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Jessie Van Berkel and James Walsh (Minnesota Star Tribune, December 14, 2024): “Why Are [...]
Campaign widens against Glock Switch hardware
TRENTON, N.J. – New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin has joined other states, including [...]
Police chief lauds suit against Glock gun kits
MINNEAPOLIS -- Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara welcomed a lawsuit by Attorney General Keith [...]
Mail way late? Rochester postal operation faulted
WASHNGTON – Minnesota Senators Tina Smith and Amy Klobuchar want answers on why mail [...]
State seeks ban on “Glock switch” gun accessory
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota’s attorney general, Keith Ellison, has sued Austrian gun manufacturer [...]
Legislator to agency: Rethink Trempealeau detour
TREMPEALEAU, Wis. – State legislator Steve Doyle called for the Wisconsin Transportation Department to [...]
Perfect score on new police check on bar compliance
WINONA, Minn. – Fifteen liquor purveyors passed the latest police check on compliance with [...]
Albert Lea company late with pollution controls
ST.PAUL, Minn. – An Albert Lea company that operates convenience stores has been slammed [...]
City levies 11% property tax hike
WINONA, Minn. – Everybody knew that required upgrades to the Winona wastewater plant would [...]
Mom indicts Hegseth’s honesty, morality
FOREST LAKE, Minn. – Prospects for Minnesota-reared Pete Hegseth as U.S. Defense secretary dimmed [...]
Government confirms hack on veterans data
MINNEAPOLIS -- Cyberattackers have stolen personal medical data on 2,000 military veterans, 616 of [...]
Multi-county study seeks transportation options
CHATFIELD, Minn. – A Chatfield organization received a $350,000 state grant to analyze how [...]
Walz: This turkey is platter-bound
ST.PAUL, Minn. – Governor Tim Walz accepted a gift Thanksgiving turkey – an annual [...]
Lawsuit challenges Minnesota abortion protections
MINNEAPOLIS – Two anti-abortion organizations have gone to federal court to nullify Minnesota guarantees [...]
Minnesota lad is Trump choice to lead Pentagon
FOREST LAKE, Minn – Pete Hegseth wasn’t much remembered in this St. Paul suburb [...]
Calendar blamed for delay on election terrorism
WINONA, Minn. – An email bomb threat at the Winona County elections office went [...]
Wabasha Board docks prosecutor’s salary
WABASHA, Minn. --The Wabasha County Board voted 3-2 to cut the county prosecutor’s salary [...]
Trump proffers SMU grad for cabinet
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. –A Saint Mary’s University grad, Sean Duffy, has been nominated [...]
North Dakota agency OK’s CO2 pipeline
BISMARCK, N.D. – The state Public Service Commission has approved a key element in [...]
Amtrak to freight lines: Don’t get in our way
WASHINGTON – The national passenger train service Amtrak has begun a crackdown on freight [...]
Simon: Probe needed on alleged voting lapse
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota secretary of state, Steve Simon, who runs elections for [...]
Winter heating woes? Help may be on way
ST PAUL, Minn. – A renewed federal grant has been awarded to Minnesota to [...]
Abuse cited at Rochester elder-care home
ROCHESTER, Minn. – A senior living facility, Willows & Waters, first disciplined and then [...]
Laxness? Election judge accused of irregularities
PARK RAPIDS, Minn. -- The head election judge in tiny Badoura Township has been [...]
Smithfield fined for Minnesota child labor abuse
ST.PAUL, Minn. -- The giant Smithfield pork processor has agreed to pay $2 million [...]
Minnesota economy humming with jobs
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota employment data continue to show a strong economy, more [...]
Wisconsin jobs agency: State policies fuel growth
MADISON, Wis. – The state Workforce Development Department announced record high employment numbers for [...]
Bridge update plan riles Trempealeau folks
TREMPEALEAU, Wis. – State transportation planners want to replace three bridges on the heavily [...]
Dairyland plans giant power storage farms
LACROSSE, Wis. – LaCrosse-based Dairyland Power has been awarded a $28 million federal grant [...]
Minnesotan Emmer back as U.S. House whip
WASHINGTON – Republicans in the U.S. House re-elected Minnesota Congressman Tim Emmer as the [...]
Polluter? “Will the real Gundersen please stand up”
MADISON, Wis. – The LaCrosse-based Gundersen Health System has agreed to a $160,000 fine [...]
Bomb threat at Winona election office
WINONA, Minn. – Winona County’s election headquarters received an email bomb threat as ballots [...]
Wisconsin justices lash out on 1849 abortion law
MADISON, Wis. – Things don’t look favorable for a right-wing attempt to use a [...]
Walz cites Minnesota gains to supports veterans
ST. PAUL, Minn. – In a veterans Day message Governor Tim Walz praised bipartisan [...]
Snow or not, Winona winter parking rules kick in
WINONA, Minn. – The Winona alternate-side parking ordinance goes into effect Thursday at midnight [...]
MIEnergy grant aims at gigabite speeds
RUSHFORD, Minn. -- The Rushford-based MiEnergy Coop has been awarded a $3.2 million state [...]
Paying for new jail: Voters OK sales tax hike
WINONA, Minn. – Voters approved shifting the cost of the new $28 million Winona [...]
2024 election: Minnesota House District 26-B
WINONA, Minn. – Incumbent Greg Davids, of Preston, an insurance agent, sought re-election to [...]
Minnesota due proceeds from drug price gougers
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The State of Minnesota will share in a $48 million [...]
$1.1 million grant to WSU to foster civic dialogue
WINONA, Minn. – A $1.1 milion federal grant has been awarded to Winona State [...]
Near $16 million federal grant for RST upgrades
ROCHESTER, Minn. – The Rochester airport, which handles seven scheduled airline arrivals a day, [...]
Drought-struck farmers win sympathetic federal ear
WASHINGTON -- The Internal Revenue Service has relaxed the deadline for farmers to qualify [...]
Anonymous Capitol poisoning threat benign
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- White powder found inside a suspicious package mailed to the [...]
Federal broadband expansion funds to Minnesota
WASHINGTON – A $651 million federal grant has been approved to expand high-speed internet [...]
White powder in mail: State offices evacuated
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota State office building that houses state election administrators [...]
Minnesota workforce grows; jobless rate near stable
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The latest Minnesota jobs report found unemployment grew slightly [...]
City Council locks in salaries through 2027
WINONA, Minn. – The Winona City Council voted 4-3 against a salary increase. The [...]
Rural policing in Goodhue County: Cost up, up, up
RED WING, Minn. – The Goodhue County Board has increased its charge for policing [...]
Slowdown in works for rural mail delivery
WASHINGTON – U.S. Postmaster Louis DeJoy has proposed slower rural mailndelivery to save money. [...]
New study: Minneapolis police violence unabated
LOS ANGELES – A new study found that Minneapolis police officers used physical force [...]
Judge bars video of Fravel murder trial
WINONA, Minn. – Video coverage has been banned from the upcoming murder trial of [...]
GOP leader slams Biden’s Westby trip
MADISON, Wis. – the chair of the Wisconsin Republican party, Brian Schimming, called President [...]
Number 2 Iowa leader quits, lured into banking
DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa’s lieutenant governor, Adam Gregg, resigned to go into banking [...]
Flood-ruined Rapidan dam, bridge to be razed
MANKATO, Minn. – The Blue Earth County Board voted to remove the Rapidan Dam [...]
Security beefed up for new Walz status
ST. PAUL, Minn. – New layers of security have been set up around Governor [...]
Minnesota crime frequency in dramatic drop
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Violent crime in Minnesota declined 6.9% in 2023, according to [...]
New tactics for thwarting rural beer busts
WINONA, Minn. – Policing agencies in four counties are going into weekend stand-by postures [...]
Wisconsin county agrees that aging dams must go
VIROQUA, Wis. – The Vernon County Board approved a federal plan to tear out [...]
Zumbrota voters OK new $3 million swim pool
ZUMBROTA, Minn. – This Zumbro River city, population 3,200, expects to have a new [...]
Wisconsin governor to keep options with crisis funds
MADISON, Wis -- Wisconsin voters rejected constitutional changes proposed by Republicans to limit the [...]