soldier killed in Afghanistan. Services for 23-year-old Army Sergeant Nicholas ...
An Edina English teacher is the 2012 Minnesota Teacher of the Year.Jackie Roehl teaches 10th-grade English at Edina High Scho...
Minnesota. Gov. Mark Dayton Friday vetoed a Republican tax bill containing breaks for businesses that would have been paid fo...
Amy Senser has settled a civil lawsuit brought by family members of a man who died in a hit-and-run accident involving Senser...
Some damage reported in southeastern Minnesota from Thursday morning storms...but no immediate reports of injury.Highwas 43 w...
Hundreds of Minnesota National Guard soldiers are settling back into civilian life after returning to the state in the past f...
Governor Mark Dayton is urging Minnesota residents to call their lobby their lawmakers to get them to pass a Vikings Stadium ...
The Minnesota State Fair and the Minnesota Farm Bureau will recognize 144 Minnesota farms as 2012 Century Farms including fou...
The son of a Red Wing, Minnesota, woman says confusion about a rash she believes was caused by bed bugs prompted officials to...
Winona State University is being honored as one of the country's most environentally-responsible colleges.WSU has been se...
Representative gene Pelowski is questioning the use of a nationwide search to find a new Winona State University president on...
Republicans in Minnesota's First Congressional District are still deciding whether to hold a second endorsing convention ...
The man charged with robbing a bank in Nelson waived his right to a probable cause hearing and was bound over for trial on fe...
President Obama is campaigning to prevent the cost of college borrowing from soaring for millions of students on July 1. His ...
Representative Steve Drazkowski says he is not sure yet how he will vote if a Minnesota Vikings stadium bill reaches the Hous...
The Minnesota House has moved a step closer to allowing Minnesotans greater access to legal fireworks. The House passed the f...
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says the discovery late last week of another Asian carp at the mouth of the St....
Over the last two weeks, progress has been made on the proposal for a new Vikings stadium both with the City of Minneapolis a...
Republican's in southern Minnesota's 1st Congressional District will need to meet again to try to endorse a candidate...
Both Republicans and Democrats in Minnesota's First Congressional District will hold their respective district convention...
Former presidential candidate and Sixth District Representative Michelle Bachmann has endorsed Allen Quist for the First Dist...
Local and area Republican lawmakers are expressing disappointment that a House committee this week voted down a Minnesota Vik...
The Minnesota unemployment rate edged one tenth of a percent higher in March to a seasonally adjusted 5.8%, according to figu...
The number of eagles inhabiting a proposed wind farm in Goodhue County may be crucial to the project's future.Developer G...
Minnesota agriculture officials are encouraged by the initial results of a new way to find emerald ash borers.The Minnesota D...
Governor Dayton says there is no Plan B. He says NFL officials tell him that the Vikings will leave Minnesota if there is no ...
MNSCU announced Monday that three finalists have been selected to replace WSU President Judith Ramaley on her retirement. Sco...
Minnesota lawmakers are digging in for the final session push toward session adjournment.High hopes of January's session ...
The regular trout fishing season has opened in southeastern Minnesota.Saturday was the season opener. While it has been legal...
Whoever emerges from the Republican Party to face Democratic Rep. Tim Walz will be at a financial disadvantage in Minnesota&#...
Even though over 200 troops returned to Minnesota over the weekend after serving in the middle east for the past year, none w...
A reminder Winona County will be taking part in the annual Severe Weather Awareness Week tornado drill next Thursday, April 1...
Minnesota State regulators have approved the final leg of a high-voltage power line through southeastern Minnesota.The Minnes...
State Senator Jeremy Miller says he plans to continue pushing for his Minnesota Vikings stadium bill even though some America...
Minnesota's tax revenues are running a little ahead of forecast levels. An update Tuesday from Minnesota Management and B...
Congressman Tim Walz was in the Winona Radio studios on Tuesday before a visit to the USGS Upper Midwest Environmemental Serv...
State Senator John Howe says he is not supporting the latest Minnesota Vikings proposal even though it's being sponsored ...
Brooklyn Park police are investigating a shooting that involves as many as three victims, including at least one fatality. A ...
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton says he's ready to do whatever he can to urge voters to reject the proposed voter ID constitut...
Kwik Trip Incorporated is recalling some doughnuts sold at its convenience stores in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa because th...
The Minnesota Senate has passed a bill that uses money from a state settlement with HMOs to restore $22 million in cuts m...
Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton has vetoed a Republican-crafted bill that would have repaid state IOUs to Minnesota public school...
State Senator Jerry Miller of Winona announced Thursday that he is sponsoring a bill to provide a funding source for the stat...
Nearly 3,000 Minnesota National Guard soldiers are scheduled to return to Minnesota over the next several weeks after serving...
A regional pharmacy chain headquartered in Austin is acquiring seven additional drug stores including stores in Rushford and ...
State Senator Jeremy Miller of Winona says he and his colleagues will unveil a new Minnesota Vikings stadium proposal Thursda...
Final candidates for the position of Winona State University president will be on the WSU campus in the next two weeks. The M...
The chairman of the Minnesota House Tax Committee says he will continue to support the House bonding bill, but he likes the S...
More than 610 people attended Saint Mary's University's 12th annual Taylor Richmond Benefit Dance on March 24th. Proc...
The Winona FFA Floriculture Team has earned the right to compete in the Minnesota State Competition next month. The team plac...
With a Minnesota Vikings stadium bill stalled in the state legislature, and time running out, State Senator Jeremy Miller say...
Due to recent growth, Behrens Manufacturing LLC., has a new opportunity for a Logistics Director. Behrens Manufacturing LLC. ...
Minnesota lawmakers are joining a sudden move to block employers from asking applicants for their passwords to social network...
A day after Supreme Court justices indicated that the insurance mandate in President Barack Obama's health care overhaul ...
The Winona County Board of Commissioners continued their discussion Tuesday night concerning a proposed 12 county effort to c...
The proposed consitutional amendment to require Minnesota voters to present a photo ID is one step closer to the November bal...
The Winona County Board of Commissioners Tuesday night will continue its discussions on the impact of future sand mining truc...
A long-awaited Highway 14 construction project in south central Minnesota appears to be back on track.The project was nearly ...
The public is invited to a conversation on water quality issues facing the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers on Thursday in Re...
Two public information meetings on the issue of frac sand mining in southeastern Minnesota will be held next Saturday, March ...
The field of candidates for superintendent of the Caledonia Schools has been narrowed to three.According to the Caledonia Arg...
New data from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development show the state added 6,200 jobs in February. DE...
Republican Representative Steve Drazkowski calls the Tax Bill passed in the House Wednesday a potential game changer for busi...
Advocates of a bill that would increase the price of cigarettes in Minnesota by $1.29 were at the state capital Wednesday...
The National Weather Service will soon be improving its Doppler radar serving southeast Minnesota, northeast Iowa and western...
A proposal to make Minnesota voters show a photo ID at the polls is now halfway to a spot on the November ballot. The full Mi...
Staffers for Sen. Amy Klobuchar will be holding a series of regional meetings this week...including one in Chatfield...to get...
This promises to be another busy week for lawmakers in St. Paul as another deadline approaches.Republican State Senator John ...
The Minnesota Department of Transportation says April 27th is the deadline for submitting applications for the Safe Routes to...
A former priest in the Diocese of Crookston who fled the United States after being accused of sexually assaulting a Winona St...
A judge has terminated parental rights for a southern Minnesota couple who spent six months in jail for chaining their 5-year...
A Minnesota Senate panel voted this week to raise hunting and fishing license fees to avert potential deep cuts to the state&...
Secretary of State Mark Ritchie says that Minnesota's elections are the most honest elections in the world. He says voter...
The president of Iraq is in Minnesota for medical care. Mayo Clinic confirms President Jalal Talabani is in Rochester this we...
A Rochester man is charged with two felonies following accusations he fatally kicked his girlfriend's dog.Court documents...
Bishop John Quinn of Winona Catholic Diocese, has welcomed Pope Benedict XVI's call for better instruction of young peopl...
Winona County Board members unanimously decided to allow the City of Winona's Human Rights Commission to expand its servi...
With lawmakers poised to get their first look at a Minnesota Vikngs stadium bill this week, Republican State Senator John How...
There's a proposal in the Minnesota legislature to broaden a current synthetic drug law to make it a felony to possess or...
Farm Bureau members from southeast Minnesota traveled to St. Paul recently to meet with lawmakers to share their legislative ...
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken, along with Representatives Tim Walz,Keith Ellison and Erik Paulsen have introduce...
A proposed 12 county effort to collaborate on providing human services across southeastern Minnesota could result in millions...
Three young siblings of a Minnesota family will be sharing in a big way. All three children were born on March 5th - in diffe...
Minnesota lawmakers are considering making it a felony to sell certain synthetic drugs meant to mimic controlled substances a...
Tighter rules are being blamed for a sharp drop-off in donations of venison to Minnesota's food shelves.Since the state b...
A proposed 12 county effort to collaborate on providing human services across southeastern Minnesota could result in millions...
A local legislator says the latest unemployment report from the state of Minnesota spells good news for businesses.Republican...
A proposed new veterans cemetary in Fillmore County is getting closer to construction after the National Cemetary Administrat...
The Winona County Board will take up the discussion again on future road maintenance and upgrades in Saratoga Township when t...
A La Crescent instructor has been named as one of the 34 semifinalists for Minnesota's 2012 teacher of the Year.Education...
Pete Hegseth, a fourth-generation Minnesotan and decorated combat veteran, announced Thursday that he is running for the Unit...
Governor Mark Dayton was joined by State Legislators, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak, Mark and Zygi Wilf of the Minnesota Vikin...
The March Foodshare food drive kicked off Thursday across Minnesota and in Winona. The 30th anniversary drive locally will be...
Here's another positive sign of an economic recovery in Minnesota. The Department of Employment and Economic Development ...
Republican State Representative Greg Davids says the budget surplus announced Wednesday sends a message to businesses seeking...
A new economic forecast shows Minnesota has a $323 million budget surplus.The Associated Press obtained the figure Wednes...
Revenue officials from Minnesota and Wisconsin say they have an agreement on tax reciprocity that will allow residents who li...
Some Republican lawmakers say they are open to considering a technology-driven alternative to a proposed constitutional amend...
Revenue officials from Minnesota and Wisconsin say they have an agreement on tax reciprocity that will allow residents who li...
State lawmakers are hoping for good news this week when budget officials release an updated projection of Minnesota's fin...
A Siberian husky who broke loose from her chain in rural Duluth on New Year's Day was found safe seven weeks later - almo...
With debate in Congress scheduled to begin soon on a new 2012 Farm Bill, Senator Al Franken wants to know some of the local f...
Minnesota state lawmakers are just starting to sort through options after the release this week of new state political bounda...
The issue of establishing a health insurance exchange in Minnesota under President Obama's federal health care bill, cont...
Gov. Mark Dayton says he wants federal approval for a new St. Croix bridge by mid-March or he will ask that state funds for i...
A bill introduced last week in the Minnesota House calling for a Health Insurance Exchange may spark a battle between two Win...
A bipartisan bill establishing a Health Insurance Marketplace in Minnesota has been introduced at the state legislature. DFL ...
The Minnesota House Thursday passed a bill that would let schools consider teacher performance in making layoff decisions. La...
State Senator Jeremy Miller wants to see more college students remain in greater Minnesota after graduation and has authored ...
A company with three manufacturing plants in southern Minnesota wants a change in state law in order to shield itself from fu...
Republican State Senators Carla Nelson and Mike Benson announced Monday legislation that would increase the price of cigarett...
State Representative Steve Drazkowski says workers in Minnesota should have the right to decide for themselves if they want t...
The revenue departments of both Minnesota and Wisconsin are working on an agreement to reimplement the income tax reciprocity...
A Winona lawmaker says he is pleased that the State of Minnesota will be free from the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law. Pre...
The Associated Press has learned that President Barack Obama on Thursday will free 10 states, including Minnesota, from the s...
An administrative law judge has selected a route for a high-voltage power line through southeastern Minnesota. Judge Kathleen...
An administrative law judge has selected a route for a high-voltage power line through southeastern Minnesota. Judge Kathleen...
Turnout was generally low for Minnesota's Republican presidential caucus, and that appeared to be no different in the pre...
A Zumbro Falls man has announced his candidacy for the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners in next fall's election.Acco...
Monday is the final day to register for a special seminar coming up this week for farmers.The event will feature information ...
Yet another plan is in play for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium. The latest idea would build the stadium just east of the Met...
The Minnesota Senate Jobs and Economic Growth committee heard a proposal last week for reducing business property taxes and c...
Republicans in the Minnesota Senate have placed two more Governor Mark Dayton commissioners on a watch list after ousting Pub...
The Minnesota State Patrol says a 25-year-old Spring Valley man was killed in a two-vehicle crash along Highway 63 in Fillmor...
A bill that would allow Minnesota to collect sales taxes on some internet purchases made from out of state retailers got its ...
Democrats at the state capital in St. Paul are voicing their opposition to an effort by Republicans to get a "right to w...
A Minnesota food company is widening its recall of hard-cooked eggs because of a potential for listeria contamination.Michael...
The public is invited to a noon luncheon at the Vinona Veterans Center on Monday, February 6th, with a chance to meet the Ame...
Differing views were voiced Wednesday when the Minnesota House approved four Republican tort reform bills aimed at improving ...
Political parties across Minnesota and the Winona region are getting ready to hold precinct caucuses next Tuesday, February 7...
A Minnesota House committee will hold a public hearing Wednesday on an effort to step up state inspections of American Indian...
Some southeast North Dakota residents want state regulators to alter the route of a proposed power transmission line.The Nort...
In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, researchers at the Mayo Clinic are working with more than a dozen community organizatio...
Jefferson Elementary School has been award a $2100 seed grant to help pay for upgrades to its 1939 vintage heating system...
The National Weather Service says the risk of spring flooding is very low on the Minnesota, Mississippi and St. Croix Rivers ...
President Obama, during his annual address to Congress this week, called on states to keep students in high school until age ...
Minnesota lawmakers are considering a bill that would limit the ability of Minnesota counties, cities and townships to impose...
Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann says she'll seek a fourth term in the U.S. House following her failed presidential bid.Ba...
A local lawmaker wants to see inspections of American Indian casinos across the state stepped up.Republican Steve Drazkowski ...
An operational plan is being developed on a 12 county collaboration of a bold redesign on the way human services can be deliv...
The focus is on jobs and the economy as Minnesota lawmakers have returned to the state capital to begin the 2012 legislative ...
A new initiative will move Minnesota courts from paper files to the electronic age.The Minnesota Judicial Council is requirin...
Freezing drizzle and rain is making roads slick across portions of the Upper Midwest. The precipitation is expected to change...
It looks like it could be a go for construction of a new veterans cemetery near Preston in Fillmore county. State Representat...
Minnesota U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken announced that Minnesota has received over $29 million in heating as...
An organization known as Farm-2-Rail recently announced it is in the preliminary stages of developing a 300 acre facility nea...
The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees has unanimously approved a strategic framework that will guid...
A Winona couple were named the recipients of the 2011 Serra International Thomas P. Coughlan Award. Receiving the award at th...
Governor Mark Dayton is creating a task force to come up with new ways to pay for Minnesota's roads, bridges and public trans...
Winona's Minnesota Teacher of the Year brought her message on early childhood education to educators and parents in Albert Le...
The Minnesota Management and Budget Office says the likelihood that the U-S will enter a recession in 2012 has fallen signifi...
An 84-year-old man from Reno, Nevada, has been sentenced for assaulting a woman on board his private plane as they flew to Ro...
Winona ranks in the top ten among outstate Minnesota cities with the highest trade. That's according to a survey conducted by...
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says 2573 impaired motorists were arrested for driving while intoxicated around the...
Winona-native Pat Shortridge says he thinks ideas can trump turmoil when it comes to his role as the new chairman of the Minn...
After years of sitting vacant, the old Kenyon high school building is considered a community eyesore. Next year, the city of ...
Minnesota conservation officials will take new steps in 2012 to stop the spread of invasive species.Department of Natural Res...
The Minnesota Supreme Court will hear a case Monday to determine if repressed memories can be used in a church sexual abuse l...
A Winona area engineer was named the 2011 Outstanding Soil and Water Conservation District Employer of the Year. According to...
Funeral services for Lake City police officer Shawn Schneider will be held Saturday at 1:00 p.m. in First Lutheran Church in ...
Michele Bachmann is quitting the Republican presidential campaign, saying she's "decided to stand aside" in the wak...
Bekkum Family Farms LLC of Westby, Wisconsin, is recalling shredded cheese because it may be contaminated with listeria monoc...
The Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Revenue will be in Winona Wednesday to talk about tax reform. Myron Frans wil...
A funeral is scheduled for slain Lake City police Officer Shawn Schneider. Schneider's funeral will be held Saturday, January...
Minnesota Republicans elected Winona native Pat Shortridge as their new state chairman Saturday as the party deals with debt...
Minnesota Republican Party officials say the party is nearly $1.3 million in debt, with another $719,000 in legal exp...
A statewide crime alert has been issued for Minnesota residents to be on the lookout for a couple who authorities say scammed...
New Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Dave Senjem says he's planning to push the legislative agenda championed by his ousted p...
Minnesota U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar and 16 other senators have sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder requesting...
All Minnesota High school students would have to take a class on CPR if a bill drafted by the American Heart Association beco...
The Minnesota Department of Transportation has paid a $30,000 penalty for serious safety violations in the death of a wor...
Dairy Farmers across southern Minnesota are getting a big present for the holidays. Associated Milk Producers Incorporated sa...
Law enforcement agencies around southeastern Minnesota are banding together to collect toys and gift cards for the family of ...
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobachar says the U-S Fish and Wildlife Service will remove the gray wolf from the Endangered Species ...
Winona native and veteran political consultant, Pat Shortridge, says he will run to be chairman of the Minnesota Republican P...
Authorities have ruled the death of the man suspected of shooting and critically wounding a Minnesota police officer a suicid...
Pope Benedict XVI has declared that St. Stanislaus Kostka church is now a Minor Basilica. But it's not a minor honor...the on...
Minnesota's unemployment rate may have fallen to 5.9% in November, a three-year-low, but those who work with families in pove...
Minnesota's 2011 Teach of the Year was scheduled to have a special lunch Monday. According to Twin Cities blogger, Bloise Ols...
The Associated Press has learned that nine states, including Minnesota, will share $500 million in grant money to improve...
The Minnesota unemployment rate fell by a half a percent in November to a seasonably adjusted 5.9% according to figures relea...
A rural organization helping communities in southeastern Minnesota create jobs and economic development is celebrating its 25...
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has teamed up with five metro area cities, the University of Minnesota and the U.S. F...
A new statewide system aims to keep Wisconsin communities updated on criminal activity, crime trends or missing people. Wisco...
Applications to Minnesota State Colleges and Universities skyrocketed over a year ago during the first-ever National College ...
The City of Winona will be getting some national attention Saturday when a commercial advertising the annual Trinona event is...
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Gov. Mark Dayton says he's not giving up his long-range plan to raise taxes on wealthy residents, despite a new revelation of...
Members of the public will have several opportunities over the next week to attend information sessions on sand mining and re...
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton is gearing up for another trade mission to China.The Department of Employment and Economic Develop...
State Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius is going to Rochester to discuss the state's request for the waiver to section...
Deep in debt and dealing with a complete turnover in leadership, the Minnesota Republican Party is limping into a high-stakes...
Daycare providers across Minnesota are set to vote this week on a move to unionize, and Republican Representative Steve Drazk...
Minnesota is projecting an $876 million surplus for the rest of its two-year budget, easing fears of abruising new budget...
The number of children in Minnesota who don't have health insurance continues to rise. A new report from Georgetown Universit...
Minnesota lawmakers are braced for bad news with Thursday's release of a state economic forecast. The Star Tribune reports th...
Authorities say foul play is not suspected in the discovery of a man's body in the Trempealeau River. The Trempealeau County ...
The push by the Minnesota Vikings for state money for a new stadium is back on the agenda this week at the Capitol. The Vikin...
Former Minnesota state lawmaker Alan Quist will become the second candidate to enter the race for the First District Congress...
Employees of Hormel Foods Corp. are enjoying a little extra cash after the food maker distributed $16.5 million in profit...
The Bush Foundation says it will continue to financially support the effort to merge 12 southeastern Minnesota counties' huma...
A 24 year old man is dead after a small-plane crash in central Wisconsin. Marathon County Sheriff's Lt. Randy Albert says the...
A southern Minnesota ethanol plant will pay a $310,000 penalty to resolve violations of its air-quality permit. The penal...
President Barack Obama has pardoned two plump Minnesota turkeys in an annual holiday rite. The official national Thanksgiving...
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is warning the ice on the state's lakes and rivers isstill too thin to play on,...
The expectation of another Minnesota budget deficit has legislators girding for another difficultdebate. And House Democrats ...
Winona's own triathlon has opened regsitration for the 2012 event...and has a new management structure. Trinona has been sold...
Citing his administration's success in streamlining the permitting process for businesses, while preserving environmental pro...
Minnesota's unemployment rate is at its lowest level since the US financial crisis in November of 2008. That's according to t...
State Senator Mike Parry of Waseca continues to receive endorsements for his campaign to seek the Republican nomination for t...
A Hennepin County judge has dismissed a challenge to Minnesota's law banning sales of synthetic drugs. A lawsuit filed by a D...
Chattanooga-based photography company Olan Mills has been acquired by Minnesota-based Lifetouch. Financial details of the pur...
State Senator Jeremy Miller of Winona has joined 28 other lawmakers in signing a letter to Governor Mark Dayton saying they s...
Following his agriculture meeting in Rushford and tour of Cenex Harvest States on Tuesday, State Senator Jeremy Miller will t...
It's time to dig out the snow boots and shovels. Forecasters say parts of Wisconsin and Minnesota are in store for some measu...
It's election day in Minnesota Tuesday and voters will be asked to decide about a dozen school operations levy referendums in...
A 34-year-old Winona man is facing felony credit card fraud charges after he allegedly used a stolen credit card to make seve...
The Winona City Council holds a closed meeting Monday to discuss a strategy regarding a lawsuit challenging the city's 30% re...
Winona Radio has a full time opening for a receptionist at radio stations KAGE-AM, KG-95.3, AM 1230 KWNO, K\ Country and Soft...
The 2011 Minnesota firearms deer hunting season gets underway Saturday morning throughout the state and according to the Minn...
Authorities say an 18-year-old from Rochester was killed and six other people were injured in a rollover crash of a pickup ne...
The president of Minnesota State College-Southeast Technical in Winona says now is a good time for adults who have not finish...
The Winona City Council will hold a closed meeting next Monday to discuss, with the city's attorney, a strategy regarding a l...
Winona's four city elementary schools have been found to be historic by Minnesota's Historic Preservation Office. Central, Je...
Governor Mark Dayton has signed an executive order establishing a Vision for Health Care Reform in Minnesota. The order charg...
The Trempealeau County Sheriff's Department says four people were injured over the weekend in a two-vehicle crash. Authoritie...
A recent St. Charles High School graduate has been chosen as the national secretary of the FFA. 2010 graduate Jason Troendle ...
Minnesota U-S Senator Amy Klobachar got a closeup look Friday at one of Winonas leading manufacturers when she toured the Pee...
Another Democratic veteran is leaving the state Senate to take a full-time position in Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton's cabinet. ...
The Olmsted County Railroad Authority will soon be seeking requests for proposals to complete a study of freight railroad ser...
There is a risk to the Minnesota economy being able to bounce back if training of job seekers in the future is not improved. ...
One of the keys to creating more jobs in Minnesota is new technology in the health care field. Minnesota House Democratic Min...
The Hormel Institute is planning a $27 million expansion that will double its size and staff in Austin. The Hormel Instit...
An attorney for a libertarian advocacy group says they are suing the City of Winona seeking to overturn the city's limits on ...
First District Congressman Tim Walz has joined U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken to support Minnesota's application ...
One of the Minnesota businesses featured at Tuesday's Jobs Summit put on by Governor Mark Dayton is Rushford Hypersonic. The ...
Gov. Mark Dayton Tuesday convened a summit on improving Minnesota's job climate with a plea to make it "a day for no pol...
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Minnesota's seat belt compliance rate continues to climb reaching a record high, but proper booster seat use continues to rem...
The Trempealeau County Board of Supervisors has gone on record as supporting one of two routes for the proposed new high-volt...
The Minnesota unemployment rate dropped to a seasonally adjusted 6.9% in September, according to the Minnesota Department of ...
Two Winona FFA judging teams earned the right to compete in next spring's Minnesota State Dairy and Horse Judging contests. T...
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is reminding youth deer hunters in the Rochester area to be aware of mandatory ...
Gov. Tim Pawlenty has joined the board of directors of an Atlanta-based supply chain and retail technology provider. RedPrair...
Despite the recent rains, campfired are still banned on the Minnesota portions of the Upper Mississippi River Fish and Wildli...
The Winona County Board Tuesday unanimously approved contributing $25,000 toward a plan to redesign the way county servic...
A petroleum company is replacing gas it delivered to nearly two dozen Minnesota communities because it contains too much etha...
Authorities in Minnesota say an angel figurine found with a baby girl dumped in the Mississippi River near Homer was produced...
A new national study ranks Minnesota among the least affordable for child care, with a $9,900 annualaverage cost for a ce...
The Winona County Board of Commissioner's holds it first open mike session Tuesday under new rules that board members adopted...
State budget cuts are forcing a southeast Minnesota dental clinic that serves the needy to closeits doors. Main Street Manage...
Federal officials are promising an accelerated permit review for a proposed Wisconsin-Minnesota power line. Obama administrat...
County Administrator Duane Hebert says the work is far from over, but the ongoing reorganization and consolidations taking pl...
A Minnesota woman is accused of punching a 5-year-old boy in the face after his father spilled a drink on her at Oktoberfest ...
A Winona lawmaker says his trip to South Korea last week with a Minnesota trade delegation had a chance to lay the groundwork...
Police said a 24-year-old Rogers, Minnesota, an was jailed early Saturday for an alleged felony violation of a domestic assau...
Nearly half of Minnesota schools didn't make the grade under the federal No Child Left Behind law in 2011 including some scho...
Some 12 different school districts in southeastern Minnesota will be holding property tax levy referendums on November 8th. A...
An area in Winona's east end is getting a new water main. Assistant City Manager for Public Works, Keith Nelson, says piping ...
The Mayo Clinic has announced the first expansion of its Minnesota medical school, a campus in Arizona. The clinic is collabo...
Winona's National Guard Armory will be undergoing a remodeling project. The City of Winona has issued a building permit to th...
The Mayo Clinic is looking for ways to connect with patients around the world and is exploring anexpansion to India. Clinic s...
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will be hosting a series of open ho...
The Winona Health Auxiliary will hold an informational program on Healthcare Directives on Monday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in t...
Craig Porter has announced a management buy-out of PlastiCert in Lewiston. PlastiCert employs about 20 people and provides in...
While a deep freeze has ended the growing season across parts of Minnesota, agricultural officials say they're still trying t...
Minnesota's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 7.2% in August despite the state adding 28,400 jobs. The Minnesota Depart...
The Winona County Board of Commissioners Tuesday unanimously supported a request to have a bike trail added to the Interstate...
Math and Reading assessment results released by the Minnesota Department of Education Wednesday show that student scores in r...
The Dover-Eyota School District will join two other area school districts in holding operations levy override referendums on ...
Some Republican lawmakers say they are planning an unprecedented campaign against Minnesota school districts seeking voter-ap...
Republican State Representative Steve Drazkowski of Mazeppa says he is not ruling out a possible 2012 bid for the First Congr...
The Winona Habitat for Humanity ReStore has reached a milestone. Since opening in 2003, the ReStore has managed to divert 3.5...
The Minnesota Vikings say the team is willing to pay more for a suburban Twin Cities stadium, but the deal faces another comp...
In overwhelming numbers, Minnesota school superintendents say the education funding formula is broken. That's according to Mi...
Motorists in Minnesota had better move over for emergency responders Wednesday. Police agencies statewide will be stepping up...
Many of the business people on hand for Governor Mark Dayton's roundtable on jobs at Southeast Tech on Tuesday said that stat...
Minnesota is one of the best states for resources to make sure that families are able to put food on the table. Minnesota Foo...
A 9/11 service will be held at the Minnesota state capital in St. Paul to honor those who gave their lives 10 year ago, and t...
Three communities in southeastern Minnesota, including Goodview, have been awarded "Safe Routes to School" grants b...
The City of Winona and six Winona County communities will be formally recognized as the Winona Region of the Beyond the Yello...
The Independence Party of Minnesota is opposing a 2012 ballot measure that would ban gay marriage in the state constitution. ...
A Winona man has been scheduled to appear in Winona District Court on September 22nd on felony drug charges. Taylor Nicholas ...
State Senator Jeremy Miller of Winona has been nominated to participate as a delegate on an international political exchange ...
A Republican who's not well known in state political circles is joining the race to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar...
The Minnesota State Patrol says an 18-year-old Isle, Minnesota, man was injured in a one-vehicle crash in Goodhue County. The...
Unemployment in the State of Minnesota increased slightly during the month of July according to the latest figures from the s...
The president and CEO of the Altura State Bank has received an honor. James Kramer was recently elected as Treasurer of the I...
The Goodhue County Red Cross is expected to close its office in Red Wing when it merges with the Winona County Red Cross. The...
A shortage of inmates at some of the new county law enforcement centers in southeastern Minnesota has prompted ten counties t...
The Winona Farmer's Market will present chefs from the acclaimed Lucia's Restaurant in Minneapolis on Saturday, August 20th, ...
Winona County has received a payment of $4,181 dollars from the US Fish and Wildlife Service as part of the Refuge Revenu...
Governor Dayton has reaffirmed his commitment to making quality early childhood education a priority for his administration, ...
The value of farmland and buildings in Wisconsin has gone up eight percent to an average of just over $4000 an acre accor...
The Winona County Attorney says the County Board of Commissioners can transfer the county's sole hiring authority from the co...
A grand jury has returned first-degree murder charges against the ex-boyfriend of a Minnesota StateUniversity student who was...
The St. Charles School Board has decided to take a wait and see approach when it comes to scheduling an operations bond refer...
A new chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities began work Monday. Although Steven Rosenstone officially st...
A state lawmaker says most of the projects contained in the $497 million bonding bill approved during the special legisla...
A hiker remains hospitalized after a rare rattlesnake bite in southeastern Minnesota. The 28-year-old Mounds View man was in ...
New labels will soon start showing up on gas pumps across Minnesota pointing out a new gasoline blend being dispensed contain...
The financially ailing Postal Service has added 88 Minnesota locations to the list of those being considered for closing. The...
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton Wednesday signed a new budget that ends the nation's longest state government shutdown in the ...
The Winona area's only Democratic lawmaker in St. Paul appaprantly found a lot not to like in the budget deals that ended Min...
The soaring heat and high humidity has been especially tough for construction workers, landscapers,roofers and other outdoor ...
Democratic Representative Gene Pelowski of Winona says there should have been more public input before lawmakers approved the...
Minnesota lawmakers have approved a budget deal that will end a 20-day state government shutdown as soon as Gov. Mark Dayton ...
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has called a special legislative session in hopes of ending the state's nearly three-week governme...
With temperatures pushing into the mid-90’s and heat indices well over 110F, the Winona County Red Cross, in cooperatio...
Lewiston Villa is currently looking CNAs andnurses.You need to stop in at Lewiston Villa to fill out an application.Lewiston ...
Republican presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty is set to report that he raised $4.5 million in the last three months and ha...
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton says he is willing to call a special session of the Legislature within the next three days if Repu...
Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton is offering to accept a Republican proposal to bring more money into Minnesota's budget to end a ...
When WK Elementary School teacher Luke Merchlewitz was named a National Teacher of Excellence last year he was very excited. ...
The City of Wabasha has taken a giant step in its efforts to re-open the historic Anderson House Hotel and Restaurant. The ci...
Gov. Mark Dayton plans to travel around Minnesota this week as the state's government shutdown continues, even as he says he'...
The public is invited to help celebrate the 155th birthday of the Fremont Store located in Fremont Township near Lewiston. It...
Approximately 2300 members of the Minnesota National Guard Red Bulls spent Sunday afternoon with thousands of family and frie...
The University of Minnesota has a new president as of the First of July. David Kaler is the university's 16th president, and ...
While some Minnesota lawmakers are being criticized for accepting their paychecks during the government shutdown, Representat...
Winona Health Auxiliary is seeking people to help with a new volunteer service that will begin in August called "Caring ...
A prosecutor says a Rochester man may be the state's first person charged with driving under the influence of a synthetic dru...
There's some help out there for Minnesota homeowners who are facing foreclosure. The Emergency Homeowner's Loan Program is pr...
125 bikers and 36 volunteers will embark on a 500-mile journey July 10th-16th through the trails of north-central Minnesota i...
The Winona County Fair at St. Charles, MNwill still begin on Wednesday July 6. Fair officials report that someone...not Wino...
Less than an hour and a-half after Minnesota's new law outlawing the possession and sale of the synthetic drug known as "...
Parks, road projects and rest stops are just a few of the first noticeable casualties now that Minnesota's state government h...
If you plan to be on the road driving this holiday weekend you better leave the alcohol to someone else. Law enforcement agen...
Swimming pools and air-conditioned spots are likely to be popular over the next few days around Minnesota and Wisconsin when ...
Former Winona Senior High School principal John Phelps has taken a new job with the largest school district in Minnesota. On ...
Xcel Energy Inc. says federal regulators have renewed the operating licenses for its Prairie Island nuclear plant near Red Wi...
A Minnesota man who claims he was abused by a Roman Catholic priest in the Diocese of Winona in the early 1980s will get anot...
Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican leaders of the Minnesota Legislature plan to meet again on their budget disagreements as the ...
WinCraft, a leader in retail licensed sports and promotional products, is celebrating its 50th Anniversary. WinCraft offers m...
Crop producers, agribusiness personnel and others interested in crop production in southern Minnesota are invited to the annu...
A St. Olaf College student has been crowned Miss Minnesota.
Minnesota employers added 1200 jobs in the month of May, according to the figures released by the Minnesota Department of Emp...
The Winona County Sheriff's Department K-9 officer "Blitz" and his handler Deputy Chris Cichosz brought home two tr...
Two Winona retail centers have been sold. According to paperwork filed at the Winona County Recorder's Office, a strip mall l...
Republican State Senator Jeremy Miller of Winona says he can't report any significant progress on resolving the state's budge...
As a large group of southeastern Minnesota counties continue discussions on how to keep their new county jails full, one of t...
Gov. Mark Dayton has filed a petition in Ramsey County court laying out services that he says must bepreserved if state gover...
Students in the Wabasha-Kellogg School District will be starting classes earlier this fall after the Minnesota Department of ...
Members of the Winona Area Chamber of Commerce will get a chance to meet with two Minnesota state legislators on Friday. The ...
A 41-year-old Pine River, Wisconsin, man was jailed in Winona Saturday evening after he led law enforcement officers from fiv...
A 41-year-old Pine River, Wisconsin, man was jailed in Winona Saturday evening after he led law enforcement officers from fiv...
Many Minnesota's counties are weighing options on what to do with an abundance of jail space. Declining crime rates and a jai...
Two final candidates for Winona County's newly-created position of Community and Environmental Protection Services Director a...
Two final candidates for Winona County's newly-created position of Community and Environmental Protection Services Director w...
Republican Representative Greg Davids says television ads targeting him as being unwilling to raise taxes to balance the stat...
Gov. Mark Dayton says he won't let two of his cabinet members go before a Republican-led panel of state lawmakers to talk abo...
With the possession and distribution of the synthetic drugs known as plant food and bath salts, set to become illegal in Minn...
The Cascade Meadow Wetlands and Environmental Science Center in Rochester is set to open to the public this coming Saturday. ...
The Minnesota State Patrol Wednesday gave special recognition to a pair of heroes who managed to rescue a third man who crash...
At least three Minnesota counties say they're still waiting for the state Republican party to reimburse them for recount-rela...
Minnesota State, Mankato has sent a safety alert to students and faculty following an unspecified threatening email. Campus s...
Winona Police became involved in another incident involving the synthetic drug known as plant food. Sargent Chris Nelson said...
With Memorial Day weekend here and summer construction around the state underway in many areas, the Minnesota Department of T...
The four U.S. senators from Minnesota and Wisconsin have introduced legislativion move forward on a new bridge over the St. C...
A state government shutdown is looming as Governor Mark Dayton and the Republican-controlled legislature remain deadlocked on...
It will be illegal in Minnesota to sell or possess certain synthetic drugs starting July First, 2011, after a drug bill was s...
Trempealeau County authorities say three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash in the Town of Gale Monday. The Sheriff's...
Winona County authorities say a 39-year-old Hammond, Minnesota, man escaped injury Sunday evening when his vehicle was struck...
Tri-County Electric Cooperative in Rushford says as of early Monday substations that were without power were all energized an...
A Minnesota House committee has eliminated funding to rebuild a dam that officials say is the bestoption for stopping the spr...
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is running for the GOP presidential nomination and will announce his bid Monday in Iowa. T...
Better buckle those seat belts over the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Winona County law enforcement officers will be stepping...
The unemployment rate in Minnesota dipped slightly during the month of April. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Econ...
Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich has a Wisconsin connection - his wife Callista is from Whitehall. He was at Drugan's Castl...
Winona Health was one of only two organizations in the state of Minnesota to receive the 2010 Minnesota Quality Award from th...
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...
Republican lawmakers in the Minnesota House are proposing some changes in the House and Senate districts in southeastern Minn...
Tim and Jenny Hoff have been named this year's royalty for the fuindraising event benefitting the Children's Grief Connection...
With spring just around the corner, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is reminding people to check with th...
Two Republican lawmakers from the Winona area are pushing for the legislature to locate a new state veterans cemetery in Fill...
At least half of Gov. Mark Dayton's fix to Minnesota's budget deficit comes from higher income taxes on the wealthy. Dayton o...
You won't be able to get your political donation to a Minnesota candidate refunded under a bill sponsored by Republican Repre...
A local lawmaker says he wants Minnesota welfare recipients to pass a drug and alcohol test in order to qualify for receiving...
An increasing number of Iowans traveling to Minnesota for medical care at the Mayo Clinic is upping costs for the state's lar...
The Winona Area Public School District will host two more public meetings to discuss a proposal that includes starting classe...
Department of Natural Resouces officials say all the tests for chronic wasting disease on deer in southeastern Minnesota have...
A new survey shows the adult smoking rate in Minnesota has declined, but the use of smokeless tobacco is on the rise. The Min...
The Minnesota Housing Finance Agency is reminding homeowners in southern Minnesota who sustained flood damage during the Sept...
A new report says foreclosure sales in Minnesota increased 11% in 2010. The Minnesota Home Ownership Center says there were n...
A state House committee has given the first stamp of approval to a Republican proposal that would require all Minnesotans to ...
The Winona Area Public School District holds the first of three public meetings Wednesday to discuss a proposal that includes...
A ban that prohibits the feeding of wild deer in Dodge, Goodhue, Olmsted and Wabasha counties will go into effect this coming...
House DFL legislators say they are opposed to Republican attempts to repeal pay equity laws for women. Twenty-two Republicans...
District 28 State Senator John Howe of Red Wing is predicting that two bills dealing with the sale of liquor in Minnesota wil...
Reaffirming his commitment to make education a top priority of his administration, Governor Mark Dayton has laid out his visi...
Minnesota senators have pressed through a bill to slice $930 million from a much-larger state budget deficit. On a party-line...
One state senator thinks his proposal to end the ban on Sunday liquor sales in Minnesota might have a chance this year. Sen. ...
A new report says at least 28 people died in Minnesota last year as the result of domestic violence including a Lewiston woma...
Here's a chance for needy children in the Winona area to get some free dental care. The Minnesota Dental Association says den...
Deer hunters in southeastern Minnesota will be used to help the Department of Natural Resources determine the extent of an ou...
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton says he wants the legislature to pass a one billion dollar bonding bill this session which Day...
A Minnesota farmer who believes stray voltage killed hundreds of his cows and affected milk production can sue for damages in...
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has received confirmation from a national laboratory verifying that the sample ...
Representative Greg Davids says he made some changes to a local government aid freeze proposal before his House Tax Committee...
Sheriff' and Police Chiefs in Minnesota would no longer have to issue permits for the public to purchase guns under legislati...
Lawmakers in St. Paul will once again be asked to consider a law allowing racinos in the state and former State Senator Dick ...
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources expects to learn this week whether a deer harvested by an archery hunter near P...
District 28 State Senator John Howe of Red Wing says he supports removing the ban on construction of new nuclear power plants...
Winona Police said a two-vehicle crash at Fifth and Franklin Streets early Sunday has resulted in a 21-year-old Middleton, Wi...
Governor Mark Dayton has, an executive order reforming the way two state agencies do business. The Executive Order instructs ...
The Hiawatha Valley Education District Board of Directors holds its organizational meeting on Wednesday, January 26th. Furthe...
While local units of government around Minnesota are bracing for some dramatic cuts in the Local Government Aid, as lawmakers...
The coldest temperatures of the season delayed the start of school for many students Friday and caused even the hardiest Minn...
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources may have found the state's first wild deer infected with chronic wasting diseas...
Governor Mark Dayton says that eligible Minnesotans will begin receiving improved Medicaid benefits on March 1 under an expan...
Minnesota's unemployment rate fell by point-one percent in December to a seasonally-adjusted 7%. That compares to the U-S emp...
The coldest air of the season is predicted for the upper midwest. A wind chill advisory is in effect for the Winona Radio lis...
If the Minnesota Vikings get a new stadium it will not be paid for with public money. That's the word from House Tax Committe...
A Rochester organization has decided to delay a decision on moving forward with studies on expanding high speed rail and frei...
The Annual Eagles Eagles Cancer Telethon held last weekend on KTTC TV in Rochester has been termed a success. The station sai...
A report released by a left-leaning Twin Cities think tank says low and moderate income families are shouldering more of the ...
The National Weather Service says the likelihood of significant Red River flooding has risen in North Dakota and Minnesota. T...
A House committee is hearing bills this week that will deal with Minnesota's permitting process for businesses seeking expans...
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...
The National Weather Service says the likelihood of significant Red River flooding has risen in NorthDakota and Minnesota. Th...
NFL quarterback Brett Favre has filed retirement papers, two sources told FOXSports.com Monday.While Favre could still change...
Governor Mark Dayton has announced the appointment of Ramona Dohman, Chief of Police of Maple Grove and past President of the...
Minnesota-based Fastenal Co. has agreed to pay the U.S. government $6.25 million to settle a claim it overcharged the governm...
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton is demanding Wisconsin pay $58 million to settle a tax reciprocity program that's been canceled. O...
The new chairman of the Minnesota House Tax Committee has introduced a bill that would make Minnesota more competitive with i...
With redistricting in the works at the state capital this legislative session, Winona Representative Gene Pelowski says it's ...
At this time, NFL officials are touring TCF Bank Stadium to ensure its safety for our fans and its ability to meet the prim...
(AP)Minnesota Vikings vice president for public affairs Lester Bagley says the NFL will allow next Monday night's game agains...
