Natural gas firms prevail against gouging charge
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The way has been cleared for four giant natural gas [...]
County to Daleys: Let’s spell it out: N-O
WINONA, Minn. – The Winona County board voted 3-2 against reconsidering the county’s environmentally [...]
Mayo fiscal update: Costs up, income off
ROCHESTER, Minn. – Mayo Clinic operating income fell $100 million in the first three [...]
Flood precaution: St. Anthony gates opened
MINNEAPOLIS –Army Corps, which manages Upper Mississippi dams, opened gates at the Upper St. [...]
Precip slows Mankato rotary project
WINONA, Minn. – Weather has delayed the start of heavy-duty construction of the Highway [...]
Land Stewards lobby for soil health funds
MINNEAPOLIS —The Land Stewraardship Project is collecting signagtures to encourage the Legislature fto approve [...]
Fastenal buys foundry plant at airport
GOODVIEW Minn. – Fast-growing hardware manufacturer Fastenal has bought 13.6 acres formerly owned by [...]
Feedlot opponents organizIng resistance
LEWISTON, Minn. – An organizational meeting has been called for Tuesday to rally opposition [...]
State has sequencing detail for Mankato re-do
WINONA, Minn. – The state Transportation Department is on schedule to start work on [...]
Avian flu scare: State limits rare bird transit
MADISON Wis. – State authorities extended their avian flu quarantine to rare birds kept [...]
Army Corps seeks to slow Lake Pepin nutrient buildup
BAY CITY, Wis. – The Army Corps, which manages the Upper Mississippi shipping, is [...]
Mega-feedlot ban again before County Board
WINONA, Minn. – Two consistent supporters of the Daley Farm plan to triple the [...]
Towboat safety cell planned at Alma dam
ST.PAUL, Minn. – The Army Corps of engineers is planning to build what engineers [...]
Red ink threatens nursing homes’ future
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Many Minnesota nursing homes and assisted -living facilities are in [...]
Merchants on payroll tax relief: Great
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Independent Business Federation scored a lobbying victory with [...]
Minnesota domestic avian flu toll: 3 million
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A 50th flock of commercial fowl was diagnosed with highly [...]
What will they rename the City of Peoria?
LACROSSE, Wis. – After a 560-mile voyage from Peoria, Illinois, the 35-year-old paddlewheel steamboat [...]
Merchants bank ups owner dividends 5%
WINONA, Minn. – Merchants Financial Group, which operates Winona-based Merchants National Bank, announced first-quarter [...]
Everybody’s Mexican for Cinco de Mayo
WINONA, Minn. – With two sit-down Mexican restaurants, four fast-food joints and a food [...]
Gasoline breaks $4 in Winona, nearby environs
WINONA Minn. – Gasoline went ticked up $3.99 to $4-plus overnight at Winona fueling [...]
Downtown LaCrosse shops: Yes to Fido
LACROSSE, Wis. – Fifty downtown merchants are posting dog-friendly stickers on their doors and [...]
Hy-Vee retreats on Twin Cities expansion
MINNEAPOLIS – Financially beset Hy-Vee is selling land where it had planned to build [...]
Mayor sips an exclusive Winona brew
WINONA, Minn. – Not normally one to uncap a beer before lunch, Mayor Scott [...]
Hy-Vee: More corporate constriction
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa— The giant Midwest grocery chain Hy-Vee plans to ask hundreds [...]
CHS dismantling Winona harbor grain tower
WINONA, Minn. – An aged CHS grain elevator at the Winona fleeting harbor has [...]
Walz: Poultry safe on dinner plate
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The avian bird flu among birds doesn’t affect human beings. [...]
Kwik Trip installs Kwik-charge station
HOLMEN, Wis. – A Level 3 charge station for electric vehicles was dedicated at [...]
Peoria paddle-wheeler to berth in LaCrosse
PEORIA, Ill. – An Illinois River treasure for 30 years, the tourist boat City [...]
Hy-Vee failed to alert state to lay-offs
DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa companies with 25 or more employees are required to [...]
Renewing the call to un-dam the Mississippi
WASHINGTON – Three dams in the Upper Mississippi drainage have been targeted by the [...]
Second thoughts on small business CoVid aid
WASHINGTON – Further federal CoVid relief grants for small businesses, such as distributed by [...]
Snow, rain, cold delay Minnesota crops
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota farmers have averaged only 1-1/2 days suitable for fieldwork [...]
Massive lay-offs reported at Hy-Vee
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – Employees of the 280-store Hy-Vee grocery chain have tipped [...]
Westby co-op finds use for waste whey
WESTBY, Wis. – The Westby Creamery co-op is planning $1 million in new facilities [...]
Summer camps shrinking: Too few counselors
SPRING VALLEY, Minn. – Summer camps for kids are having staff shortages due to [...]
Merchants bank earnings at record
WINONA, Minn. – The publicly held Merchants Financial Group, which operates Merchants National Bank, [...]
A biker bar with its own Flood Run theme
CENTERVILLE, Wis. – The biker bar Jailhouse Saloon is prepping for the annual onslaught [...]
Field of Dreams like you’ve never seen
DYERSVILLE, Iowa – An $80 million expansion of the Field of Dreams movie site [...]
There will be no Meteor frac-sand mine
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Supreme Court declined to consider a Georgia company’s plan [...]
Cutter in repeated forays through Duluth ice
DULUTH, Minn. – The Coast Guard cutter Hollyhock sliced through ice to prepare the [...]
Legislature OK’s $1 million against bird flu
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Senate and House rushed $1 million in emergency [...]
PolyMet mine tailings plan in new review
the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine in the Arrowhead won’t go away. Under court pressure, [...]
Readers tap Winona eateries as tops
LACROSSE, Wis. – The magazine River Travel named three Winona food places in a [...]
Egg prices soar as avian flu spreads
WASHINGTON – Highly pathogenic avian flu has forced chicken farmers to kill millions of [...]
Minnesota avian flu toll at 1 million
ST. PAUL, Minn. – More than 1 million flu-infected turkeys have been euthanized at [...]
To motorists at hospital zone: Be alert
WINONA, Minn. – Emergency entrances to the Winona hospital will be maintained during the [...]
Target for Trempealeau County bridges: October
MARSHLAND, Wis. – The $10.4 million new bridges over the lower Trempealeau River and [...]
New Northern State fair coliseum on track
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. – Three years after a windstorm demolished the Northern Wisconsin State [...]
UW-Eau Claire report: Grads finding jobs easily
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The job demand appears bright for college grads amid the [...]
Hormel recall: 80 tons of Skippy peanut butter
AUSTIN, Minn. – Three varieties of Skippy peanut butter have been recalled in 18 [...]
Avian flu found in Wisconsin wild birds
MADISON, Wis. – The state wildlife agency confirmed that a strain of the highly [...]
ZaZa’s new owner sees post-fire phoenix
WINONA, Minn. – Eighteen months after a devastating fire, ZaZa’s Pub and Pizzeria on [...]
Ukraine wheat uncertainties push prices up
OSHKOSH, Wis. – Chatter at the Wisconsin Public Service farm show is about surging [...]
Minnesota avian flu outbreak at 376,000 birds
ST.PAUL, Minn. – The avian flu outbreak is more extensive in Minnesota than first [...]
One less spire on Rochester skyline
ROCHESTER, Minn. – Plans for 16-level combined parking ramp and apartment building downtown have [...]
Huge Rochester parking lot: Placeholder for future?
ROCHESTER, Minn. – Parking lots are so mundane – unless you desperately need a [...]
Minnesota jobless rate at 23-year low
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota's unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest level since [...]
Army Corps floats 20-year muck dump plan
WABASHA, Minn.— The Army Corps of Engineers, which maintains navigation channels on the Mississippi [...]
$1.7 million Baker Street project OK’d
WINONA, Minn. – The City Council approved reconstruction of seven blocks of South Baker [...]
Chamber silent on Russia business deals
WINONA. Minn. – The Winona Chamber of Commerce has declined to recommend to its [...]