LaCrosse Council to homeless: Go elsewhere
LACROSSE, Wis. – The La Crosse City Councl voted 7-2 to ban camping on [...]
Rochester bans homeless squatters from city land
ROCHESTER, Minn. – The Rochester City Council voted 4-3 to prohibit camping on city [...]
Minnesota appeals loss on tightened gun law
ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- The Minnesota attorney general, Keith Ellison, asked the 8th Circuit [...]
New appeal due on Minnesota public-carry limits?
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota’s attorney general, Keith Ellison, said he’s mulling whether to [...]
Rochester balloon crash blamed on high wind
WASHINGTON – High winds caused a hot-air balloon crash in in Rochester in March, [...]
Expect fewer Rochester lawns, more prairie looks
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- The Rochester City Council relaxed its limits on weeds to allow [...]
Judge sworn in; fills out Winona County bench
WINONA, Minn. – The new Winona County judge, Dwight Luhman, draped a freshly pressed [...]
The Pelowski Chronicles: 7,000 pages in 30 volumes
WINONA, Minn. – When Gene Pelowski was first elected in 1986, he was at [...]
Big Tobacco accused of shifty bookkeeping
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Attorney General Keith Ellison said major tobacco makers have underpaid [...]
Site for new police HQ: On Washington Street
WINONA, Minn. – The City Council voted unanimously to proceed with plans for a [...]
Federal flood aid for 22 Minnesota counties
WASHNGTON – the Federal Emergency Management Agency declared 22 Minnesota counties as eligible for [...]
Ettinger defends UM record in Gaza crisis
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The University of Minnesota’s interim president, Jeff Ettinger, defended how [...]
Iowa governor declares regional flood emergency
DES MONES, Iowa – Governor Kim Reynolds extended her initial proclamation of a natural [...]
Minnesota Guard into emergency flood duty
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Governor Tim Walz activated the Minnesota National Guard for emergency [...]
Flanagan licks ice cream to show milk safe
EYOTA, Minn. – Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan marked National Dairy Month at the super-size [...]
Minnesota bans speed-squeeze gun triggers
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Governor Tim Walz signed a gun law to ban binary [...]
Setback for Fleet Farm in illegal gun case
MINNEAPOLIS – A federal judge said the big-box gun retailer Fleet Farm cannot hide [...]
Stewards adamant: No to more dairy manure
LEWISTON, Minn. – The Land Stewardship Project has responded to the latest lawsuit from [...]
State gives up, closes Red Wing nursing home
RED WING, Minn. -- The 50-bed Bay View nursing home will close in July [...]
City to close East End foot path over tracks
High Forest shortcut. The minimially maintained foot path over the tracks will now [...]
New flag: Coming soon to a flagpole near you
LUVERNE Minn. – The time has come and gone for the Minnesota Legislature to [...]
Equal Rights amendment passes House unit
AT. PAUL, Minn. – A key Minnesota House committee voted 9-5 to advance a [...]
House bill requires guns be locked up
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Democrat-controlled Minnesota House passed a “safe storage” gun bill [...]
GOP: Scratch remodeling State Office Building
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Although in a minority in the Minnesota House, Republican members [...]
Senate GOP fails to neuter Mitchell as deciding vote
ST.PAUL, Minn. – State Senate Republicans, eager to end the one-vote Democratic majority, went [...]
In burglary’s wake, Democrats shun Senator Mitchell
ST. PAUL, Minn. – In an unexpected move, the Democratic leadership jn the State [...]
Hypocrisy redux: Who’s calling kettle black?
Senator Nicole Mitchell. Co-chairing the joint Senate-House veterans and military affairs committee with Representative [...]
Miller scrapyard fire may cost city $1.3 million
WINONA, Minn. – A September fire at the Miller scrapyard was caused by improperly [...]
State Senate sidetrack: The Mitchell mess
ST.PAUL, Minn. – The Senate got back to law-making after losing a day f [...]
Attorney general: Fridley car-dealer a swindler
FRIDLEY, Minn. – Although Midwest Car Search touts tons of testimonials from happy customers [...]
State senator not sidetracked by burglary charge
ST. PAUL, Minn. – State Senator Nicole Mitchell was expected to return to the [...]
Questions loom at state senator’s burglary arrest
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The State Capitol was abuzz that State Senator Nicole Mitchell [...]
Cops: State senator found burglarizing house
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. – Police arrested State Senator Nicole Mitchell inside a Detroit Lake [...]
How they voted: On cannabis retailing
ST.PAUL, Minn.-- The Minnesota House voted 68-54 to remove obstacles to vendors to sell [...]
How they voted: On weapons, humanitarian aid /4
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House voted 316-94 for a $95 billion package of aid [...]
House OKs fixes to cannabis sales rules
ST. PAUL, Minn. --The Minnesota House voted 68-54 to get the state-approved retail cannabis [...]
City pursues wastewater phosphorous purge
WINONA, Minn. – The City Council approved a plan for $16 million upgrade to [...]
House joins Senate against subminimum wages
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota House voted 69-62 to end starvation wages for [...]
GOP joy short-lived over stalled construction
State Office Building. When remodeled and doubled in size,, the building will house offices [...]
Senate unanimous to tighten rail safety
ST. PAUL, Minn. – In rare unanimity the Minnesota Senate passed a massive 86-secion [...]
How they voted: On broader voting rules /1
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- the Minnesota House voted 69-62 to expand election access for [...]
House clarifies, broadens voting access
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Despite strenuous Republican objections, the Minnesota House voted 69-62 for [...]
Winona Mall conversion delayed until 2025
WINONA, Minn. – Plans to convert Winna Mall into a regional special-education center have [...]
Bringing home the bacon: Gene Pelowski
ST. PAUL, Minn. – This is the status of bills in the 2024 Minnesota [...]
Alarm over birth control being construed as lewd
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Now is time to scrap the 1873 Comstock Act, created [...]
Updated higher-ed package clears Minnesota House
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota House voted 100-32 for a package of higher-ed [...]
Bringing home the bacon: Jeremy Miller
ST. PAUL, Minn. – This is the status of bills in the 2024 Minnesota [...]
Smart money shifts on Miller gambling bill
ST. PAUL, Minn. – State Senator Jeremy Miller’s signature 2024 bill in the Minnesota [...]
House favors clipping safety video for older drivers
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota House voted 97-34 for its major 2024 transportation [...]
State agency gigs Watkins Manor for patient death
WINONA, Minn. – A state investigator found the Watkins Manor nursing home in Winona [...]
Pelowski: Too much grand-standing in Legislature
WINONA, Minn. – Too many Minnesota legislators are clogging up the law-making process with [...]
Freaky stuff: Wisconsin outlaws sex dolls
MADISON, Wis. –Wisconsin has joined several other states to outlaw anatomically correct dolls that [...]
Need a driver license? County OKs relocation
WINONA, Minn. – The Winona County Board authorized relocating the county licensing center within [...]
How they voted: On spending package /2
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate voted 74-24 for a $1.2 trillion package of spending [...]
How they voted: On spending package /1
v WASHINGTON – The U.S. House voted 286-134 for a $1.2 trillion package of [...]
Frustrated at GOP, Gallagher quits Congress
WASHINGTON -- The Wisconsin congressional delegation is losing Mike Gallagher. The Green Bay Republican [...]
Proposal: Keep judges’ data off internet
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Two House committees have passed a bill to keep personal [...]
Port Authority OKs $1 million for riverfront land
Acquisition in light green. Off Second Street and bounded by Kansas and Liberty streets [...]
Walz signs school policing guides into law
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Governor Tim Walz signed a bipartisan bill into law to [...]
Legislator: Cap train length for safety
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A state senator says railroads are running trains too long [...]