(2008/09/06)
A La Crosse woman pleaded not guilty today to charges that she caused the death of her newborn child and then hid the child’s corpse.
(2008/09/06)
Ready or not, a flu pandemic is coming, says Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
(2008/09/06)
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) _ Substandard science has crippled a federal agency's seven-year effort to document possible links between industrial pollution and health problems in the Great Lakes region, an independent review panel said Friday.
(2008/09/06)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ Percussion grenades, tear gas and nearly 400 arrests marked the final anti-war march during the Republican National Convention. More than 800 arrests were reported during a week of sometimes peaceful, sometimes violent dissent.
(2008/09/06)
WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) _ A Wausau man accused of trying to burn a raccoon alive after he couldn't kill it with a BB gun faces a felony charge of animal mistreatment.
(2008/09/04)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura has endorsed a Sept. 11 conspiracy theorist for a congressional seat.
(2008/09/04)
WINONA, Minn. — The Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League is staging its 2008 league finals Sept. 11-13 on the Mississippi River in Winona, Minn.
(2008/09/04)
WASHINGTON (AP) — People calling a federal phone number seeking information on how to order Duck Stamps are instead greeted by a phone-sex line, due to a printing error that the government says would be too expensive to correct.
(2008/09/04)
WASECA, Minn. (AP) _ An ammonia leak has sickened 21 employees of a vegetable canning plant in Waseca.
(2008/09/04)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ As John McCain accepts his party's presidential nomination Thursday night, protesters calling for an end to the Iraq war plan to march outside the Xcel Energy Center.
(2008/09/04)
AUSTIN, Minn. (AP) _ Officials in Mower County are considering putting county employees on a four-day work week.
(2008/09/03)
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) _ A brother and sister are ordered to stand trial in Eau Claire on charges that they provided illegal drugs that led to a woman's death.
(2008/09/03)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ After deflecting questions about vice presidential jockeying for weeks, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty detailed Wednesday how close he came to landing on Republican John McCain's ticket.
(2008/09/03)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ Protests in the streets are mixing with politics at the Republican National Convention as police arrests near 300 following sometimes violent confrontations.
(2008/09/03)
RAMSEY, Minn. (AP) _ Authorities have busted a suspected cockfighting operation in Anoka County and seized more than 100 birds.
(2008/09/02)
At least two Winona County commissioners want to limit the county’s 2009 tax-levy increase to an amount less than the current inflation rate, though county administrators and at least one other commissioner said Tuesday that the board should remain open to a steeper increase.
(2008/09/02)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) _ A survey of business executives suggests economic activity in the Midwest and Plains is still reflecting national troubles, showing weak growth and job losses.
(2008/09/02)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ Republicans swung their convention back on a political track Tuesday after a pause for Hurricane Gustav, giving President Bush a prime-time speaking slot to promote John McCain's candidacy for the White House. Former Democrat Joe Lieberman and TV star and former Sen. Fred Thompson also got speaking roles.
(2008/09/02)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ Self-described anarchists vowed Tuesday to hit the streets of St. Paul every day this week, even as police were hoping for calm after violence near the site of the Republican convention led to more than 280 arrests.
(2008/09/02)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader's campaign says it has gathered enough nomination signatures to get on Wisconsin's ballot in November.
(2008/09/01)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ Republicans hurried to turn the opening day of their national convention into a fundraising drive for hurricane victims, with presidential candidate John McCain's wife and first lady Laura Bush appealing for Gulf Coast help. McCain visited a disaster relief center in Ohio.
(2008/09/01)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ About 10,000 protesters waving peace sign flags rallied at the state Capitol on Monday ahead of an antiwar march to the site of the Republican National Convention. Hundreds of police wearing bulletproof vests and carrying billy clubs stood by.
(2008/09/01)
MARSHFIELD, Wis. (AP) _ If you're driving through Marshfield, you had better not talk on your cell phone.
(2008/09/01)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ With Hurricane Gustav spinning toward landfall, lobbyists, corporations and industry groups are scrambling to put a solemn face on their glitzy GOP convention parties and still revel with big donors, delegates and members of Congress.
(2008/08/31)
ALBERT LEA, Minn. (AP) _ Prosecutors are considering charges against four nursing assistants who were let go after an investigation revealed multiple incidents of physical, sexual and emotional abuse of residents in their care.
(2008/08/31)
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) _ Green Bay's new Catholic bishop livened his installation ceremony by breaking into song during his sermon with parts of a couple country songs — including one called "Drop Kick Me, Jesus."
(2008/08/31)
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) _ An Eau Claire man who damaged city property has a couple options for making amends.
(2008/08/31)
SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) _ A man has died from injuries he suffered after falling from the roof of a moving motor home in Superior.
(2008/08/31)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ The 'Bushville' protest camp proved to be short-lived.
(2008/08/31)
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) _ Vera Russell never made more than $28,000 a year as a teacher, but she's now being called the "million-dollar lady" at St. Cloud State.
(2008/08/28)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ A Minnesota Capitol board has pulled the plug on an anti-war video billboard that was planned for the Republican National Convention.
(2008/08/28)
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) _ Gov. Tim Pawlenty shook hands with constituents, stopped for pictures, and even shared his deep-fried cheese curds as he meandered through the Minnesota State Fair on Wednesday. But he continued to deflect questions about his chances of being named running mate for John McCain.
(2008/08/28)
CAMBRIDGE, Minn. (AP) _ The attorney for a former motivational speaker says he'll appeal his client's conviction on two counts of attempted murder and other charges.
(2008/08/27)
Lauretta J. Jahimak, 83, of La Crosse, Wis., died Tuesday when the car she was a passenger in was struck by another vehicle at the intersection of Highways 43 and 61.
(2008/08/27)
Guests of a La Crosse City Hall brat fry were grabbing lunch on the east lawn today when a man across the street at Fourth and La Crosse streets began shedding clothes.
(2008/08/27)
WILLMAR, Minn. (AP) _ A Montevideo man has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for biting off part of another man's face.
(2008/08/27)
ROSEVILLE, Minn. (AP) _ Sales of Minnesota Lottery tickets set a record in fiscal 2008, with record scratch game sales leading the increase.
(2008/08/27)
Charter Communications Inc. has reached a multiyear distribution agreement with the Big Ten Network.
(2008/08/27)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ The boom times of this decade apparently didn't pay off for many Minnesotans, according to a couple of new Census Bureau reports.
(2008/08/26)
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — A hornet sting caused a fatal allergic reaction for a rural Eau Claire man.
(2008/08/26)
WILLMAR, Minn. (AP) _ A woman is recovering after the tip of her right ring finger was bitten off in a fight at a night club in Willmar.
(2008/08/26)
CATAWBA, Wis. (AP) _ A northern Wisconsin man is still driving his 1991 Chevrolet Silverado that's traveled more than 1 million miles.
(2008/08/26)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ Minnesota's license plates are going flat.
(2008/08/25)
Winona Police cited a woman for violating a harassment restraining order for having a "scantily clad" mannequin in her window with a placard that says "Peeping Gene!" facing her neighbor's house.
(2008/08/25)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ Even after a wave of GOP attacks and concerns by some DFL leaders, a new poll finds Democrat Al Franken tied with Republican incumbent Norm Coleman in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race.
(2008/08/25)
TAYLOR, Wis. — Authorities are trying to determine what caused a partial failure of a pond levee at Badger Mining Corp. near Taylor early Thursday, forcing a number of area residents to evacuate.
(2008/08/25)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) _ The rural economy continues to falter with a significant pullback in new hiring, according to the August survey of bank CEOs in 11 Midwestern and Plains states.
(2008/08/21)
LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) _ A defense lawyer says his client doesn't deserve to be charged with first-degree intentional homicide over the death of her newborn daughter.
(2008/08/21)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ Sen. Barack Obama will campaign in Wisconsin for the first time in two months this weekend.
(2008/08/21)
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) _ A drowning man in St. Cloud went from being saved to under arrest.
(2008/08/21)
GRAFTON, Wis. (AP) _ A Grafton woman has been arrested and booked for failing to pay her library fines.
(2008/08/21)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has rebuilt his lead over Republican John McCain in Minnesota and now has a margin of 10 percentage points, according to a new poll released Thursday.
(2008/08/21)
ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) _ Helping a police officer in Rochester could earn you some coin.
(2008/08/20)
ANKENY, Iowa (AP) _ Ankeny police say a man being sought in a deadly hit-and-run is in custody following a standoff with police in Rochester, Minn.
(2008/08/20)
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (AP) _ State wildlife officials are now saying the European wild boar that was spotted near Detroit Lakes was actually a pot-bellied pig that likely escaped.
(2008/08/20)
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) _ The Amish are expanding their presence in states far beyond Pennsylvania Dutch country as they search for affordable farmland to accommodate a population that has nearly doubled in the past 16 years, a new study found.
(2008/08/20)
VIRGINIA, Minn. (AP) _ A teenager told police he was "drunk and being stupid" when he allegedly fired a random shot that injured a newspaper reporter.
(2008/08/20)
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (AP) _ State wildlife officials are on the lookout for a European wild boar spotted near Detroit Lakes.
(2008/08/20)
BRAINERD, Minn. (AP) _ A 39-year-old Brainerd man has died, days after being punched in the head. And now the man accused of punching him could face more serious charges.
(2008/08/20)
MILWAUKEE (AP) _ Police say a 37-year-old Wisconsin woman celebrated her birthday Tuesday by helping her 17-year-old son rob two gas stations in Greenfield and Milwaukee.
(2008/08/19)
A proposal to open a billiards club and youth center in downtown Winona’s American Legion building is now a step closer to a December grand opening.
(2008/08/19)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards is expected to skip a Labor Day picnic and concert in Minnesota where he would have been one of the headline speakers.
(2008/08/19)
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) _ The Fergus Falls City Council is turning thumbs down on allowing a movie to be filmed at a former state hospital.
(2008/08/19)
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) _ Prospective vice presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty is gearing up for a weekend campaign swing in Ohio and Pennsylvania on behalf of Republican John McCain.
(2008/08/18)
DENVER (AP) _ Qwest Communications International Inc. and negotiators for its largest union have tentatively agreed on a contract about a day after the previous one expired, both sides said early Monday.
(2008/08/18)
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Hard times and higher fuel prices will follow kids back to school this fall.
(2008/08/18)
EAGLE RIVER, Wis. (AP) _ A once-popular and respected church choir director has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for assaulting a teen at his home and the church in Eagle River.
(2008/08/18)
ROSEVILLE, Minn. (AP) _ Roseville police are investigating the theft of electronics and other property belonging to celebrities from the TV show "Dancing With the Stars."
(2008/08/17)
Six people, including two from Winona, were injured in Trempealeau County Saturday in separate crashes over a 3 hour span.
(2008/08/16)
ST. PAUL (AP) _ The state says the Minnesota economy lost 8,600 jobs in July.
(2008/08/16)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Consumer prices shot up in July at twice the expected rate, pushed higher by surging energy and food costs. The latest surge left inflation running at the fastest pace in 17 years.
(2008/08/13)
CALEDONIA, Minn. — The 150th annual Houston County Fair kicks off today and runs through Sunday.
(2008/08/13)
ST. PAUL (AP) — Minnesota’s high school Class of 2008 posted the highest average ACT score in the nation and even beat the Class of 2007.
(2008/08/13)
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) _ Police in the Twin Cities are looking for two women suspected of stealing a mother's SUV with her baby inside.
(2008/08/12)
Primary election candidates for the Winona County Board, District 3 will have an opportunity to air their views in a televised forum 7:00 to 8:30 this evening.
(2008/08/12)
LA CRESCENT, Minn. — The La Crescent City Council approved a resolution Monday evening opposing construction in the city of 150-foot towers and high-voltage lines as part of the CapX2020 project.
(2008/08/12)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ Wisconsin state veterinarian Robert Ehlenfeldt is urging horse owners to get their animals vaccinated after two have been killed by mosquito-borne illnesses.
(2008/08/12)
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers say the team has an ``enhanced'' code of conduct for fans at Lambeau Field.
(2008/08/12)
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) _ An Eau Claire man who pleaded no contest to embezzling more than $100,000 from Menards has been sentenced to a year in jail and six years probation.
(2008/08/11)
ST. PAUL (AP) _ The state of Minnesota's bank accounts were flusher than expected in July.
(2008/08/11)
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — About 30 hotel guests had to find another place to stay when a fire broke out Sunday night in Eau Claire.
(2008/08/11)
FORT MCCOY, Wis. (AP) _ Thirteen people protesting the Iraq war were arrested for trying to enter the Fort McCoy military installation in western Wisconsin.
(2008/08/11)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ The last cloth diaper home-delivery service in the Twin Cities has pooped out.
(2008/08/11)
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) _ A Sheboygan man is accused of fracturing the skull of his one-year-old son with a toy guitar while beating his wife.
(2008/08/10)
PRINCETON, Minn. (AP) _ Representative Mark Olson has the endorsement of the Republican Party in his bid to replace a GOP state Senator Betsy Wergin.
(2008/08/10)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ A Dodge County man is the first Wisconsin resident to come down with the West Nile Virus this year.
(2008/08/10)
A La Crosse woman accused of letting her newborn daughter die was released from jail today after a family friend used his apartment building as collateral to cover the bond.
(2008/08/10)
NEW YORK (AP) — Brett the Jet left the cheeseheads behind and got a few cheesecakes from the mayor in a big New York welcome.
(2008/08/10)
Voters in Wisconsin’s 91st Assembly District will have six choices in the Sept. 9 Democratic primary.
(2008/08/07)
Minnesota’s Republican and DFL candidates for U.S. Senate both are making public visits to Winona this afternoon.
(2008/08/07)
WILLMAR, Minn. (AP) _ A jury returned a guilty verdict late Wednesday against a woman accused of driving the minivan that caused a fatal school bus crash near Cottonwood.
(2008/08/07)
ST. PAUL (AP) _ Few bars in the Twin Cities are paying the $2,500 fee to stay open until 4 a.m. during the Republican National Convention.
(2008/08/06)
ST. PAUL (AP) _ The Ramsey County medical examiner's office will autopsy a 21-year-old man who died after celebrating his cousin's birthday with a night of heavy drinking.
(2008/08/06)
Following a weaving car chase and a manhunt through backyards that lasted nearly 2 1/2 hours Tuesday, Winona Police apprehended a man suspected of shoplifting from Wal-Mart and assaulting an employee the day before.
(2008/08/06)
LADYSMITH, Wis. (AP) _ Bragging rights to landing a trophy bass belong to an unlikely angler from Ladysmith — 104-year-old Rose Kunkel.
(2008/08/06)
ST. PAUL (AP) _ Minnesota waterfowl officials say it's probably too late to change new federal waterfowl rules.
(2008/08/06)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ Dining halls at the University of Minnesota are going trayless.
(2008/08/05)
WALKER, Minn. (AP) _ Authorities say a DWI suspect arrested in northern Minnesota was texting while driving.
(2008/08/05)
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) _ A decision isn't expected until next month on whether a Brainerd woman convicted of pirating music files will get a new trial, but the federal judge who handled the case said he might have made a mistake at her original trial.
(2008/08/05)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ The Republican Party is "too cynical." Its ideas are "fatigued." In short, the GOP has "a problem as a party" in the political marketplace.
(2008/08/04)
ST. PAUL (AP) _ Advocacy groups that fight prostitution in the Twin Cities are gearing up for what they believe will be a surge in activity during the Republican National Convention — even though police say they aren't expecting it to be a problem.
(2008/08/04)
RED WING, Minn. (AP) _ Xcel Energy says operators at its Prairie Island nuclear plant near Red Wing have successfully reduced levels of an ammonia-like chemical in the non-nuclear side of the plant.
(2008/08/04)
MADISON, Wisconsin (AP) _ Some of the nation's worst sex offenders will no longer be eligible to receive generous educational financial aid packages while they are confined in treatment centers under a bill approved by Congress.
(2008/08/04)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) _ A death row inmate scheduled for execution in October says he's so fat that Ohio executioners would have trouble finding his veins.
(2008/08/04)
TOWN OF MENASHA, Wis. (AP) _ A sport utility vehicle smashed through the brick wall of a Town of Menasha apartment building, narrowly missing one tenant and causing eight families to find housing elsewhere.
(2008/08/03)
OWATONNA, Minn. (AP) — At least seven people died today when a plane crashed in heavy weather, authorities said.
(2008/08/03)
Archbishop Raymond Burke said he awoke this morning with a “tremendous sense of gratitude and peace” about the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe finally reaching its culmination.
(2008/08/03)
GREEN BAY — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell chose not to rule on soon-to-be unretired Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre's reinstatement application Wednesday, hoping Favre and his current — or possibly former — team could reach some sort of accord in their continuing standoff. Could that potential agreement entail a hefty payment to Favre to stay retired?
(2008/07/30)
Highway 26 south of Reno, Minn. will reopen at 7 p.m., reports the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
(2008/07/30)
A Minnesota City man died Tuesday after a piece of farm equipment fell on him.
(2008/07/29)
RENO, Minn. — One of the train cars that derailed earlier today near Reno, Minn., in southern Houston County was leaking highly-flammable ethanol and authorities are keeping the public away as a precaution, officials said.
(2008/07/29)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ A woman who wound up with $2.5 million of the state's money due to a clerical error has pleaded guilty to failure to turn over state funds.
(2008/07/29)
A 6-year-old Galesville, Wis., boy is the La Crosse area’s first reported La Crosse encephalitis case this summer.
(2008/07/29)
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (AP) _ Authorities still don't know what caused the death of a Wisconsin teenager at a Minnesota music festival last week.
(2008/07/29)
ST. PAUL (AP) _ State law requires that single-family homes in Minnesota have at least one carbon monoxide detector starting Friday.
(2008/07/29)
ST. PAUL (AP) _ Unkempt facial hair has cost a former Harley-Davidson salesman in western Minnesota unemployment benefits after he was fired.
(2008/07/29)
ST. PAUL (AP) _ Governor Tim Pawlenty is announcing health care plans that include giving online access to medical records to state employees and eventually all Minnesotans.
(2008/07/28)
ALBERT LEA, Minn. (AP) _ A weekend wedding in Albert Lea turned out to be as memorable for one guest as it was for the bride and groom.
(2008/07/28)
ST. PAUL (AP) _ Democratic Senate candidate Al Franken is calling for the immediate release of 50 million barrels of oil from the nation's strategic reserve.
(2008/07/28)
MADISON -- Hunters planning on killing antlerless deer in one of Wisconsin’s regular deer management units or in one of Wisconsin’s 12 limited-access state parks are reminded that unit-specific antlerless deer tags and state park deer hunting access permits go on sale at noon Aug. 23.
(2008/07/28)
ST. PAUL (AP) _ Minnesota lawmakers are proposing more frequent bridge inspections and higher salaries for top transportation engineers.
(2008/07/28)
POSTVILLE, Iowa (AP) _ As the chants of 1,000 or so people roared near the center of town, Dave Hartley stood on the periphery wearing a look of wonder and bemusement.
(2008/07/28)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ Actress Marion Ross gets the first "Minnesota Proud" Walk of Fame star in the downtown Minneapolis theater district.
(2008/07/27)
MILWAUKEE (AP) _ A 56-year-old Milwaukee man is accused of shooting his lawn mower because it wouldn't start.
(2008/07/27)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ Construction workers have poured the final batch of concrete to fill the remaining gap in the new Interstate 35W bridge.
(2008/07/27)
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) _ The Bloomington Planning Commission says no to SuperTarget.
(2008/07/24)
WASHINGTON — The House overwhelmingly passed legislation Thursday aimed at improving the safety of the nation’s bridges, nearly a year after the deadly collapse of an interstate highway bridge in Minneapolis and a month after the emergency closure of Winona’s Interstate Bridge.
(2008/07/24)
GALESVILLE, Wis. — The 150th annual Trempealeau County Fair opens today in Galesville, with judging for some events set to start at 10 a.m.
(2008/07/24)
ST. PAUL (AP) _ St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman says it's great news that the Ford Motor Co. plant in St. Paul will stay open through 2011.
(2008/07/24)
ST. PAUL (AP) _ The presidential race tightened considerably in Minnesota over the last month, with Republican John McCain erasing a once-commanding lead by Democrat Barack Obama in Minnesota according to an independent poll released Thursday. Republican Norm Coleman remained far ahead of DFLer Al Franken in the Senate race.
(2008/07/24)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ Democrat Barack Obama continues to have a double-digit lead over Republican John McCain in Wisconsin, an independent poll released Thursday showed.
(2008/07/23)
WASHINGTON (AP) _ The House began debate Wednesday on legislation by Rep. Jim Oberstar aimed at improving the safety of the nation's bridges — nearly a year after the deadly Interstate 35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis.
(2008/07/23)
ST. PAUL (AP) -- A pharmacy in Byron has been slapped with a record $25,000 fine for filling Internet prescriptions in violation of a new state law.
(2008/07/23)
FOREST LAKE, Minn. (AP) _ The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has been testing different kinds of bullets as part of an effort to prevent lead from getting into venison.
(2008/07/23)
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) _ When it comes to winning an amusement park ride endurance contest, high school teacher Jim Salava could give lessons in persistence.
(2008/07/23)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ In a case closely watched by public employees unions, a Wisconsin appeals court on Wednesday upheld the firing of a teacher who briefly looked at pornography on his work computer.
(2008/07/22)
Here are the finalists from last night's FOX 47 Idol auditions held at Saint Mary's University, Winona Campus. They advance to the regional Idol Finale concert to be held in Rochester in August. They'll compete with finalists who will advance from the Mason City, Iowa and Rochester Auditions. The grand prize winner of the FOX 47 Idol competition will win a guaranteed American Idol audition in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Tuesday, August 19th.
(2008/07/22)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) _ Rising prices at the gas pump appear to be having at least one positive effect: Traffic deaths around the country are plummeting, just as they did during the Arab oil embargo three decades ago.
(2008/07/22)
ST. PAUL (AP) _ A sixth-grade teacher from Stillwater is the new Minnesota Teacher of the Year.
(2008/07/22)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ A new report says Wisconsin homeowners pay the ninth highest property taxes in the country.
(2008/07/22)
ST. PAUL (AP) -- The Department of Natural Resources is reporting bird die-offs on two Minnesota lakes.
(2008/07/22)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The state plans a $100,000 study to see whether something can be done to keep the interstates around Portage from flooding.
(2008/07/21)
Winona Area catholic Schools announced today it has hired Dawn Lueck as its new principal. Lueck, 44, of Winona, was most recently an English teacher at Lewiston-Altura High School.
(2008/07/21)
A 32-year-old Trempealeau, Wis., woman died Sunday from injuries she sustained in a motorcycle crash caused by a turkey flying into the windshield Saturday afternoon.
(2008/07/21)
EAST BETHEL, Minn. (AP) _ The Animal Humane Society has rescued 30 roosters from an East Bethel home where authorities found splattered chicken blood, dead chickens piled in cabinets and fighting rings.
(2008/07/21)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ Minnesota consumers could see drastic spikes in their natural gas bills this winter, two energy companies said.
(2008/07/21)
CLEARWATER, Minn. (AP) _ A 24-year-old St. Cloud man is seriously injured after he tried to jump aboard a semi truck in Clearwater but was run over by it instead.
(2008/07/21)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ A state projection shows Wisconsin's reserve fund for paying unemployment claims could run out of money by March.
(2008/07/20)
ST. PAUL (AP) _ Jurors in Minnesota will soon be paid half of what they get now for a day of duty.
(2008/07/20)
ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) _ Rochester police say a 41-year-old Canadian man has been arrested in the death of his father, whose body was found in a downtown hotel.
(2008/07/20)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ The names of three Minnesota-born actresses will appear on blue, snowflake-shaped stars in the sidewalks of Hennepin Avenue in downtown Minneapolis.
(2008/07/20)
WALDO, Wis. (AP) _ About 150 anarchists from the United States and Canada are in Wisconsin this week training for demonstrations at the Democratic and Republican conventions.
(2008/07/20)
Charges are expected to be filed today against a La Crosse teenage mother who confessed she stopped breastfeeding her daughter last August two days after giving birth at home knowing the infant would die.
(2008/07/20)
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — A man was fatally stabbed at an Eau Claire intersection early today after arguing with the driver of another vehicle.
(2008/07/20)
ONALASKA, Wis. — Cameras, video recorders and cell phones will be prohibited from Onalaska school
(2008/07/20)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ Minnesota health officials say West Nile virus has stayed away so far this summer.
(2008/07/20)
TOWN OF ALBION, Wis. — Legal clashes between Jackson County towns and Amish farmers over building code violations have drawn the attention of a national group created to preserve religious freedom.
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