On-scene journalist feared cops, not protesters
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. – Winona journalist Rachel Mergen opened a series of articles from [...]
State award to Winona Schools publicist
ROSEVILLE, Minn. — The public relations chief for Winona Schools, John Casper, was presented [...]
Caller reports fire violation but not so
WINONA, Minn. -- Firefighters responded to the 900 block of West Fifth Street for [...]
Baseball (men)
Augsburg 1, Concordia of Moorhead 1 Augsburg 1, Concordia 0, doubleheader Luther 1, Carleton [...]
Tennis (women)
UM-Duluth 4, St. Cloud State 3 Southwest Minnesota State 5, Sioux Falls 2 St. [...]
Volleyball (women)
Augsburg 3, St. Thomas 0
Football (boys)
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau Red Hawks 52, Black River Falls Tigers 13
Baseball (boys)
Winona Cotter Ramblers 5, Lake City Tigers 1 St. Charles Fighting Saints 9, Rushford-Peterson [...]
Softball (girls)
St. Charles Fighting Saints 6, Winona Winhawks 5 Chatfield Gophers 7, Lewiston-Altura Cardinals 0 [...]
Another hot, hot catalytic converter
WINONA, Minn. -- A catalytic converter to a motor home was reported stolen at [...]
Tipped power pole on East Second righted
WINONA, Minn. -- A power pole was reported somehow tipped sideways on East Second [...]
SWAT team a precaution in I-90 arrest
WILSON, Minn. – Sheriff’s officers backed by reinforcements captured a fugitive whom Wisconsin authorities [...]
Cops have a name for it: Swatting
WINONA, Minn. -- Police received a call that a bomb exploded in the 900 [...]
Hear the rumble yet? Bikers coming en masse
ST. PAUL, Minn. – On the eve of motorcyclists’ annal Spring Flood Run up [...]
Cops: She promised not to drive
WINONA, Minn. – A Winona woman, Chrisandra Dee Donnell, 52, whom police had concluded [...]
Cops: Stolen, forged check and lies, lies, lies
WINONA, Minn. – A Mindoro, Wisconsin, woman, Megan Ann Olson, 35, was arrested downtown [...]
Acadia Arbor Day: 100 new trees
Imagine a tree-lined gateway to Arcadia High. Thirty high school seniors are making [...]
Judge to cops: Don’t beat on journalists
MINNEAPOLIS – A federal judge, Wilhelmina Wright, barred police at protests in suburban Brooklyn [...]
Winona band leader to national post
WINONA, Minn. – The Winona High School band director, Tim Gleason, has been named [...]
Thief busts car window, takes $30
WINONA, Minn. – Somebody broke the front passenger window of a Dodge sedan parked [...]
SMU fire senor causes more trouble
WINONA, Minn. – Firefighters were called to an alarm at Saint Mary’s Hall at [...]
Notable journalism
Rachel Mergen’s body of work on Brooklyn Park’s racial and civic unrest put a [...]
Fleeing twosome mired in muddy field, arrested
ETTRICK, Wis. – A 44-year-old man was arrested after a 10-mle chase over dark [...]
Baseball (men)
Saint John’s 2, Saint Mary’s 0 Saint John’s 3, Saint Mary’s 1, doubleheader Sioux [...]
Softball (women)
Saint Mary’s 2, St. Olaf 0 Saint Mary’s 2, St. Olaf 2, doubleheader Concordia [...]
Baseball (boys)
Spring Grove Lions 2, Grand Meadow-LeRoy-Ostrander-Kingsland 1 Rochester Marshall Rockets 4, Rochester Century Panthers1 [...]
Softball (girls)
Winona Cotter Ramblers 1, Plainview-Elgin-Millville Bulldogs 3 Bloomnigton United Christian Thunder 20, Rochester Schaeffer [...]
Utica Queen voted out after fat-shaming spat
Gorgeous not enough. Winona County dragster told to sashay away from Ru [...]
Rowdy boys, including pervert, invade Pizza Hut
WINONA, Minn. -- Employees at Pizza Hut on Service Drive on the West End [...]
Prep sports league seeks mask-free OK
BROOKLYN, CENTER, Minn. -- The Minnesota High School League asked state health officials to [...]
Menards customer pounds cop with hammer
HUTHINSON, Minn.-- A police officer was dragged by a fleeing car and struck through [...]
Car damaged in possible hit-run
WINONA, Minn. -- A resident in the 450 block of Chestnut Street on the [...]
Judge arraigns suburban cop for manslaughter
MINNEAPOIS – Former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter made her first court appearance [...]
Barking dog driving neighbors nuts
WINONA, Minn. – A resident in the 1100 block of West Broadway Street threatened [...]
Woman cited after parking lot tampering
WINONA, Minn. – A LaCrosse woman, Kassidy Kay Poellinger, 20, was arrested after a [...]
Chauvin jurors have 3-1/2 day weekend
MINNEAPOLIS – The jury in the Derek Chauvin murder trial was sent home for [...]
Impact flings car 43 feet upward
ROCHESTER, Minn. --A Rochester man missed a curve on a rural road, hit an [...]
ID misused for unemployment aid
WINONA, Minn. -- A resident reported that both he and his employer had been [...]
Chauvin choice: Will not testify
MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin chose not to take the stand in [...]
Firefighters on way when call cancelled
WINONA, Minn. -- Firefighters were called to the 1000 block of Frontenac Drivein the [...]
Sex-fantasizing babysitter cited for porn
ROCHESTER, Minn. – A Rochester man is facing four child porn charges after being [...]
Expert refutes CO1 in Floyd’s death
- - - GEORGE FLOYD MURDER TRIAL - - - MINNEAPOLIS – Pulmonologist Martin [...]
Overnight demonstration arrests down to 24
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. In another night of street confrontations, police arrested 24 protesters after [...]
Kwik Trip: This is a guest we don’t want
WINONA, Minn. -- Employees from the Kwik Trip convenience shop at Sixth and Mankato [...]
Fire levels shed southwest of Lewiston
FREMONT, Minn. – Lewiston firefighters battled a shed vire in the 18000 block of [...]
Sirens Thursday likely a test, not a tornado
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A test of tornado warning systems, including sirens, will be [...]
Contractor selected for Preston vets home
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Minneapolis firm, Knutson Construction, has been named general contractor [...]
6-foot-9 Matthew Hurt goes for NBA
DURHAM, N.C. — Minnesota-born basketball player Matthew Hurt, a sophomore at Duke University, declared [...]
A New Ulm occasion: 113th birthday
NEW ULM, Minn. – No, they didn’t put 113 candles on Erna Zahn’s birthday [...]
Coins, oatmeal missing from car
WINONA, Minn. -- A vehicle in the 100 block of Fairfax Street was reported [...]
Emergency crews make 38 medical calls
WINONA, Minn. – The Fire Department reported 38 emergency medical calls in recent days: [...]
Baseball (men)
Winona State 12, Minot State 1 Winona State 5, Minot State 2, doubleheader Mary [...]
Softball (women)
Augustana 7, Southwest Minnesota State 0 Augustana 9, Southwest Minnesota State 1, doubleheader [...]
Soccer (men)
Saint John’s 2, Concordia of Moorhead 1
Soccer (women)
St. Thomas 5, Gustavus 0
Tennis (men)
Carleton 9, St. Olaf 0
Tennis (women)
Augustana 7, Southwest Minnesota State 0 Bethel 7, UW-Eau Claire 2 [...]
Volleyball (women)
Saint Mary’s 3, Hamline 1 Augsburg 3, Concordia of Moorhead 0 Bethel 3, Saint [...]
A head-scratcher: Where this guy learn to drive?
WINONA, Minn. – A Winona man, Andrew Curtis Montgomery, 23, was cited for various [...]
Golfer reports gear stolen from car trunk
WINONA, Minn. -- A golfer reported that equipment had. been stolen from a car [...]