Minnesota job status off slightly; Trump blamed
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Economic indicators tracked by the Minnesota state jobs agency showed [...]
What’s going on up Stockton Hill
STOCKTON, Minn. — Crews are 2-1/2 months into the $7.3 million upgrade of U.S. [...]
Trump hate-media campaign hits MPR
MINNEAPOLIS — The 45-station Minnesota Public Radio network is taking a major hit from [...]
Walz beckons Canadians: “Trump ain’t us”
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Canadians visiting Minnesota are 16% fewer this year in a [...]
Winona home sales in June 2025
WINONA, Minn. – Among residential property sales logged by Bob Bambenek, county recorder, in [...]
Winona County home sales in June 2025
WINONA, Minn. – Among residential property sales outside Winona logged by Bob Bambenek, county [...]
Winona County commercial sales: June 2025
WINONA, Minn. – Among commercial property sales in Winona County logged by Bob Bambenek, [...]
Sausage wars: Hormel says Johnsonville stole recipes
AUSTIN, Minn. — The giant Austin-based food processor Hormel says rival Johnsonville stole secret [...]
Highway planners retreat on cross-swamp closings
TREMPEALEAU, Wis. — State highway engineers switched gears and now plan to erect temporary [...]
Although stabilizing, Fastenal stock still off peak
Bolts, screws, what not. The home-grown Winona company Fastenal, now a global player for [...]
Stockton Hill upgrade begins Monday
Earlier: Repairs ahead: Winona’s Stockton Hill gateway Advisory now. Barricades to come. [...]
WCCO owner CBS ousts network news chief
NEW YORK – The president of CBS News, Wendy McMahon, was forced out amid [...]
Winona County home sales in April 2025
WINONA, Minn. – Among residential property sales outside Winona logged by Bob Bambenek, county [...]
Familiar face at Visit Winona now in charge
WINONA, Minn. – A 13-year veteran with the tourism agency Visit Winona, Kate Carlson, [...]
Fastenal stock up, down in Trump chaos
WINONA, Minn. – President Trump’s chaotic, ever-shifting and poorly explained tariff attacks on almost [...]
Quavering investors continue Fastenal sell-off
WINONA, Minn. – Publicly traded stock in Fastenal, Winona’s largest employer, continued its precipitous [...]
Smaller vessels, fewer visitors to Winona
American Cruise Lines fleet. The all-steel vessels may lack the charm of much larger [...]
Fastenal stock down again – lowest in year
WINONA, Minn. – Publicly traded stock in Winona-based Fastenal dropped like a stone to [...]
Zumbrota too: More auto dealer consolidation
ZUMBROTA, Minn. – The Zumbrota auto dealership owned by the Johnson family for 26 [...]
Winona County home sales: March 2025
WINONA, Minn. – Among residential property sales outside Winona logged by Bob Bambenek, county [...]
New promoter sees arts as downtown magnet
WINONA, Minn. – The business director of the Winona Chamber of Commerce, Travis Lybeck, [...]
Borealis back on tracks, now odd-looking
WINONA, Minn. –The Borealis day-train arrived from Chicago with an unusual consist of bi-level [...]
Dollar Tree raises $1 billion in Family Dollar sale
CHESAPEAKE, Va. – The latter-day dime store chain, Dollar Tree, is selling its Family [...]
Iron Range jobs a casualty of tariff unknowns
HIBBING, Minn. – Two Iron Range mines will be closed and 630 employees furloughed [...]
Showroom rising: No shiny Jeeps here yet
Grand opening TBA. Building to house showroom for Chrysler productsas well as sales desks [...]
Study: Delta plane in sharp drop before Toronto crash
TORONTO, Canada -- The Delta airliner that crashed while landing at Toronto in February [...]
New setback for Daley dairy feedlot growth
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Supreme Court decided against hearing the latest attempt [...]
Airline assigns larger CJRs to LaCrosse
LACROSSE, Wis. – Larger planes will begin LaCrosse service on April 4, the airport’s [...]
Why beer costing more: Thank Trump
BOULDER, Colo. – Beer drinkers will be among bearers of the brunt of skyrocketing [...]
Trump yanks school food aid, also related projects
ST. PAUL, Minn. – People who run school meal and childcare programs, as well [...]
Viking’s 2025 ports of call exclude Winona
WINONA, Minn. – Swiss-based Viking Cruises unveiled its 2025 Upper Mississippi schedule for its [...]
Winona home sales in February 2025
WINONA, Minn. – Among residential property sales logged by Bob Bambenek, county recorder, in [...]
Winona County home sales in February 2025
WINONA, Minn. – Among residential property sales outside Winona logged by Bob Bambenek, county [...]
Winona County commercial sales February 2025
WINONA, Minn. – No commercial property sales in Winona County were logged by Bob [...]
Might Sun Country Airlines add LSE service?
LACROSSE, Wis. – The director of the LaCrosse Airport, Jeff Tripp, confirmed being in [...]
Third floor in place at Riverview Flats
At Huff’s sharp turn. With exterior walls mostly in place, the crews [...]
New Levee hotel profile in final form
All topped out. With the fifth-floor under-cladding in place, Winonans have a real-life sense [...]
$5 million land deal for Rochester sports complex
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- The Rochester City Council voted unanimously to buy 160 acres to [...]
Visit Winona’s veteran chief saying bye
WINONA, Minn, -- Tourism promoter Pat Mutter announced her retirement after 22 years in [...]
Experts:Trump tariff means higher gas prices
ST.PAUL, Minn. -- The tariff war that President Trump started Saturday against Canada will [...]
All apparently copasetic at Winona Target store
WINONA, Minn. – Neither the Winona police nor the sheriff’s department has been asked [...]
Flanagan: New train beats expectations
RED WING, Minn. -- Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan said the new Borealis passenger train [...]
Minnesota jobs update: Another strong month
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota job situation looks healthy, according to the latest [...]
$3.2 million grants to local food producers
ST..PAUL, Minn. – Federal infrastrastrucure grants totaling $3.2 million have been awarded food-supply operations [...]
LaCrosse airport’s plan to bring Delta back
LACROSSE, Wis. -- The La Crosse airport’s governing board is seeking $250,000 in county [...]
Main Square West seeks another rule exception
WINONA, Minn. – Investors behind Main Square West urban renewal project have asked the [...]
Economics update: Minnesota jobs growth surges
ST. PAUL, Minn. – As judged by job growth, the Minnesota economy is looking [...]
Minnesota exports nearly quadruple national rate
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Exports of Minnesota products surged 11% ahead of a year [...]
Rezoning OK’d for new Kierlin renewal project
WINONA, Minn. – The city Planning Commission voted unanimously to rezone a block across [...]
Close to home: Avian flu infects Iowa turkeys
NORTHWOOD, Iowa -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture detected a case of highly pathogenic [...]
Winona home sales in November 2024
WINONA, Minn. – Among residential property sales logged by Bob Bambenek, county recorder, in [...]
Multi-county study seeks transportation options
CHATFIELD, Minn. – A Chatfield organization received a $350,000 state grant to analyze how [...]
Walz: This turkey is platter-bound
ST.PAUL, Minn. – Governor Tim Walz accepted a gift Thanksgiving turkey – an annual [...]
Flying from Winona: Options thin from RST and LSE
WINONA, Minn. -- Not since the early 1970s has Winona had commercial airline service. [...]
Indiana bank buys Minnesota’s Bremer
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Say good-bye to Bremer Bank. The 80-year-old Minnesota fixture has [...]
Trump proffers SMU grad for cabinet
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. –A Saint Mary’s University grad, Sean Duffy, has been nominated [...]
North Dakota agency OK’s CO2 pipeline
BISMARCK, N.D. – The state Public Service Commission has approved a key element in [...]
Amtrak to freight lines: Don’t get in our way
WASHINGTON – The national passenger train service Amtrak has begun a crackdown on freight [...]
Kwik Trip installs dual-style e-charge “pumps”
WEST SALEM, Wis. – After prototype experiments with electric charging stations for new cars, [...]
Smithfield fined for Minnesota child labor abuse
ST.PAUL, Minn. -- The giant Smithfield pork processor has agreed to pay $2 million [...]