Minnesota prep
Softball: Winona Winhawks 3, Byron Bears 2 Softball: Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougars [...]
Wisconsin prep
Baseball: Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Red Hawks 12, LaCrosse Logan Rangers 2 Baseball: [...]
Biker dies after crash at Wabasha bridge
WABASHA, Minn. – A Redwood Falls motorcyclist was injured fatally in a head-on crash [...]
Minnesota tornadoes as strong as 120 mph
FORADA, Minn. – A federal meteorological field team confirmed an EF-2 tornado with speeds [...]
R.I.P.: Milt Ronnenberg
WINONA, Minn. – Milton James Ronnenberg, 91, of Winona and formerly of Cochrane, a [...]
Wabasha bridge blocked by collision
WABSAHA, Minn. – A car-motorcycle crash closed the interstate bridge across the Mississippi River. [...]
R.I.P.: Ryan King
WINONA, Minn. – Ryan Paul King, 42, of Winona, manager of the new Qdoba [...]
Dainty pink and white hearts abloom
LEWISTON, Minn. – The bleeding hearts bringing delight to Winona flower beds are hardly [...]
Emergency, fire crews make 47 calls
WINONA, Minn. –The Fire Department reported 31 emergency medical calls plus 16 fire calls [...]
I-90 fueling stop ends in arrest
ST. CHARLES, Minn. – Responding to a call from an Interstate 90 fueling station [...]
R.I.P.: Marcella Schumacher
ALTURA, Minn. – Marcella E. Schumacher, 91, of Altura, a federal meat and poultry [...]
R.I.P.: Lucille Schiebstad
HOUSTON, Minn. -- Lucille Betty Schiebstad, of Houston, who kept a quarter-acre vegetable garden [...]
Grant to match $24,000 to restore Winona trees
ASHBURN, Va.. – The Sustainable Urban Forest Coaliton has awarded $24,000 in matching funds [...]
Minnesota prep
Baseball: Plainview-Elgin-Millville Bulldogs 10, LaCresacent-Hokah Lancers 4 Baseball: Pine Island [...]
Wisconsin prep
Softball: West Salem Panthers 4, Prairie du Chien Blackhawks 0
Apartment elevator stalls with person inside
WINONA, Minn. – A person stuck in an elevator made an emergency call from [...]
Car spins in median, hits guardrail; driver hurt
PICKWICK, Minn. – A driver lost control on Highway 61 near the Pickwick exit, [...]
Biker goes off ramp over I-90, hurt
STEWARTVILLE, Minn. – A St. Peter motorcyclist, Russell Henry Kewatt, 61, was injured when [...]
Hy-Vee gives $100,00 for Texas massacre aid
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – The Hy-Vee regional grocery chain donated $100,000 to victims’ [...]
R.I.P.: Sharon Jacob
GOODVIEW, Minn. – Sharon K. Jacob, 67 of Goodview, a nursing assistant at Sauer [...]
Octavia marks new season for Duluth tourism
DULUTH, Minn. – The Viking Octavia eerily slid under the Duluth aerial bridge in [...]
R.I.P.: Jean Chuchna
ST. CHARLES, Minn. – Jean M. Chuchna, 79, of St. Charles, a nurse at [...]
Flags at Woodlawn gates honor war vets
WINONA, Minn. – A memorial to war veterans is taking shape at the entrance [...]
Mississippi overflows Winona docking lane
WINONA Minn. – The Front Street extension that dips down to river level at [...]
Notable journalism
Tom Kyden (KMSP, March 2, 2022):_”From Registered Sex Offender to Church Leader” Amanda Marcotte [...]
Bunnell House soon open for tours
HOMER, Minn. – The historic Bunnell House, operated as a museum by the Winona [...]
Fiddlers ’concert with wide repertoire
WINONA, Minn. – The Winona Fiddlers will be saw-stroking, slurring and double-stringing in a [...]
Week’s summary: May 28, 2022
POLITICS: Democrats stick with Walz-Flanagan ticket POLITICS: Ettinger, Finstad face off for MN-1 Congress [...]
Passenger rescued from stuck elevator
WINONA, Minn. – Firefighters pulled a person out of a stalled elevator at the [...]
Minnesota prep
Baseball: Winona Winhawks 5, Faribault Falcons 0 Baseball: Plainview-Elgin-Millville Bulldogs 9, Chatfield Gophers 6 [...]
College scores
Baseball: Southern Arkansas 13, Augustana 11 Baseball: UW-Stevens Point 11, UW-Whitewater 7 [...]
Wisconsin prep
Baseball: Mount Horeb Vikings 11, LaCrosse Logan Rangers 1
Motorcycle crash claims housing developer
MANTORVILLE, Minn. – A southeast Minnesota housing developer, Joel Bigelow, 67, of Rochester, died [...]
Engineering, staffing still flawed at rotary site
WINONA Minn. – Half-mile back-ups on Saturday, all the way from Highway 61 back [...]
Spring is sprung: Fruit trees delighted
STOCKTON, Minn. – With afternoon temperatures in the 70s, the deciduous canopy thickened on [...]
Casino launches tropical-themed beer
WELCH, Minn. – The Treasure Island casino chose the holiday weekend to launch a [...]
College scores
Baseball: Southern Arkansas 8, Augustana 7 Baseball: UW-Stevens Point 10, UW-Whitewater 9 [...]
Minnesota prep
Baseball: Lewiston-Altura Cardinals 5, Rushford-Peterson Trojans 2
Wisconsin prep
Baseball: Eau Claire Immanuel Lancers 5, Alma/Pepin Eagles 1 Baseball: Monona Grove Silver Eagles [...]
ATV street stunts on West Side go bad
WINONA, Minn. – A man doing wheelies and other stunts on an all-terrain vehicle [...]
Husband-wife anchors leave LaCrosse television
LA CROSSE, Wis. – Veteran WKBT news anchors Jennifer Livingston and Mike Thompson announced [...]
Teen with gun online: “We’re on our way”
RICHFIELD, Minn. – The principal at Richfield High School in this south Minneapolis suburb [...]
Store sprinkler alarm system awry
WINONA, Minn. – Firefighters responded to a sprinkler alarm on the strip mall complex [...]
R.I.P.: Michael Stanger
UTICA, Minn. – Michael Darius Stanger, 45, of Utica, died at St. Mary hospital [...]
Chatterbox teen charged in mall robbery
ROCHESTER, Minn. – A teenager who told friends at school about a role in [...]
Downtown drunken-driving arrest
WINONA, Minn. – A Winona man failed a sobriety test after a traffic stop [...]
Advice to boaters: River too high to be safe
DRESBACH, Minn. – Federal wildlife agents have delayed installing docks for recreational boating at [...]
Museum show: Ueland’s post-1997 work
WINONA, Minn. – Works by Minnesota artist Clara Ueland, using her unique etched copper [...]
Minnesota prep
Baseball: LaCrescent-Hokah Lancers 12, St. Charles Saints 0 Softball: Winona [...]
Wisconsin prep
Baseball: Cochrane-Fountain City Pirates 3, Blair-Taylor Wildcats 2 Baseball: Whitehall [...]
Winona High orchestra students lauded
WINONA, Minn. –Winona Hugh School seniors Jasper Hedin and Anthony Bruguier were honored at [...]
Rushford farmer eyes state Senate seat
RUSHFORD, Minn. – A Rushford farmer, Dan Wilson, announced his candidacy for the state [...]
At smell of gas, day-care evacuated
WINONA, Minn. – Because of a gas leak, a home day-care house in the [...]
R.I.P.: Elaine Hanson
WABASHA, Minn. – Elaine B. (Angelbeck) Hanson, 87, of Wabasha, who had a long [...]
Mississippi flow 10 feet higher than usual
LACROSSE, Wis. – The Mississippi River at LaCrosse is running 10 feet above normal [...]
Among lessons here: Head-butting unacceptable
WINONA, Minn. – Deputies arrested a Winona man whom they’d stopped on a court [...]
Arcadia man sought for LaCrosse bar beating
LACROSSE, Wis. -- A LaCrosse bar fight in April has led to a criminal [...]
Car strikes tow truck on shoulder
DOVER Minn. – A driver who plowed into a tow truck on the side [...]
How did car get so far off road? Cops: Booze
RIDGEWAY, Minn. – Deputies found a vehicle a couple hundred feet off the road [...]
Minnesota prep
Baseball: Chatfield Gophers 10, Winona Cotter Ramblers 1 Softball: Lewiston-Altura [...]