Wheels in motion for $28 million jail loan
WINONA, Minn. -- The County attorney, Karin Sonneman, has drafted a request for state [...]
County chair sees uphill challenge for jail loan
WININA, Minn. – The chair of the Winona County Board, Marcia Ward, recognizes the [...]
Winona jail status: Many hurdles remain
WINONA, Minn. – Crews are poised to start preliminary work on a long-overdue new [...]
Ex-U.S. attorney Luger nominated to return
WASHINGTON – It’s déjà vu for Minnesota’s former U.S. attorney Andrew Luger. He served [...]
Historic state appellate judge choice
Sarah Wheelock to the State Court of Appeals – the first Native American to [...]
County sidesteps jail bidding mess, starts over
WINONA, Minn. – The County Board decided to scrap the two original bids to [...]
Winona County seeks voter OK to hike sales tax
WINONA, Minn. –The Winona County Board voted unanimously to seek permission from the state Legislature to [...]
Minneapolis activists: Police reform still alive
WASHINGATON – Proponents of a failed ballot initiative to reform the Minneapolis Police Department [...]
Walz joins 400,000 deer hunters for opener
PINE CITY, Minn. -- Governor Tim Walz took to the field, rifle in hand, [...]
Omar on paired Biden bills: Both or neither
WASHINGTON – In a break with the House Democratic majority, Congress member Ilhan Omar, [...]
How they voted: Biden infrastructure I / 2
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House voted 228-206 for $1.2 trillion in infrastructure spending over [...]
Whitewater park closing to reduce deer herd
ELBA, Minn. – The 2,700-acre Whitewater State Park will be closed to visitors November [...]
Hunters reminded of deer carcass rules
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The state wildlife agency altered deer hunters to mandatory chronic [...]
How they voted: Voting rights / 2
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate voted 50-49 against allowing debate on the John Lewis amendments to [...]
Senator fine with police status quo in Minneapolis
WINONA, Minn. – Senate Majority Leader Jeremy Miller, R-Winona, said that anti-police activists have [...]
State rolling in unexpected revenue
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Tax collections exceeded expectations for the year’s third quarter, the [...]
Minneapolis keeps its police department
MINNEAPOLIS – By a wide margin Minneapolis voters rejected a proposal to convert the city’s [...]
Plainview municipal booze sales soar
PLAINVIEW, Minn. – The Plainview municipal liquor store was he most profitable in the [...]
Mayor: Search for new city manager can wait
WINONA, Minn. – Mayor Scott Sherman told City Council members there was no urgency [...]
Lieutenant governor contracts “breakthrough” Covid
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan tested positive for Covid, apparently catching [...]
PolyMet vows to fight Biden order delay
MINNEAPOLIS— The Swiss-owned mining company PolyMet announced it will appeal a Biden Administration decision [...]
Profs: Academic honesty protects acknowledging racism
MARSHALL, Minn. – The Minnesota public college professors’ union proclaimed that academic freedom is [...]
How they voted: Insurrection query / 1
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House voted 229-202 to compel Steve Bannon, a Trump ally [...]
Biden to PolyMet: Not so fast on Babbit mine
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Interior Department ordering a study that could lead to a [...]
Walz lures kids to get jabbed: Cash, college aid
ST, PAUL, Minn. -- Governor Tim Walz calls it “Kids Deserve a Shot” – [...]
Huge Crenlo factory fined for pollution
Factory campus. Crenlo has two Rochester facilities, together with 600,000 [...]
Winona Council splits on welcoming Afghans
WINONA, Minn. – The City Council voted 4-3 to welcome Afghan refugee settlers who [...]
Police scotching “thin blue line” symbol
VIROQUA, Wis.-- The Viroqua Police Department will remove a “thin blue line” symbol from [...]
Walz attacks Covid spike on several fronts
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Governor Tim Walz is sending National Guard soldiers to Crookston, [...]
Wisconsin hires law firm to sue PFAS polluters
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice has hired a law firm to [...]
Afghanis readied for new American lives
FORT MCCOY, Wis. – The first Afghan refugees to depart Fort McCoy for resettlement [...]
Governor plans major Covid testing expansion
DULUTH, Minn. – Governor Tim Walz announced plans to “massively expand” Covid testing capacity [...]
Injured on job? Then buy your own marijuana
ST. PAUL. Minn. – The Minnesota Supreme Court overturned lower court decisions, ruling that [...]
County shuts public out on jail trouble
WINONA, Minn. – The County Board met in closed session to discuss a lawsuit [...]
Lawyer: Deportation likely for accused Afghanis
LACROSSE, Wis. – Two Afghan evacuees accused of misconduct at the Fort McCoy resettlement [...]
Wisconsin to allow wolf-hunting — with limits
MADISON, Wis. – A four-month wolf hunt will begin November 6 in Wisconsin despite [...]
Post at brink of legal action for meeting details
WINONA, Minn. – The Winona Post has a data request on file for information [...]
City taps aide to fill in as city manager
WINONA, Minn. – The assistant city manager, Chad Ubl, will take over as acting [...]
City Council fires city manager: Why? Nobody’s talking
WINONA, Minn. – After six years as city manage and a glowing performance reviews, [...]
Senator Miller on Biden mandate: No way
WINONA, Minn.— The state Senate majority leader, Jeremy Miller, R-Winona, called President Biden’s Covid [...]
Council assesses city manager in odd meeting
WINONA, Minn. – The City Council met behind closed doors for an off-the-calendar job [...]
City seeks historic status for bandshell
WINONA, Minn.— The City Council voted unanimously to pursue winning a place for the [...]
Assumption: Ward won’t facilitate county masking
WINONA, Minn. – If County Board members want to buy time and not enact [...]
Hagedorn joins calls to save Caledonia factory
WASHINGTON – Congress member Jim Hagedorn, R-Minnesota, belatedly added his name to calls for [...]
County Board member unmoved by anti-maskers
WINONA, Minn. – Winona County board member Chris Meyer attended an anti-mask outside the [...]
Anti-masker makes dubious science claim
WINONA, Minn. – About 20 people gathered outside the Courthouse to object to a [...]
Heating bills too much? State expands benefits
ST.PAUL, Minn. – Households eligible for the Minnesota Energy Assistance Program will grow to [...]
Corps closes damaged Gull Lake boat ramp
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Army Corps of Engineers, which administers the Upper Mississippi, [...]
How they voted: Abortion rights / 1
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House voted 218-211 to prohibit some state-level restrictions on abortion, [...]
Hackers demand $60,000 ransom for city data
LEWISTON, Minn. – Cyber-criminals hacked into the City of Lewiston’s computer network, blocked access, [...]
How they voted: Debt limit / 1
WASHINGTON – The House voted 220-211 to fund the U.S. government until December and [...]
Covid-stricken senator leaves hospital
DEPERE, Wis. – State Senator André Jacque, R-DePere, who was in a Covid ventilator [...]
City to cafe-bar: Control your rough crowd
ROCHESTER, Minn. –The City Council gave a mini-mall restaurant and bar until March to [...]
City taps Engage group to tap city pulse
WINONA, Minn. – The City Council unanimously approved a $48,000 contract for the community [...]
City Council OKs fine arts grants
WINONA, Minn. – The City Council authorized $3,000 in Covid relief funds for Winona [...]
Deal redux: Canadian Pacific-KCS to join
KANSAS CITY, Mo. –The Canadian Pacific Railroad won a hard-fought battle with rival Canadian [...]
Lenders rate Minnesota state as solid
ST. PAUL, Minn. –The Minnesota state government recently has borrowed nearly $900 million in [...]
Thumbs up to Fort McCoy on refugee processes
FORT MCCOY, Wis. – Senator Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin led a contingent of lawmakers to [...]
Fort McCoy two-thirds full for Afghan refugees
FORT MCCOY, Wis. – So far 8,780 Afghan refugees have arrived at Fort McCoy [...]
Charge: State Patrol covering up reporter attacks
MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota State Patrol purged documents to cover up officer attacks on [...]