HelloFresh issues contamination alert
WASHINGTON – The German mail-order service HelloFresh advised customers that its ground beef may [...]
Iowa state agency against river rail trunk
AMES, Iowa – A member of the Iowa Legislature’s Mississippi River Parkway Planning Commission, [...]
Avian flu again raises ugly, deadly head
LITCHFIELD, Minn. – The first new outbreak of avian flu was discovered in a [...]
Dual riverboat dockings in late September
WINONA, Minn. – For the first time in memory, two riverboats will be tied [...]
Land stewards: Tougher fish-kill probe needed
LEWISTON, Minn. – The environmentally conscious Land Stewardship Project is organizing a petition drive [...]
A bird? A plane? Superman? No, it’s flying salmon
EAGAN, Minn. – An Alaska Airlines 737-800, painted to look like a 129-foot king [...]
Possible fish kill link to tanker-tractor crash
UTICA, Minn. – The wreckages of a truck’s semi-trailer tank and a farm tractor [...]
Minnesota jobless rate lowest in nation
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota has the lowest jobless rate in the nation -- [...]
Study: Wisconsin unemployment at historic law
MADISON, Wis – A new federal report found the Wisconsin unemployment rate at a [...]
Hunt for clues continues in fish kill
ENTERPRISE, Minn. – Investigators have looked into a 2,800-gallon ethanol spill from a trafficc [...]
Fifth opioid-maker agrees to settle lawsuits
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Another settlement with an opioid manufacturer will send $450 million [...]
Study measures boozing’s dollar impact
ST.PAUL, Minn. – A study by the state health agency found that excessive drinking [...]
Trail-linking LaCrescent bridge set to open
LACRESCENT, Minn. – The cleverly engineered Wagon Wheel bridge, a $3.5 million project, is [...]
Work continues on new rotary access lanes
WINONA, Minn. – The weekly state construction update on the Highway 61 rotary intersection [...]
Nurses target big hospitals for strike
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Nurses Association authorized a strike for better contracts [...]
Army Corps: Big Lake river project a win-win
WABASHA, Minn. – The Army Corps of Engineers plans to lay out its thoughts to [...]
Next best thing in farming: Bioreactor composting
LEWISTON, Minn. – The Land Stewardship Project is offering tips on a cutting-edge composting [...]
Rotary circle functional but not done
WINONA, Minn. – Even though the central circle of the Mankato Avenue roundabout at [...]
What’s gone awry with Rochester postal service?
WASHINGTON – Both of Minnesota's U.S. senators, Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith, want answers [...]
Mayor: Winona needs rail service upgrades
WINONA, Wis. – Mayor Scott Sherman greeted a rail advocacy group departing by train [...]
HyVee: Valley View grand opening in fall
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa. – Despite scaled-back expansion plans elsewhere, Hy-Vee confirmed its new [...]
At Winona Levee: Melody, Splendor encores
WINONA, Minn. -- Two riverboats are scheduled to make Winona port of call, each [...]
Minnesota wins top status as borrower
NEW YORK – The credit worthiness evaluating company Moody’s gave a thumbs-up to Minnesota. [...]
Rush Creek fishkill: Farm run-off a factor?
ENTERPRISE, Minn. – Three state agencies asked for public help to identify why 2,500 [...]
WSU leading college system in energy efficiency
WINONA. Minn. – Winona State invited news reporters to campus to show off the [...]
Utilities plan $10 billion power grid upgrade
EAGAN, Minn. – A consortium of power utilities announced plans for a major upgrade [...]
Enjoy Life cookies, snacks recalled
CHICAGO -- Because hard plastic pieces may have made their way into its cookies [...]
Fountain City locks closing for day-long job
FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. – The only passage on the Mississippi River at Fountain City, [...]
Mayo again the largest Minnesota employer
MINNEAPOLIS --The weekly Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal updated its annual list of the largest [...]
Gasoline prices drop in Winona
WINONA. Minn. – The fare at the fuel pump fell about 5% in recent [...]
Awards set for Winona tourism magnets
WINONA, Minn. – The Winona tourism bureau announced nominees for its annual Visit Winona [...]
Gasoline prices easing in Minnesota
WINONA, Minn. –Average gasoline prices in Minnesota have fallen 11.6 cents per gallon in [...]
5.5-acre riverfront project OK’d in Rochester
ROCHESTER, Minn. – The Rochester City Council approved a major downtown riverfront plan submitted [...]
Rotary status: Light at end of tunnel
WINONA Minn. – The end of the agony of motorists may be in sight [...]
Walz eases cap on gas-tanker drivers’ hours
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Governor Tim Walz authorized oil-tanker drivers to exceed the hours [...]
City bus fleet updated with electrics
ROCHESTER, Minn. –Two battery-powered city buses began service on Rochester Public Transit’s busiest peak-time [...]
Mankato access to Dairy Queen, YMCA in flux
WINONA, Minn. – The ever-changing landscape at the roundabout construction site on Mankato Avenue [...]
Bye, nurseries: Prime buying season wanes
ALTURA, Minn. -- The stock at Big Box garden centers has dwindled to sparse [...]
Fireworks prices skyrocketing
BLUFF SIDING, Wis. -- Expect to pay more for fireworks. Roadside vendors in Buffalo [...]
Carp on move upriver: DNR doing enough?
LAKE CITY, Minn. – he organization Friends of the Mississippi River called on the [...]
American Melody first riverboat visitor
WINONA, Minn. – The first riverboat docking in Winona this season will be the [...]
WSU dorm plan wending through city approvals
WINONA, Minn. – A 340-bed dorm that Winona State University wants to build on [...]
River commerce faces slowdown at 5-A
FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. – The Army Corps of Engineers plans to close the single-lane [...]
HBC cable service almost to Arches enclave
STOCKTON, Minn. – A trench-digging crews is laying fiber--optic cable through a sparsely populated [...]
River traffic to be backed up at Genoa dam
GENOA, Wis. – Shipping in the Mississippi will be backed up at the Genoa [...]
WSU again eyes novel financing for new dorm
WINONA, Minn. – Financing for a new Winona State dormitory would be through the [...]
LaCrosse airport looks to buy new fire vehicle
LACROSSE, Wis. – The La Crosse Airport won a $765,000 federal grant to buy [...]
New dorm on WSU drawing boards
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The McGough general contracting company has been hired by Winona [...]
UM-Rochester needs dorm: A Hilton perhaps?
ROCHESTER, Minn. – The University of Minnesota-Rochester has proposed converting the 11-story Doubletree Hotel [...]
State employment report: Jobs aplenty
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The latest Minnesota jobs report shows a record demand for [...]
Farms lauded for good somatic milk levels
ST. PAUL, Minn. – State Agriculture Commissioner Thom Peterson recognized 114 dairy farms statewide [...]
Auto fuel jumps roughly 40 to 60 cents
WINONA, Minn. – The site GasBuddy reported these prices for regular gasoline: > $4.64 [...]
Finnish leaders discuss Minnesota trade links
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A high-level Finnsh delegation called on Governor Tm Walz to [...]
Meat-packer fined for CoVid deaths, illness
GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay-based slaughterhouse company JBS Packerland was fined $15,000 [...]
State invites bids for major new broadband
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Following up on new funding from the Legislature, the state [...]
Staging tiff explodes: Shakespeare’s “Taming” scuttled
WINONA, Minn. – A centerpiece play in this summer’s Winona Shakespeare festival, an avant-garde [...]
Octavia marks new season for Duluth tourism
DULUTH, Minn. – The Viking Octavia eerily slid under the Duluth aerial bridge in [...]
Engineering, staffing still flawed at rotary site
WINONA Minn. – Half-mile back-ups on Saturday, all the way from Highway 61 back [...]
Casino launches tropical-themed beer
WELCH, Minn. – The Treasure Island casino chose the holiday weekend to launch a [...]
Updated Wabasha eagle aviary reopens
WABSHA, Minn. – After a winter of remodeling and expansion, the National Eagle Center [...]