Second suspect arrested for quarry murders
WAUSAU, Wis. – Police closed in a Wausau house and arrested a second suspect [...]
Future: Remote-control crop-dusting
Agri-drones. Not as exciting as watching dare-devilish monoplane, biplane and chopper sweeps but, say [...]
Cops catch one suspect in quarry murders
AMHERST, Wis. – One of two men sought for three execution-style murders at a [...]
Town scores
Baseball: Dodge County Diamondbacks 7, Winona Chiefs 4 (Round 1 region prelims) [...]
Wisconsin GOP leader stepping down
APPLETON, Wis. – The chair of the Wisconsin Republican Party, the well-connected Andrew Hitt, [...]
Winona municipal bus routes being rejiggered
WINONA, Minn. – Revised city bus routes, proposed in 2019 but never implemented, have [...]
Mayo listed again as top U.S. hospital
ROCHESTER, Minn. – For the sixth year the Mayo Clinic in Rochester has topped [...]
Senator at bat to keep Caledonia jobs
WASHINGTON – Senator Tina Smith, D-Minn. appealed to the Major League Baseball commissioner, Rob [...]
Arrest warrants issued in three quarry murders
LACROSSE, Wis. – A police dragnet has gone out for two men in a [...]
Boy’s family sues mall for trauma, medical costs
MINNEAPOLIS – The family of a boy who was flung off a third-floor balcony [...]
Eyota catalytic converter thief sentenced
ROCHESTER, Minn. – A man caught stealing catalytic converters from an Eyota truck dealership [...]
Township clerk to prison for embezzling $650,000
MINNEAPOLIS – A township clerk who embezzled $650,000 was sentenced to two years in [...]
Biker loses control on backroad, overturns
ARCADIA, Wis. — A 24-year-old man was airlifted 60 miles to a Rochester hospital [...]
Cement truck rolls into ditch on Lewiston Grade
LEWISTON, Minn. – The U.S. Highway 14 route that climbs Lewiston Grade was blocked [...]
Drought effect: Northern lake levels lower
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Army Corps of engineers, which operates dams in the [...]
Remember when: Five railroads served Winona
WINONA, Minn. – In the heyday if railroading, Winonans had five lines to choose [...]
Arrest issue: Court order to stay away
STOCKTON, Minn. -- Deputies arrested Justin Lee Hahn, 34, of Utica, for possibly violating [...]
Selective logging project near SMU OK’d
WINONA, Minn. – The Winona Planning Commission granted permission to logger Alex Langen to [...]
Winona to see 2,000 river cruise tourists
America. Making inaugural 2021 visit. Built 2016. 98 rooms and 188 guests. [...]
Driver dies in rural crash with truck
PINE ISLAND, Minn. – A rural Zumbrota man was killed instantly when his vehicle [...]
Burger King opens doors, drive-up window
WINONA, Minn. – Does Winona need another fast-food joint? No. But Cave Enterprises of [...]
Driver’s blood-alcohol tests at 2-1/2 legal limit
MINNESOTA CITY, Minn. -- Deputies arrested Brian Roger Mundt, 30, of Spooner, Wisconsin, and [...]
Hospital busy even if Covid beds empty
WINONA, Minn. – Although the Covid’s ferocious Delta variant is present in Winona, the [...]
LaCrosse eyes hosting bigger cruise ships
LACROSSE, Wis. – The La Crosse Planning Commission is reviewing a bid for a [...]
PolyMet: We’ve done everything by the book
ST. PAUL, Minn. – PolyMet Mining expressed disappointment at the Minnesota Court of Appeals [...]
Habitat’s 40 Days of Faith campaign moves on
WINONA, Minn. – The Edge Church downtown and Thrivent Financial partnered for a hot [...]
Sheriff shows photos of quarry murder victims
LACROSSE, Wis. – Three men slain Friday at a quarry in bluffs northeast of [...]
Town scores
Baseball: Wanamingo Jacks 5, Winona Chiefs 0
Biker misjudges Pieper’s Valley curve, injured
BLUFF SIDING, Wis. – A Buffalo City motorcyclist was injured when he missed a [...]
Minor fender-bender outside Walmart
WINONA, Minn. -- A vehicle was damaged in the Walmart parking on the Far [...]
Tires slashed overnight at hotel parking lot
WINONA, Minn. -- Two tires were cut overnight on a vehicle parked at Day’s [...]
Town scores
Baseball: Winona Chiefs 7, Stewartville-Racine Sharks 1
Man accused of assault gone when cops arrive
RIDGEWAY, Minn. – Deputies responded domestic assault report from the 42000 block of County [...]
Another porch theft swipes package
WINONA, Minn. -- A packages was reported stolen on the 450 residential block of [...]
Jet boat goes berserk, injuring rider
WINONA, Minn. – Two people being thrown from their jet ski near the East [...]
Motorcyclist critically hurt in cycles, minivan crash
RED WING, Minn. – The driver of a three-wheel Can-Am Spyder Roadster motorcycle was [...]
Levee road speeder held for booze tests
WINONA, Minn. -- Deputies arrested Hoanj Van Nguyen, 55, of Winona, on suspicion of [...]
Triple homicide victims all with LaCrosse links
LACROSSE, Wis. – The men whose bodies were found outside a quarry quarry in [...]
Rollover claims teen driver’s life
GILMANTON, Wis. – A 17-year-old Gilmanton youth died from injuries in a one-vehicle, rollover. [...]
Boat overturns at dam; no injuries
TREMPEALEAU, Wis. – A boat overturned at Lock and Dam 6. in the afternoon. [...]
Huge miter gates being installed at Hastings lock
HASTINGS, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has halted daytime navigation through Lock [...]
Minor injuries at Huff exit off Highway 61
WINONA, Minn. —A Winona driver suffered what appeared to be minor injuries in a [...]
Three men shot, killed at ridgetop quarry
WEST SALEM, Wis. – Quarry workers found the bodies of three men at the [...]
Life-choking algae found in another lake
LEECH LAKE, Minn. – An invasive weed that can choke out native plants and [...]
Town scores
Baseball: Holmen Features 17, Winona Chiefs 13
The judge means it when order is “no contact”
WINONA, Minn. – Police arrested Michael Richard Zeller, 39, of Winona, for of violating [...]
Bumper-thumper at fast-food parking lot
WINONA, Minn. – A vehicle was hit in the Arby’s fast-food parking lot on [...]
Solons stymied in call to save Caledonia factory
CALEDONIA, Minn. – Two state legislators whose districts include Caledonia called on the equity-fund [...]
Environmentalist: PolyMet speaks with forked tongue
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The giant PolyMet mining company has been duplicitous with regulators [...]
Ex-pastor: Yes, relations with teen were “significant”
WINONA, Minn. – A former pastor at Pleasant Valley Church, Rick Iglesias, whose church [...]
Witness: Copter fuel tanks had to be full
ELGIN, Minn. – The first person to reach a downed and burning helicopter in [...]
Report: Minor sexually assaulted
WINONA, Minn. – A juvenile was sexually assaulted, according to a report to police [...]
Judge rejects mercy killing excuse in Dakota case
WINONA, Minn. – A Dakota man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for [...]
Bag ripped from downtown sandwich shop patron
WINONA, Minn. -- A group of men stole someone’s bag in front of the [...]
LaCrosse bishop: Please pray for Father Burrill
LACROSSE, Wis. –The LaCrosse Catholic bishop, William Patrick Callahan, expressed sadness at news about [...]
Midtown Foods cam captures booze thief
WINONA, Minn. -- A bottle of alcohol was stolen from Midtown Foods, a clerk [...]
LaCrosse priest outed from high church post
LOS ANGELES – The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced the [...]
Man arrested at forbidden residence
WINONA, Minn. – Police arrested Brian Keith Moore, 33, of Columbia Heights, for a [...]
Kids accuse Winona man of online threats
WINONA, Minn. -- deputies arrested Kaleb Michael Komperud, 19, on a report that he [...]
Tyson’s toxic chicken disaster deepens
DEXTER, Mo. – Mega-poultry produced Tyson expanded its recall of ready-to-eat chicken products to [...]