Winona escapes tornadoes in storm wrath
WINONA, Minn. — Volunteer tornado spotters were mobilized overnight in Winona County but saw [...]
Six-week update: Video has lost woman at levee
WINONA, Minn. — Police confirmed that surveillance video has led them to focus their [...]
Bishop parts with Trump on pope-bashing
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Although southern Minnesota’s Catholic bishop has cultivated a cozy relationship with [...]
Minnesota prep
Softball: Wabasha-Kellogg Falcons 4, Mabel-Canton Cougars 2 Softball: Mabel-Canton Cougars 6, Wabasha-Kellogg Falcons 5 [...]
Police empty-handed in hunt for missing woman
WINONA, Minn. — Police have assigned criminal investigators to the case of a 32-year-old [...]
Drugs suspected in East Side death
WINONA, Minn. — A 33-year-old Winona man was found dead in a shed at [...]
Perhaps croaking near you: Toads are back
Anaxyrus americanus. The most common toad in Minnesota. Their early spring habitat is in [...]
Cattle thieves get away with five head
RIDGEWAY, Minn. — Deputies were called about five head cattle being stolen near Ridgeway. [...]
College scores
Softball: Saint Mary’s 11, Concordia of Moorhead 0 Softball: Saint Mary’s 7, Concordia of [...]
Golden China to close doors in May
Also into retirement: The optional chopsticks. At 411 Cottonwood Drive. Opened in 1989 after [...]
Police seek Minnesota City man for assault
MINNESOTA CITY, Minn. — Winona County deputies posted a bulletin for the next shift [...]
Domestic violence arrest at Hidden Valley
MINNESOTA CITY, Minn. — Deputies arrested a Minnesota City man based on a woman’s [...]
Car in ditch near hatchery; driver teste drunk
ELBA, Minn. — An Elgin woman was injured when her car went into a [...]
Minivan passenger hurt in two-vehicle wreck
WINONA, Minn. — A western Minnesota man suffered a sustainable shoulder injury when two [...]
Cops: Boozer tried blocking aid to drunk buddy
WINONA, Minn. — An Eau Claire man was arrested after interfering with medics tending [...]
Horrors of Minnesota ICE occupation hang on
Faded and wind-whipped backwards. This St. Charles household keeps its sentiments flying on [...]
College scores
Baseball: Winona State 10, St. Cloud State 8 Baseball: Saint [...]
Minnesota prep
Baseball: Austin Packers 9, Winona Winhawks 7 Baseball: Austin Packers [...]
First daffodil of the new season
King Alfred reigns anew. In a residential yard at the Arches near Farmers [...]
Firearms missing southwest of Fremont
FREMONT, Minn. – Sheriff’ s deputies took a report of firearms missing from locked [...]
Winona woman missing almost a week
WINONA, Minn. — Winona Police reported being unable to locate a woman who was [...]
Minnesota prep
Baseball: Rushford-Peterson Trojans, St. Charles Saints 1 Softball: Lewiston-Altura Cardinals [...]
Wisconsin prep
Track and field (boys): Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougars 156, Grand Meadow-LeRoy-Ostrander Bulldogs 145, Kenyon-Wanamingo/Goodhue 100, Lake [...]
Shopping day for Amish in St. Charles
Minding the buggy. This horse learned patience long ago. Hitched to a railing [...]
Man claims black-out in flashlight attack
WINONA, Minn. –— A Winona man was arrested after another man reported being beaten [...]
Child torture defendant sentenced
WINONA, Minn. — A La Crosse man accused of torturing a 3-year-old Winona child [...]
Bucky Beaver busy busy in lower East Burns Valley
Critter knew where good stuff was. The beaver took the bark off the [...]
College scores
Baseball: Saint Mary’s 1, Hamline 0 Baseball: Saint Mary’s 6, [...]
Downed power lines ignite West Burns fire
WINONA, Minn. — A tree, uprooted from soggy soil, crashed and brought down three [...]
Child lathers up Burger King with shave cream
WINONA, Minn. — A 10-year-old girl went crazy with shaving cream in the Burger [...]
Emergency, fire crews make 42 calls
WINONA, Minn. – The Fire Department reported 29 emergency medical calls plus 13 fire [...]
Winds render Lansing ferry unsafe
LANSING, Iowa —The ferry service between Lansing and Wisconsin points was suspended because of [...]
Rain on the parade? Scattered showers perhaps
LEWISTON, Minn. — It looks to be a great day for the Fools [...]
Police called to quell street disturbance, make arrest
WINONA, Minn. — Police arrested a man after a report of a bloody assault [...]
College scores
Baseball: Bethel 2, Saint Mary’s 0 Baseball: Bethel 11, Saint Mary’s 5 Softball: Saint [...]
Minnesota prep
Baseball: Winona Cotter Ramblers 8, Harmony-Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 3 Baseball: Plainview-Elgin-Millville [...]
Driver hurt when turkey whams into vehicle
FARIBAULT, Minn. — A turkey flew into the windshield of a vehicle traveling 70 [...]
Baby Angel judge opens some trial evidence
WINONA, Minn. — Some evidence issues in the case of the woman accused of [...]
Winona school auditorium to be an Edstrom memorial
WINONA, Minn. — On the 30th year anniversary of the death of legendary Winona [...]
Notable journalism
Gabriel Hathaway (Winona Post, March 27, 2026): “City Hopes to Protect Eroding Lake Winona [...]
College scores
Baseball: Winona State 10, Jamestown 0 Baseball: Jamestown 4, Winona State 3 Baseball: UW-Parkside [...]
Unwary men nabbed as seeking illicit minor sex
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Six men were arrested in a crackdown Thursday on Rochester’s ongoing [...]
Court date up in air in legislator’s DWI case
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A court date for State Representative Elliott William Engen on [...]
Wisconsin senator: Trump wrong on Iran annihilation
WASHINGTON — Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, a lockstep Trump supporter, has broken ranks. [...]
A brilliant arrival for Easter holiday
Technically not an Easter lily, and actually more closely related botanically to daffodils, [...]
Wisconsin driver stopped as too fast, too high
WINONA, Minn. — A Fountain City driver heading home from Winona was stopped for [...]
College scores
Baseball: Winona State and Jamestown (cancelled) Baseball: Saint Mary’s and [...]
Police turn to river for missing woman
WINONA, Minn. — In desperation to find a missing Winona woman, police shifted their [...]
Car slams concrete wall, driver’s life at risk
ROCHESTER, Minn. — A Wisconsin driver in a super-powered Corvette was critically injured when [...]
Booze, marijuana work against Lewiston driver
LEWISTON, Minn. — A Lewiston man was charged with impaired driving after a sheriff’s [...]
College scores
Softball: Winona State 4, Southwest Minnesota State 3 Softball: Winona [...]
Cops: Overdose victim paid $15,000 for drugs
ROCHESTER, Minn. — A Rochester man has been arrested for the death of another [...]
Raucous disturbance rousts Valley View tenants
WINONA, Minn. — The city police dispatcher was overwhelmed with calls from the 130-unit [...]
Kwik Trip parking lot not a place to nap
WINONA, Minn. — Something seemed awry to police about a car at the Kwik [...]
College scores
Softball: UW-LaCrosse and Milwaukee Engineering (postponed) Softball: UW-LaCrosse and Milwaukee Engineering (doubleheader) (postponed) Softball: [...]
Heavy device falls off cell tower; nobody in way
SHELBY Wis. — A heavy metal gizmo fell 200 feet off a cell tower [...]
Rain turning to ice on thorny bushes
Late morning in East Burns Valley. The tree tops are turning white at [...]
Car drops off bluff-side parking lot, crashes
WINONA, Minn. — A driver missed a driveway ramp out of the Super Eight [...]
College scores
Lacrosse (women): UW-River Falls 17, UW-LaCrosse 10 Softball: Saint Mary’s and St. Catherine (postponed) [...]