How busy this rattlesnake season? Expert: Typical
WINONA, Minn. – Wildlife biologist Stephen Winter said the frequency of rattlesnake encounters in [...]
“Party Cove” on Crater island closed to boaters
Massive machine. The Goetz is 225 feet long with a five-foot draft. A 22-inch [...]
Regional Red Cross aides to Hawaii crisis
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota-Dakotas region of the Red Cross dispatched 10 volunteers, all trained [...]
Wildlife Refuge honors Winona volunteer
WINONA, Minn. – A retired Winona outdoors-lover, John Lyons, has been named volunteer of [...]
Hospital opens lobby as cooling center
WINONA, Minn. – The Winona hospital has opened the clinic lobby as a cooling [...]
Downpours green up lawns; crops still parched
WINONA, Minn. -- Two rounds of thunderstorms dropped heavy but scattered showers overnight. There [...]
Dry, dry summer: Drought spreads, intensifies
Parched crops. On tablelands above the Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge on the Mississippi River. [...]
Canadian smoke shrouds Lake Pepin visibility
LAKE CITY, Minn. – The Wisconsin bluffs on Lake Pepin were invisible from two [...]
Feud over: Army Corps cedes silt disposal to Wabasha
WABASHA, Minn. – The Army Corps and the City of Wabasha have solved years [...]
Canadian fire smoke: Expect more, worse
WINONA, Minn. – Smoky air from Canada wildfires that’s been blowing into Minnesota off [...]
Air quality worsens; relief perhaps Friday
WINONA, Minn. – Fine-particulate smoke from Canada forest fires sent air quality measures into [...]
Wildlife refuge rule: No fireworks
WINONA, Minn. -- The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge issued its [...]
Contamination feared in Lewiston water
LEWISTON, Minn. – A failure in the Lewiston municipal water system led to an [...]
Warm weather may trigger fish kills
MADISON, Wis. – The state wildlife agency issued an alert that mass fish-kills may [...]
Ozone risk persists: Stay indoors advised
WINONA, Minn. – Air quality will continue as problematic for the bulk of southern [...]
Enbridge to appeal Line 5 court ruling
CALGARY, Alberta– The pipeline company Enbridge plans to appeal a U.S. judge’s order to [...]
Judge to Enbridge: Three years to fix Line 5 flaws
MADISON, Wis. – A federal judge ordered Canada-owned pipeline giant Enbridge to shut down [...]
Fraud charged in Hefty bags advertising
ST' PAUL, Minn. -- Attorney General Keith Ellison sued the manufacturer of Hefty bags [...]
Army Corps’ new setback for PolyMet mine
Iron Range. The proposed mine, usuallu called NorthMet project would be in the Mesabi [...]
R.I.P.: Mark Swart
WINONA, Minn. – Mark A. Swart, of Winona, who literally changed the landscape of [...]
Judge faults tribe on Bad River inaction
MADISON, Wis. – A federal judge said he's unlikely to force the Canadian energy [...]
Expect more clean-emission cars at dealerships
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota car dealers have lost their legal battle against a [...]
Canada wildfire smoke keeps blowing south
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued an air-quality alert for much of [...]
Answers proffered at forum on bad rural water
LEWISTON, Minn. – The League of Women Voters invited citizens concerned about Lewiston drinking [...]
High water: Ol’ Man River ain’t done yet
WINONA, Minn. – The Mississippi River, at worrisome flood levels three weeks ago, has [...]
Biogas promoters brief Lewiston Council about plant
LEWISTON, Minn. – The Lewiston City Council voted 4-0 to listen further to a [...]
Arrest follows report of elevator sex assault
LACROSSE, Wis. – A man was charged with sexual assault for an attack reported [...]
Tribal attorney: New mercury limits fall short
WASHINGTON -- Environmentalists and the Lake Superior Chippewa Nation welcomed a proposal for cutbacks [...]
Dairy fined for polluting Whitewater trout stream
PLAINVIEW, Minn. – A dairy co-op was fined $17,800 for discharging milk-laden industrial wastewater [...]
Army Corps’ dam disposition study moves ahead
St. Anthony Falls dams. In this 2008 panorama, looking downstream, are both the Upper [...]
Federal funds available for septic upgrades
WINONA, Minn. – Property owners in Winona County with septic systems going bad may [...]
Ready to go: Mammoth habitat project at Lake Pepin
BAY CITY, Wis. – A $27 million muti-agency project to use river sand from [...]
New Enbridge-Bad River showdown looms
MADISON, Wis. – A Wisconsin Native American tribe asked a federal judge to shut [...]
Feds to iron mines: Cut mercury emissions
WASHINGTON -- In a tribal-friendly crackdown on the iron-mining companies in Minnesota and the [...]
Rezoning Garvin Heights farmland for housing
WINONA, Minn. – The Winona City Council unanimously approved a zoning change for a [...]
Van Orden to railroad: I told you so
FERRYVILLE, Wis. – Congress member Derrick Van Orden said he warned the Burlington Northern [...]
Derailment aftermath: What to do with debris
FERRYVILLE, Wis. – The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad contracted 12 trucking companies to [...]
Flooding: Wildlife Refuge closes boat ramps
WINONA, Minn. – Because of flooding the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish [...]
Corps opens Minneapolis gate as flooding looms
MINNEAPOLIS --The Army Corps of Engineers opened the gate at its Upper St. Anthony [...]
Southern Wisconsin tinder dry: 34 wildfires
MADISON, Wis. – All Wisconsin from Prescott south has been declared at “very high” [...]
Biden’s 20-state tour starts at Fridley factory
FRIDLEY, Minn. -- President Biden visited the Cummins diesel engine factory in Fridley and [...]
New leak found, fixed at Monticello nuclear station
MONTICELLO, Minn. – A second leak at the Monticello nuclear plant has been fixed, [...]
Nuclear waste at Monticello enters groundwater
MONTICELLO, Minn. – The massive leak of radioactive water at the Xcel nuclear-power station [...]
Daley’s state lawsuit to expand herd still on
LEWISTON, Minn. – The Daley family is still pursuing its goal of a 6,000-animal [...]
Meteorologist: These spring temps have dark side
MINNEAPOLIS -- Recent warm days may not be a blessing this spring, says meteorologist [...]
Record snows portend Upper Mississippi flooding
CHANHASSEN, Minn. --- Epic snows in the Midwest this winter have flood forecasters worried. [...]
Monticello wants answers on nuclear leak
MONTICELLO, Minn. Townspeople called a public meeting on for Wednesday on whether to extend [...]
Monticello nuclear plant leaks tritium-tainted water
MONTICELLO, Minn. – The giant energy company Xcel failed to report a leak of [...]
Old age claims Zollman Zoo bobcat
BYRON, Minn. – A resident bobcat at the Oxbow Park and Zollman Zoo for [...]
Daleys yield on suit against feedlot foes
MINNEAPOLIS – The Daley dairy farm family withdrew its federal law suit against opponents [...]
Army Corps plans tribal shoreline projects
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Army Corps of Engineers is spending $1 million on [...]
State OKs mega-solar farm near Byron
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The state Public Utilities Commission voted 4-0 to approve construction [...]
Ruinous future seen in fertilizer phosphorous
MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Fresh-water scientist Dan Egan at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has amassed [...]
Army Corps: Pepin ice beginning to yield
LAKE CITY, Minn. – The ice pack on Lake Pepin’s navigation channel remains as [...]
Storm’s effect on drought yet to be written
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Last week’s winter snowstorm could help alleviate the drought that’s [...]
Report: Bird flu losses staggering
WASHINGTON – The national turkey and chicken trade organizations reported that the ongoing avian [...]
Do dumpster-diving mama bears risk cubs’ health?
MADISON, Wis. – The state Natural Department is seeking public help to identify black [...]
Ice at typical 20 inches on Lake Pepin
LAKE CITY, Minn. – The Army Corp, which controls Upper Mississippi navigation, found the [...]
Will Minnesota ban gas lawn mowers?
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A law has been proposed in the Minnesota House to [...]
Fillmore County edges toward factory-scale herds
PRESTON, Minn. – The Fillmore County Planning Commission voted at a packed hearing to [...]