Due to significant rainfall in recent days, several state parks and trails in the southeast part of Minnesota have been impacted by flooding, making some closures necessary. The most impacted ...

The Winona City Council directed staff in June to negotiate a purchase agreement for a building on Prairie Island owned by ...

Winona State University (WSU) students have mentored Winona Senior High School (WSHS) students over the past few years in a student group that is a forum for exploring colleges and careers. WSU and ...

Tractor pulls, carnival rides, a petting zoo, livestock shows, and the best artwork and baked goods Winona County has to offer — it’s all happening at the Winona County Fair ...

Geraldine "Gerry" A. Modjeski, 82, of Winona, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. Visitation will be held at the Watkowski-Mulyck Funeral Home on Friday, June 19, 2026, from 11 a.m. until the ...

David Deering, 66, of Minnesota City, passed away on Monday, June 22, 2026. He was born on May 20, 1960, to Gerald and Lois (Schumacher) Deering. David always looked up to his father and followed in ...

It might be good to remember, as we approach this celebration of our country and its ability to last 250 years, that we will also be acknowledging its welcoming of change.  Right now in Winona, our ...

We want to check-in and let you know where we have been, where we are, where we are being called to go, and how you can “help us help.” Several years ago, a seed was unexpectedly planted. We began a ...

It was a tune with a 425-year history of capturing human grief, shame, and struggle. In 1601, German composer Hans Leo Hassler first published it as a secular, heartsick madrigal titled “My Peace of ...

We must offer shelter to those who have no place to call "home." Just think, what if it was you out there in the dark and cold? Most of the homeless folks I have met were either victims of crime or ...

Under Minnesota’s nuclear moratorium, the state “may not issue a certificate of need for the construction of a new nuclear-powered electric generating plant.” Although this law has remained for over ...

I’m not entirely sure of where Winona’s waste ends up. Once, I heard Wisconsin or Iowa. I utilize the compost site for yard waste, brush, etc. Landfills are no place for inert waste as that. I don’t ...