Corps caught in federal shutdown: No open house
ST.PAUL, Minn. — The Army Corps canceled a Saturday open house at Lock and [...]
Walz to Trump: We’ll do our own policing
MINNEAPOLIS — Governor Tim Walz said he’s prepared for the possibility that President Trump [...]
Congressional hopeful to speak at Winona rally
WINONA, Minn.— A Democrat running for Congress to unseat Trump sycophant Brad Finstad confirmed [...]
City Council OKs first pay boost since 2019
WINONA, Minn. — City Council members voted 5-2 to raise their own salaries for [...]
Rochester goes with single auto e-charge rate
ROCHESTER, Minn. — The City Council tentatively approved a uniform rate for charging electric [...]
Expert: Measles has growing Minnesota foothold
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The state Health Department confirmed 10 more cases of infectious [...]
Federal shutdown update: Minnesota on edge
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesotans need to brace for serious fallout from the federal [...]
Kimmel’s ABC comeback reached record audience
LOS ANGELES — Late night television host Jimmy Kimmel drew 6.3 million viewers for [...]
Army Corps to develop hydroelectric power data
WASHINGTON — A baseline analysis of how hydroelectric dams fit into U.S. energy production [...]
Kimmel triumphs despite 70-market blackout
WINONA, Minn. — Late show host Jimmy Kimmel returned to his show on the [...]
Mayo holds back on Trump’s anti-Tylenol claim
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Healthcare providers nationwide have been shaking their heads incredulously at President [...]
Pending Minnesota loss if Obamacare goes away
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Healthcare insurance will be costlier for many Minnesotans unless Congress [...]
Baldwin moves to restore gay crisis line
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin wants to reverse an order by [...]
Omar rebuts charge of fomenting violence
WASHINGTON — The Minneapolis representative in Congress, Ilhan Omar, denied an accusation that she [...]
LaCrosse ponders slap-on-wrist for marijuana
LACROSSE, Wis. — A LaCrose County committee voted 4-1 to drop the penalty for [...]
City approves proposed cannabis shop site
WINONA, Minn. – The City Council voted 4-3 to exempt a Sugar Loaf Road [...]
Report: Black-market meats in Winona pizza
WINONA, Minn. — An Iowa baker has recalled pizzas topped with meat that was [...]
An anti-suicide plan to self-ban guns
MADISON, Wis. — Democratic lawmakers proposed a law to allow individuals to list themselves [...]
Rocky road ahead on Minnesota gun reform
ST. PAUL, Minn. — With Governor Tim Walz expected to convene the Legislature to [...]
Mayo to eliminate six rural clinics
ROCHESTER. Minn. —Mayo Clinic is closing six rural clinics in southern Minnesota in anticipation [...]
Coon Rapids salon to lead House Democrats
ST.PAUL, Minn. — House Democrats elected a suburban Twin Cities legislator, Zack Stephenson, as [...]
They’re loaded for bear in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — Bear hunters are queued up for hunting licenses in Wisconsin. The [...]
Van Orden’s half-true tale at photo-opp
CENTERVILLE, Wis. — Southwestern Wisconsin’s member of Congress, Derrick Van Orden, supped and chatted [...]
GOP slams Walz but willing to talk gun control
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota House speaker stands ready to consider stiffer state [...]
Walz seeks bipartisan support for gun limits
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Governor Tim Walz has been in deep discussions with his [...]
Dorer Hardwood Forest adds acres
RUSHFORD, Minn. — The state Natural Resources Department has expanded the Dorer Hardwood Forest [...]
Minnesota job status off slightly; Trump blamed
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Economic indicators tracked by the Minnesota state jobs agency showed [...]
What’s going on up Stockton Hill
STOCKTON, Minn. — Crews are 2-1/2 months into the $7.3 million upgrade of U.S. [...]
Minnesota lesson: Keep focus in face of violence
BOSTON — The Minnesota House Speaker, Lisa Demuth, encouraged an audience of her legislative [...]
Back to Square One to rebadge Masonic Temple
WINONA, Minn. – The Winona ty Council voted 6-1 against accepting the acronym ARC [...]
Trump hate-media campaign hits MPR
MINNEAPOLIS — The 45-station Minnesota Public Radio network is taking a major hit from [...]
Trump vilifies Minnesota newspaper as “fake news”
WASHINGTON — President Trump has put the Minneapolis Star Tribune on his media enemies [...]
Walz beckons Canadians: “Trump ain’t us”
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Canadians visiting Minnesota are 16% fewer this year in a [...]
Zebra mussels invade Mississippi headwaters
BEMIDJI, Minn. — Dreaded zebra mussels, which upset ecological balances, have reached the Turtle [...]
Walz: Governors’ group has lost its way
WASHINGTON — Minnesota’s Tim Walz, one of the nation’s foremost governors, is quitting the [...]
Naked man inside Capitol: “Who you?” “The guv”
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A naked man was found in the state Capitol about [...]
Death claims long-term Wright County legislator
BUFFALO, Minn. — A 30-year veteran of the state Legislature, Senator Bruce Anderson, died [...]
Little post-verdict Capitol sympathy for Mitchell
ST. PAUL, Minn — Both the Democratic and Republican leadership in the Minesota Senate [...]
Verdict in state senator burglary trial: Guilty
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — The jury in the trial of state Senator Nicole Mitchell [...]
How they voted: On public broadcasting /2
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House voted 216-213 to strip $1.1 billion federal support for [...]
How they voted: On public broadcasting /1
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate voted 51-48 to withdraw earlier-approved funding from foreign aid [...]
Trump budget wipes out 60 state nutrition jobs
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Trump budget, just approved by his Republican Congress, has [...]
Democrats on Wisconsin’s Van Orden: “Pants on fire”
WASHINGTON — Western Wisconsin’s representative in Congress, Derrick Van Orden, has been lying for [...]
Discordance: Finstad scolds Canada for wildfires
WASHINGTON — Southern Minesota’s representative in the U.S. House, Brad Finstad, joined fellow GOP [...]
How they voted: Trump budget /7
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House approved President Trump’s sweeping reforms of U.S. public policy. [...]
Paramount pays Trump $16 million in quid pro quo
NEW YORK — Media giant Paramount Global, which owns the CBS television network, will [...]
Finstad on trans-gender sports: Out of date?
WASHINGTON — Southern Minnesota’s representative in Congress, Brad Finstad, weighed on on the high [...]
Profs in afternoon protest against Trump budget
Mankato campus. Faculty and staff union members voice objections to Trump budget. They see [...]
How they voted: Trump budget /6
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate voted 50-50 to with Vice President JD Vance breaking [...]
How they voted: Trump budget /5
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate voted 51-49 to proceed with the Trump budget package [...]
Whitewater folks asked to rally: “Save our country”
ST. CHARLES, Minn. — A street corner rally for No Kings Day has been [...]
First weak Kickapoo dam razed: What of others?
CASHTON, Wis. — The first of 23 at-risk dams in southwest Wisconsin, the 70-year-old [...]
Legislature kills MinnCare for unpapered aliens
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Legislature voted to delete adults living in the country [...]
Highway planners retreat on cross-swamp closings
TREMPEALEAU, Wis. — State highway engineers switched gears and now plan to erect temporary [...]
Walz: Skids are greased to OK new state budget
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Governor Tim Walz ordered legislators into a special session beginning [...]
Measles outbreak feared from Mall of America
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Public health experts have cautioned anyone at Mall of America [...]
Trump takes down his sanctuary allegations
administration took down an online announcement of 500 jurisdictions from which all federal funding [...]
Trump sees sanctuary sites all over Minnesota
WASHINGTON – President Trump has a list in his hands of states, including Minnesota, [...]
Court revises excessive force policing rule
WASHINGTON – The US. Supreme Court vacated a claim of excessive police force against [...]
Planned Parenthood shutters four Minnesota clinics
RICHFIELD, Minn. -- The women’s health organization Planned Parenthood is closing four Minnesota clinics [...]