Lake Pepin as an iced-up shipping barrier
LAKE CITY, Minn. – All eyes are on 22-mile long Lake Pepin in late [...]
Canadian Pacific buys rail route into Mexico
CP red. Plain, down-to-business livery. KCS. Most glamorous paint job in railroading. [...]
Sure sign of spring: The first barge array
Pepin open. When Lake Pepin is clear of ice and the first tow moves [...]
Solar panels now top ReStore’s blue roof
WINONA, Minn. – The bright blue steel roof on the new Habitat for Humanity [...]
Music Fest a $2 million economic stimulator
WINONA, Minn. – Mid West Music Fest. which was conceived in 2011 as multi-venue, [...]
City Brewing changes hands, kind of
LACROSSE, Wis. – La Crosse-based City Brewing has been sold to an investment consortium. [...]
Her life on the road: From Kwik Trip to Kwik Trip
LACROSSE, Wis. – Just about everybody loves Kwik Trip but no one more than [...]
Farmers Market OK’d for Levee site
WINONA, Minn. – The City Council approved a permit for the Winona Farmers Market [...]
Post pandemic: Downtown Minneapolis exodus
MINNEAPOLIS – The decision of Target Corporation to vacate its leased space for 3,500 [...]
Sales of corn-based ethanol rise
ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Exports of ethanol from the United States set an all-time [...]
Passenger service back on track daily
WASHINGTON – The Empire Builder passenger train will resume daily service March 25 between [...]
Summer time in Winona: Lakeview carhops
WINONA, Minn. -- Lakeview Drive Inn, which claims to be the city’s oldest restaurant, [...]
Target to skyscraper lease company: Bye
MINNEAPOLIS – The giant Minneapolis-based Target retail chain will leave its major downtown offices [...]
Restorer Shortridge takes $22,800 Covid loan
WINONA, Minn. – Preservationist Peter Shortridge took a $20,800 loan from the federal Covid [...]
Jefferson pub closed, for sale
WINONA, Minn. – The popular Jefferson Pub and Grill, in an old railroad freight [...]
Minnesota-packed chicken breasts recalled
MADELIA, Minn. -- The southwest Minnesota meat-packing company Tony Downs recalled 96,000 pounds of [...]
$5 million deal: Local landlord buys Winona Mall
WINONA, Minn. – A major Winona rental landlord, John Alexander, has bought Winona Mall [...]