Iowa state agency against river rail trunk
AMES, Iowa – A member of the Iowa Legislature’s Mississippi River Parkway Planning Commission, [...]
Walz: Tax update needed on college loans
ST.PAUL, Minn. -- Governor Tim Walz supports exempting student loan debt forgivenness from state [...]
$1.2 million grant to Winona famiiy agency
WINONA, Minn. -- The Winona Family and Children Center was awarded a $1.2 million [...]
Attorney general: Dare not harass poll workers
MADISON. Wis. – Harassment of poll workers will not be tolerated in this November’s [...]
Reluctant Nelson favors relief for college borrowers
ROCHESTER, Minn. – President Biden’s college loan forgiveness plan has Republicans over a barrel. [...]
State tax looms on forgiven college loans
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesotans who take advantage of the Biden college loan forgiveness [...]
Non-trad Winona school targeted for low performance
WINONA. Minn. -- Three Winona school programs with substandard performance scores will receive new [...]
2023 city budget asks 9.3% tax hike
WINONA, Minn. – City Manager Chad Ubl proposed a 2023 budget that would rely [...]
Should Winona County tighten kennel limits?
WINONA, Minn. – The Winona County Board voted 3-2 to put puppy mills on [...]
Initial 2023 Winona budget: Up 25%
WINONA, Minn. – A 2023 budget draft for Winona County calls for a 25% [...]
State recalls bad lard: Throw it out
MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin food safety agency recalled lard from four Wisconsin stores. [...]
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 [...]
Rising costs push city toward tax hike
WINONA, Minn. – City Manager Chad Ubl sees a city tax increase for 2023. [...]
As U.S. House newbie, Finstad settling in
WASHINGTON – Congress member Brad Finstad, a Republican elected from southern Minnesota last week, [...]
Still-to-be-clad Winona jail progressing
WINONA, Minn. – Ten months ahead of its scheduled occupancy, the new Winona County [...]
How they voted: On omnibus Biden bill / 2
WASHINGTON – -- The U.S.House voted 220-207 to pass President Biden’s Inflation Reduction bill [...]
Finstad instated for MN-1 in Congress
WASHINGTON – With a hand on a Christian Bible, and so too his wife [...]
Port leans on city for 2023 budget
WINONA, Minn. – The Winona Port Authority approved a 6.7% budget increase that, subject [...]
Irma youth prison replacement going to Milwaukee
MADISON, Wis. -- Governor Tony Evers designated Milwaukee for a new $42 million youth [...]
How they voted: On omnibus Biden bill / 1
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate split 50-50 on the wide-ranging Inflation Reduction bill, with [...]
What’s gone awry with Rochester postal service?
WASHINGTON – Both of Minnesota's U.S. senators, Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith, want answers [...]
What did 2022 Minnesota solons accomplish?
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Most news about the 2022 Legislature focused on the drama [...]
Rochester parks open to bow hunting
ROCHESTER, Minn.— Because of deer overpopulation in city parks, the City has asked the [...]
How they voted: On banning AR-15 style guns
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House voted 217-213 to revive a ban on semi-automatic guns [...]
Minnesota wins top status as borrower
NEW YORK – The credit worthiness evaluating company Moody’s gave a thumbs-up to Minnesota. [...]
Ellison to let pro-abortion ruling stand
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Attorney General Keith Ellison said he won’t defend old Minnesota [...]
Walz seeks to address systemic inequities
STACY, Minn. – Governor Tim Walz unveiled a 10-year economic expansion plan for Minnesota. [...]
Utilities plan $10 billion power grid upgrade
EAGAN, Minn. – A consortium of power utilities announced plans for a major upgrade [...]
How they voted: On gay marriage
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House voted 267-157 to endorse state laws that recognize gay [...]
Minnesota solon arrested at Capitol Hill protest
WASHINGTON – Seventeen members of Congress, including Ilhan Omar, a Minneapolis Democrat, were arrested [...]
State medical cannabis system in place
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The state Health Department announced that patients registered in Minnesota’s [...]
City Council OK’s e-scooter rentals
WINONA, Minn. – The City Council approved a deal with the California company Bird [...]
Airline pilot blinded by Kenyon laser beam
KENYON, Minn. – The pilot of an airliner descending into the Minneapolis airport was [...]
9-11 military vets eligible for bonuses
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The state Veterans Affairs Department is taking applications for bonuses [...]
Austin lawyer now a southern Minnesota judge
ST.PAUL, Minn. – An Austin lawyer, Natalie Martinez, was appointed to a judgeship by [...]
Storm disaster aid en route to Winona
ST.PAUL, Minn. – Governor Tim Walz authorized disaster relief funds for Winona County to [...]
Walz cleans up remaining CoVid aid
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Governor Tim Walz listed these allocations as his disbursement choices [...]
Jail on schedule: All black? Only for now
WINONA, Minn. – Sheriff Ron Ganrude told the County Board that construction of the [...]
Congressman about Johnson: Pants on fire
WASHINGTON – Congressman Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, denied being an intermediary for a fake list [...]
How they voted: Senate on gun limits
WASHNGTON – The U.S. Senate voted 65-33 to toughen background checks for the youngest [...]
Johnson update on source of courier text
MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Senator Ron Johnson came clean about who asked him to hand-deliver [...]
GOP legislators let old abortion ban stand
MADISON, Wis. – An 1849 anti-abortion law remains on the books in Wisconsin. Governor [...]
Senator complicit as Trump courier January 6
WASHINGTON – The Trump White House looked to Senator Ron Johnson to deliver a [...]
City puts $300,000 into centennial bandshell update
WINONA, Minn. – The City Council approved $300,000 to renovate the Lake Park bandshell [...]
Mayor on conversion ban: Let them protest
LACROSSE, Wis. – Mayor Mitch Reynolds said he has put a new ordinance into [...]
Mayor under pressure to kill conversion ban
LACROSSE, Wis. – Two former City Council members, Lorraine Decker and Tom Sweeney, called [...]
State takes over struggling nursing home
PIINE ISLaND, Minn. – The state Health Department took control of the financially troubled [...]
Mayor: Cities deserve more state aid
WINONA, Minn. – Cash-strapped municipalities deserve a bigger share of the state’s $9 billion [...]
Wisconsin Capitol flies new Pride colors
MADISON, Wis. – To commemorate Pride Month, Governor Tiny Evers ordered a variation of [...]
State grant to help Winona save ash trees
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The state Natural Resources Department approved a $125,000 grant to [...]
Governor sets up showdown abortion vote
MADISON, Wis. – Governor Tony Evers said he will order a special session of [...]
State invites bids for major new broadband
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Following up on new funding from the Legislature, the state [...]
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 [...]
Walz signs looser growler regulations
ST. PAUL, Wis. – As the Legislature was winding up its 2022 session, Governor [...]
Land Stewards lobby for soil health funds
MINNEAPOLIS —The Land Stewraardship Project is collecting signagtures to encourage the Legislature fto approve [...]
Feedlot opponents organizIng resistance
LEWISTON, Minn. – An organizational meeting has been called for Tuesday to rally opposition [...]
State Patrol: Every trooper now with bodycam
. PAUL, Minn. – All state troopers on Minnesota highways now are equipped with [...]
How they voted: On abortion
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Senate voted 51-49 against strengthening Roe v. Wade abortion protections. [...]
Mega-feedlot ban again before County Board
WINONA, Minn. – Two consistent supporters of the Daley Farm plan to triple the [...]