Army Corps’ new setback for PolyMet mine
Iron Range. The proposed mine, usuallu called NorthMet project would be in the Mesabi [...]
Now you can vote if you’ve served your time
Raised arm amid cheers. Antonio Williams, who spent 14 years in prison for murder, [...]
Klobuchar calls for stricter rail safety rules
WASHINGTON -- Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, co-sponsor of the bipartisan Railway Safety bill [...]
How they voted: National debt / 1
WASHINGTON – The House voted 314-117 to extend the national debt ceiling another two [...]
Minnesota joins 22 states with legal marijuana
ST. PAUL, Minn. – With a law legalizing recreational marijuana set go into effect [...]
Vow: Better deal next time for ride-hailing drivers
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Democratic State Senator Omar Fateh, who authored a bill for [...]
First Walz veto: No to Uber, Lyft drivers
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Governor Tim Walz vetoed a bill that would have mandated [...]
WSU lands funds toward new class structure
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A proposed state-of-art Winona State University classroom building received $4.8 [...]
Expect more clean-emission cars at dealerships
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota car dealers have lost their legal battle against a [...]
Mayor: No for now to weekend gym access
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayor Kim Norton vetoed a City Council plan to open school [...]
Minnesota joins national gun-limiting trend
ST. PAUL, Minn. – With the new firearms limits now signed into law by [...]
Pair of Minnesota gun-limit laws on books soon
Landmark moment. Governor Tim Walz, seated next to the lectern and holding the 500-page [...]
Federal investigation sought on poop-from-sky
BURNSVILLLE, Minn. – Congress member Angie Craig asked the Federal Aviation Administration to check [...]
How they voted: Marijuana legalization / 3
ST. PAUL, Minn. –This is a breakdown of how southeast Minnesota members of the [...]
Mayo extortion worked: Walz, Democrats cave
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Mayo Clinic’s heavy-handed attempt to maintain 100% control of nurse [...]
House reaffirms marijuana legalization policy
ST. PAUL, Minn. --The Minnesota House approved the final draft of the bill to [...]
New farm bill into law with rural broadband
Barnyard event. The Legislature’s bipartisan work on a new agriculture bill was Governor Tim [...]
Tax rebates of $260 OK’d in Legislature
ST.PAUL, Minn. – Conferees from the Minnesota Senate and House agreed to tax rebate [...]
Proposal: More inattentive fines at school buses
MADISON, Wis. –State lawmakers are circulating a bill to increase penalties for people failing [...]
Agreement reached on marijuana reforms
ST. PAUL, Minn. – House and Senate negotiators have worked through minor differences in [...]
How they voted: Gun restrictions / 2
ST. PAUL, Minn. – How members Minnesota House from southeast districts voted on the [...]
How they voted: Gun restrictions / 1
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Senate voted 34-33 to create two restrictions on [...]
Limbo: What next for Masterpiece Hall
Big glass cube. One issue for Winona Historic Preservation Commission purists is the 46-foot [...]
Tribal attorney: New mercury limits fall short
WASHINGTON -- Environmentalists and the Lake Superior Chippewa Nation welcomed a proposal for cutbacks [...]
Legislators nod yes to free college tuition
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A joint Senate-House committee has agreed to free tuition at [...]
Dairy fined for polluting Whitewater trout stream
PLAINVIEW, Minn. – A dairy co-op was fined $17,800 for discharging milk-laden industrial wastewater [...]
Minnesota Senate passes gun limits
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Senate voted 34-33 to amend the 2023 public [...]
Awkward place to be: Preservationists feel fenced in
WINONA Minn.—The chair of the Winona Historic Preservation Commission, Emily Kurash Casey, wants to [...]
Preservation panel hesitates on Masterpiece Hall
Angular, glassy look. Preservationists don’t see a fit with the 1899 domed neoclassical library [...]
Legislation advances to ban faked video
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Senate voted to criminalize people who create and [...]
New Enbridge-Bad River showdown looms
MADISON, Wis. – A Wisconsin Native American tribe asked a federal judge to shut [...]
Gun controls plugged into police funding bill
ST.PAUL, Minn. – A Democratic controlled joint Senate-House committee approved two gun violence prevention [...]
Dog-breeding limits still on County agenda
WINONA, Minn. -- The Winona County Board voted 3-1 to keep considering a zoning [...]
How they voted: Family leave / 2
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Senate voted 34-33 for a joint employer-employee funded [...]
Paid family leave passes Senate hurdle
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Without a vote to spare, the Minnesota Senate approved paid [...]
Pulitzer book prize for the George Floyd story
NEW YORK – The book “His Name Is George Floyd,” on the 2020 Minneapolis [...]
Walz on Mayo threat to take marbles elsewhere
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Governor Tim Walz said he needs to see what the [...]
Solon: Mayo late opposing health-care bill
EAGAN, Minn. – The sponsor of a House bill to create a state health-care [...]
Mayo bullying catches legislator unawares
BRIGHTON, Minn. – The sponsor of a House bill to assure adequate hospital nursing [...]
Mayo’s $5 billion ultimatum: Our way or no way
ROCHESTER, Minn. – The financially powerful Mayo Clinic is bullying the Legislature to back [...]
Feds to iron mines: Cut mercury emissions
WASHINGTON -- In a tribal-friendly crackdown on the iron-mining companies in Minnesota and the [...]
New police challenge from looser marijuana law
WINONA, Minn. – The state will need more police trained as drug recognition evaluators [...]
Eyota eyes new city hall: Voters to decide
EYOTA, Minn. – The Eyota City Council is asking for $400,000 to buy the [...]
Dems: Van Orden a rail safety hypocrite
WASHINGTON – Congressman Derrick Van Orden has been grand-standing for railroad safety after a [...]
Rezoning Garvin Heights farmland for housing
WINONA, Minn. – The Winona City Council unanimously approved a zoning change for a [...]
Tuckered Minnesota senator votes online from bed
EAST BETHEL, Minn. -- A Minnesota state senator couldn’t make a a routine legislative [...]
Van Orden to railroad: I told you so
FERRYVILLE, Wis. – Congress member Derrick Van Orden said he warned the Burlington Northern [...]
How they voted: Marijuana legalization / 2
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The state Senate voted 34-33 to legalize marijuana for recreational [...]
How they voted: Marijuana legalization / 1
ST. PAUL, Minn. – This is a breakdown of how southeast Minnesota members of [...]
Marijuana legalization bill passes House
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota House voted 71-59 to legalize recreational marijuana. The [...]
North Dakota tightens abortion limits
BISMARCK, N.D. – Governor Doug Burgum signed a ban on pregnancy terminations after six [...]
How they voted: On dog-breeding kennels
WINONA, Minn. -- The voted Winona County Planning Commission voted6-3 against changing zoning rules [...]
Freeborn County Board fires county exec: Why?
ALBERT LEA, Minn. -- Freeborn County commissioners voted 3-2 to fire County Administrator Candace [...]
City waives height limit for Riverview Flats
WINONA, Minn. – The City Council voted 5-2 to allow a five-story apartment house [...]
10 Winona bars pass compliance check; 6 fail
WINONA, Minn. – Police sent an undercover minor to 19 bars in town to [...]
Agency ponders cuts in aid for rural seniors
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Board of Aging wants to shift funding for [...]
Schoolhouse update: One year to cool off, ponder
HOMER, Minn. – The Homer Town Board, facing a packed crowd of unhappy townspeople, [...]
Legislative report card: Performance monitor
ST. PAUL, Minn. – How many bills have southeast Minnesota legislators introduced at this [...]
Senator seeks further Spring Grove fire relief
ST PAUL, Minn. – A second bill for state aid to Spring Grove to [...]
City Council renews Bird e-scooter license
Scooter pick up points. Scattered around town. This trio on Mankato Avenue. [...]