Week’s summary: July 31, 2021
SPORTS: Official: It’s Sunisa Lee Day in Minnesota COMMERCE: Winona to see 2,000 river [...]
Booze blamed for weaving across fog line
ST. CHARLES, Minn. -- Deputies arrested Nin Khammanh, 57, of Rochester, on suspicion of [...]
Teen-age girl in custody after stabbing
ROCHESTER, Minn. – Police arrested a 17-year-old girl after a bloody stabbing ear a [...]
Town scores
Baseball: Winona Chiefs 2, Owatonna Aces 0 (Region 5C prelims)
Wildfire smoke “an unprecedented air-quality event”
LAMOILLE, Minn. – Smoke from wildfires Out West blanketed southeast Minnesota and western Wisconsin [...]
Motorcycle misses Highway curve; cyclist hurt
PILOT MOUND, Minn. – A Stewartville motorcyclist missed a 90-degree turn 1-1/2 miles east [...]
Overnight shooting takes Austin woman’s life
AUSTIN, Minn. – A woman was shot at an Austin house and later died, [...]
Public Broadcasting journalist dies of traffic injuries
MADISON, Wis. – A leader in Wisconsin public broadcasting, Gene Purcell, 61, died of [...]
Cops make stop for speeding, find drunkenness
ELBA, Minn. – An Elba man was pulled over for speeding, which was followed [...]
Bond at $1 million in quarry executions
LACROSSE, Wis. – Bond was set at $1 million for each of two men [...]
Remember when: LaCrosse triple homicides
LACROSSE, Wis. –After the execution-style murder of three men last week at a quarry [...]
Payouts end in Tom Petters Ponzi racket
MINNEAPOLIS – The largest Ponzi scheme in Minnesota history came to a close. Judge [...]
Rampant mail thieves to prison
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Two prolific mail thieves from the Twin Cities men were [...]
Mad at Fox, Lindell yanks MyPillow ads
NEW YORK – Minnesota pillow manufacturer Mike Lindell has pulled his $20 million advertising [...]
Roadway debris flips motorcycle; injuries serious
WILSON, Min. – Two people on a motorcycle were injured when they ran into [...]
Eyewitness details horror at quarry executions
LACROSSE, Wis. – It was a horrific scene that could have from a mob [...]
Official: It’s Sunisa Lee Day in Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Friday was declared Sunisa Lee Day in Minnesota to honor [...]
Role of Asian gangs in quarry executions?
LACROSSE, Wis. – Two men, each with a police record, were booked for murder [...]
Cuffed, shackled: Murder suspects back in LaCrosse
LACROSSE, Wis. – Two men, each with a police record, were booked for murder [...]
Bad kids prompt Rochester fairgrounds curfew
ROCHESTER, Minn. – Rowdy hooligans and vandals forced Sheriff Kevin Torgerson to close the [...]
Not vaccinated yet? How about $100?
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The state will offer a $100 gift card to anyone [...]
Injured granny chases intruder, recovers phone
ROCHESTER, Minn. – A 73-year-old woman fought off an intruder in her apartment and [...]
Minnesota gymnast scores gold at Tokyo games
TOKYO -- The 18-year-old artistic gymnast Sunisa Lee of St. Paul, Minnesota, won a [...]
Ashley honors Kierlin-Burrichter arts role
ARCADIA, Wis. – Winona arts aficionados Mary Burrichter and Bob Kierlin and will be [...]
Second suspect arrested for quarry murders
WAUSAU, Wis. – Police closed in a Wausau house and arrested a second suspect [...]
Future: Remote-control crop-dusting
Agri-drones. Not as exciting as watching dare-devilish monoplane, biplane and chopper sweeps but, say [...]
Cops catch one suspect in quarry murders
AMHERST, Wis. – One of two men sought for three execution-style murders at a [...]
GOP leader: Walz will pay for clean-car rules
EAST GULL LAKE, Minn. – Republican Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka predicted that Democratic [...]
Town scores
Baseball: Dodge County Diamondbacks 7, Winona Chiefs 4 (Round 1 region prelims) [...]
Wisconsin GOP leader stepping down
APPLETON, Wis. – The chair of the Wisconsin Republican Party, the well-connected Andrew Hitt, [...]
Winona municipal bus routes being rejiggered
WINONA, Minn. – Revised city bus routes, proposed in 2019 but never implemented, have [...]
Mayo listed again as top U.S. hospital
ROCHESTER, Minn. – For the sixth year the Mayo Clinic in Rochester has topped [...]
Navigation channel being dredged near Dresbach
DRESBACH, Minn. – The Army Corps of Engineers has began moving 50,000 cubic yards [...]
Senator at bat to keep Caledonia jobs
WASHINGTON – Senator Tina Smith, D-Minn. appealed to the Major League Baseball commissioner, Rob [...]
County Board split on morality of public housing
WINONA, Minn. – The County Board voted 3-2 for administrative subsidies for the agency [...]
Arrest warrants issued in three quarry murders
LACROSSE, Wis. – A police dragnet has gone out for two men in a [...]
Boy’s family sues mall for trauma, medical costs
MINNEAPOLIS – The family of a boy who was flung off a third-floor balcony [...]
Eyota catalytic converter thief sentenced
ROCHESTER, Minn. – A man caught stealing catalytic converters from an Eyota truck dealership [...]
Township clerk to prison for embezzling $650,000
MINNEAPOLIS – A township clerk who embezzled $650,000 was sentenced to two years in [...]
Mayo to employees: Vaccinate or mask
ROCHESTER, Minn. – Mayo Clinic is tightening Covid vaccination requirements for employees. All must [...]
Biker loses control on backroad, overturns
ARCADIA, Wis. — A 24-year-old man was airlifted 60 miles to a Rochester hospital [...]
Cement truck rolls into ditch on Lewiston Grade
LEWISTON, Minn. – The U.S. Highway 14 route that climbs Lewiston Grade was blocked [...]
R.I.P.: LaVonne Moldenhauer
LACRESCENT, Minn. – La Vonne Gladys Moldenhauer, 87, of rural LaCrescent, who with her [...]
Drought effect: Northern lake levels lower
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Army Corps of engineers, which operates dams in the [...]
Proposal: Hike Winona dial-a-ride fares
WINONA, Minn. – The next City Council agenda for Monday includes higher fares for [...]
Remember when: Five railroads served Winona
WINONA, Minn. – In the heyday if railroading, Winonans had five lines to choose [...]
Arrest issue: Court order to stay away
STOCKTON, Minn. -- Deputies arrested Justin Lee Hahn, 34, of Utica, for possibly violating [...]
Selective logging project near SMU OK’d
WINONA, Minn. – The Winona Planning Commission granted permission to logger Alex Langen to [...]
Winona to see 2,000 river cruise tourists
America. Making inaugural 2021 visit. Built 2016. 98 rooms and 188 guests. [...]
Driver dies in rural crash with truck
PINE ISLAND, Minn. – A rural Zumbrota man was killed instantly when his vehicle [...]
Red Lake outflows slowed to save water
BEMIDJI, Minn. – The flows out of Red Lake have been cut at the [...]
Winona kids invited to play olden-times games
WINONA, Minn. – Children can learn about traditional indigenous games – and join in [...]
Walz celebrates new state clean-car rules
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Governor Tim Walz defended his program to accelerate the switch [...]
Burger King opens doors, drive-up window
WINONA, Minn. – Does Winona need another fast-food joint? No. But Cave Enterprises of [...]
Driver’s blood-alcohol tests at 2-1/2 legal limit
MINNESOTA CITY, Minn. -- Deputies arrested Brian Roger Mundt, 30, of Spooner, Wisconsin, and [...]
Hospital busy even if Covid beds empty
WINONA, Minn. – Although the Covid’s ferocious Delta variant is present in Winona, the [...]
LaCrosse eyes hosting bigger cruise ships
LACROSSE, Wis. – The La Crosse Planning Commission is reviewing a bid for a [...]
PolyMet: We’ve done everything by the book
ST. PAUL, Minn. – PolyMet Mining expressed disappointment at the Minnesota Court of Appeals [...]
R.I.P.: Joseph Ives
WINONA, Minn. – Joseph "Butch" John Ives., 72, of Winona, who in 1970 was [...]
Habitat’s 40 Days of Faith campaign moves on
WINONA, Minn. – The Edge Church downtown and Thrivent Financial partnered for a hot [...]