Proposed landlord orderliness rule delayed
WINONA, Minn. – It’s back to the drawing boards for a proposed crackdown on [...]
Guilty plea in state GOP sex scandal
MINNEAPOLIS – A St. Thomas University student who moved in fast circles in state [...]
Walz Checks: Coming back from the dead?
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Governor Tim Walz has made no secret he intends to [...]
Pelowski’s House higher-ed leadership confirmed
STPAUL, Minn. – The appointment of veteran Winona legislator Gene Pelowski as chair of [...]
Minnesota job report: Better and better
ST. PAUL, Minn.— For 14 months straight, Minnesota had continuing job growth, the state [...]
New $1 million goal for bandshell update
WINONA, Minn. – Retired Mayor Mark Peterson has been appointed to raise private funds [...]
Next county administrator: Still up in air
WINONA, Minn. – The Winona County Board, with a history of rancorous disagreement, twice [...]
Wincraft wins tax favors to expand at Riverbend
WINONA, Minn. – The Port Authority gave final approval a nine-year tax-waiver for trinket [...]
How they voted: Same-sex marriage / 2
WASHINGTON-- The U.S. House voted 258-186 to create federal protections for marriages of same-sex [...]
THC gummy bear attorney: They’re safe
FARGO, N.D.. -- The Moorhead company that manufactures hemp-derived gummy bears has denied that [...]
State budget surplus passes $17 billion
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota revenue surplus has swelled to $17.6 billion, the [...]
State agency: Destroy hemp-derived gummies
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Pharmacy Board has sued a company selling hemp-based [...]
Prinsburg backs off anti-abortion reward scheme
PRINSBURG, Minn. – With no discussion, no debate, the Prinsburg Town Board voted unanimously [...]
How they voted: Railroad strike / 2
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate voted 80-15 to avert a railroad workers’ strike that [...]
Ellison seeks to nip abortion subterfuge early
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota’s chief state legal officer, Attorney General Keith Ellison, cautioned [...]
How they voted: Railroad strike / 1
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House voted 290-137 to avert a railroad workers’ strike that [...]
Pelowski to top House higher-ed post
ST. PAUL, Minn. – State Representative Gene Pelowski, D-Winona, a retired high school teacher, [...]
Gobble, gobble: Harold to keep on gobbling
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A plump white turkey named Harold, as handsome as they [...]
City Council on eviction ordinance: Not yet
WINONA, Minn. – The City Council couldn’t reach the majority needed to pass an [...]
“Let’s pretend” legislators tackle drug prices
WINONA, Minn. – Some were aspiring politicos, others just interested in good citizenship. Some [...]
New U.S. infrastructure projects in region
WASHINGTON – In the year since President Joe Biden signed the bipartisan Infrastructure Bill [...]
Pelowski sees surplus breakthrough in Legislature
WINONA, Minn. – With Democrats controlling both houses of the Minnesota Legislature beginning in [...]
Turkey plant ponders action over child-labor issues
MARSHALL, Minn. -- A Marshall meat producer, Turkey Valley Farms, announced it’s tracking U.S. [...]
Walz: Let’s legalize marijuana; prohibition a failure
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Governor Tim Walz confirmed that he’s talked with Democratic leadership [...]
Minnesota job data up but not for blacks
ST.PAUL, Minn. – In a modest sign of a slowly improving economy, Minnesota's labor [...]
Lawsuit: Kids hired illegally at slaughterhouses
LINCOLN, Neb. – A contractor has been accused in federal court of illegally hiring [...]
Ex-gov Ventura: Walz ready to legalize marijuana
LOS CABOS SAN LUCAS, Mexico – Governor Tim Walz will sign a bill legalizing [...]
D&D dairy plans to grow herd 50%
WINONA, Minn. -- A request to expand its herd was approved by the County [...]
Guilty plea in $11 million mega-fraud schemes
MINNEAPOLIS – A heavy-duty cheat pleaded guilty to $11.2 million in fraudulent claims from [...]
County Board seems OK with 8.5% tax hike
WINONA, Minn. – The Winona County Board is proceeding with a tentative 2023 budget [...]
Bill Nye honorarium at WSU: $72,000
WINONA, Minn. – The speaking fee for science advocate Bill Nye at Winona State [...]
Minneapolis struggling with police shortage
MINNEAPOLIS – The post-George Floyd shortage of police in Minneapolis has reached a crisis. [...]
Minnesota opioid settlement pay-offs begin
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Attorney General Keith Ellison said the first installment from the [...]
Mayor in jail on self-dealing accusation
GOOD THUNDER, Minn. – The mayor of Good Thunder, Robert J. Anderson, was arrested [...]
LaDuke praises pipeline fines but notes lateness
POMSFORD, Minn. – The executive director of Honor the Earth, Winona LaDuke, commended action [...]
Ellison not letting Enbridge off hook
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison anounced that he will file [...]
Hinson out of hospital, home recovering
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. – Northeast Iowa’s member of Congress, Ashley Hinson, was discharged from [...]
Landlords win delay on Disorderly Use law
WINONA, Minn. – At the request of landlords, the Winona City Council voted unanimously [...]
Enbridge fined $11 million for environment abuse
ST. PAUL, Minn. – State investigators fined giant Canadian pipeline operator $11 million for [...]
Kidney ailment downs iowa-1 Congress member
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Congress member Ashley Hinson was admitted to St. Luke's Hospital in [...]
State revenue coffers still swelling
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The state keeps outdoing itself financially. The Minnesota Budget Office [...]
Northern tier states seek to be hydrogen hubs
ST.PAUL, Minn. – Governors of Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota and Wisconsin have asked for [...]
Disorderly Use ordinance aims at landlords
WINONA, Minn. – A new ordinance has been drafted by the city staff to [...]
Profs renew call for campus gun ban signs
WINONA, Minn. – The president of the Minnesota State faculty union said campus safety [...]
$487 checks to 1 million frontline workers
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The state began mailing thank-you checks to more than 1 [...]
New budget cuts county tax hike: Now 10%
WINONA, Minn. – The County Board gave preliminary approval to a 10% tax increase [...]
Trump’s Wisconsin probe records now public
MADISON Wis. – All records from the closed Republican-ordered investigation into the 2020 presidential [...]
Minnesota judge: No to anti-abortion appeal
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The judge who struck down state restrictions on abortion as [...]
Walz’s rebuttal on $250 million fraud
ST.PAUL, Minn. -- Democratic Governor Tim Walz defended himself and his state agencies against [...]
Jensen to Walz: Fire state schools chief
CHASKA, Minn. – Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Jensen called on Governor Tim Walz to [...]
Third Street closes to complete new jail
WINONA, Minn. – You might say that Sheriff Ron Ganrude is chomping at the [...]
How they voted: On certifying election results
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House voted 228-203 to clarify the role of the vice [...]
City nixes East End fire-police complex
WINONA, Minn. – The City Council voted 6-0 to abandon planning for a new [...]
Reform ahead on courtroom camera ban?
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Under news media pressure, the Minnesota Supreme Court has agreed [...]
FBI raid yanks MyPillow exec’s cell phone
MANKATO., Minn. -- Trump confidant Mike Lindell said FBI agents swarmed his car in [...]
Tax man still smiling: State revenues up
ST. PAUL, Minn. – At $1.9 billion. August tax revenues came in 3.7% more [...]
Stanek denies active Oath Keepers role
HOLMEN, Wis. – Village Board member Rodney Stanek somewhat distanced himself from the rght-wing [...]
LaCrosse enacts conversion therapy ban
LACROSSE, Wis. – The City Council voted 8-4 to ban medical and mental health [...]
Holmen official linked to Oath Keepers
HOLMEN, Wis. – A Village Board member in this LaCrosse suburb has been listed [...]
Iowa state agency against river rail trunk
AMES, Iowa – A member of the Iowa Legislature’s Mississippi River Parkway Planning Commission, [...]