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Minn. Teen Won’t Be Tried As Adult In Triple Fatal
WINONA, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota teen won’t be tried as an adult in a crash last spring that left three classmates dead and a fourth with serious injuries. Winona County Judge Jeffrey Thompson says the...
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Finding Minnesota: Oldest Businesswoman In The State?
By Mike Binkley, WCCO-TV FREMONT, Minn. (WCCO) — Well past the point that many people retire, one Minnesota woman is still going strong. Martha Johnson, 95, may be the oldest business owner-operator...
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Body Found Under Pontoon Boat Near Winona ID’d
WINONA, Minn. (AP) — The Winona County sheriff’s officials are identifying the body found under a pontoon boat moored to a dock in the Mississippi River last weekend. Winona County Sheriff’s Dave Brand...
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Unlucky Burglar Targets Home Of Minn. Sheriff
WINONA, Minn. (AP) — A burglary suspect apparently didn’t notice that the Minnesota house he was targeting had a sheriff’s squad car parked outside. Winona County Sheriff Dave Brand says his wife...
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Burial Site Offered For Baby Dumped In Mississippi
RED WING, Minn. (AP) — An infant girl whose body was found recently in the Mississippi River may soon find her final resting place near three other babies discarded in the same way. Jeanne and Don...
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Deputy-Involved Shooting In Winona County
MINNESOTA CITY, Minn. (WCCO/AP) — The Winona County sheriff says a deputy fatally shot a man who pointed a gun at himself and then at officers. Sheriff Dave Brand says he was notified of the shooting...
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Sheriff: Man Killed By Deputy Did Not Have Gun
MINNESOTA CITY, Minn. (AP) — The sheriff of Winona County says the man fatally shot by a deputy last week did not have a gun. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says officers began searching...
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Candidate Guilty Of Marijuana Sales Still In Race
ST. CHARLES, Minn. (AP) — A mayoral candidate in Winona County admits his conviction for selling marijuana could “throw a few complications” into his campaign. Stephen Conlin says he’s committed to his...
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Frack Sand Co. Agrees To Voluntary Review In Minn.
WINONA, Minn. (AP) — A sand mining company has agreed to a voluntary environmental review of two mines it’s proposing for Winona County. Winona County officials had planned a hearing Thursday night on...
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Winona County OKs 1st Frack Sand Mine Permit
WINONA, Minn. (AP) — Winona County commissioners on Tuesday approved a conditional use permit for the first operation to exclusively mine frack sand in the southeastern Minnesota county. Opponents...
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Dayton Declares State Of Emergency In 26 Counties
(credit: Nathan Raabe) ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton has declared a state of emergency in 26 counties after storms and flash flooding last month. The executive order, which covers a quarter...
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Mississippi Mystery: Antique Car Found Submerged Near Winona
WINONA, Minn. (WCCO) — Winona County Sheriff Dave Brand has made a career in law enforcement, but just when he thought he’d seen it all, along came a watery mystery. And the one he and his...
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School Bus Driver Charged With DWI After Crashing Into Tree
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A school bus driver has been charged with third-degree DWI after crashing into a tree with children on board Tuesday afternoon, according to Winona County authorities. Karl Herber,...
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Body Of Missing Fisherman Found In Winona
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Search crews have found the body of a missing 88-year-old Stockton man who fell out of a canoe while fishing Friday morning. Winona County Sheriff Dave Brand says crews were...
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80-Year-Old Man Rescued From Grain Bin In SE Minn.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — An 80-year-old man is recovering after spending hours trapped in a grain bin near Lewiston, Minn. On Thursday at 11 a.m., the Winona County Sheriff’s Office was alerted to the...
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Winona County Authorities Identify Missing Boater
DRESBACH, Minn. (AP) — Winona County authorities have identified a boater who went missing on the Mississippi River in southeastern Minnesota. Authorities on Monday resumed searching for 27-year-old...
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Winona Co. Man Accused Of Fatally Shooting Neighbor’s Dog
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A rural Winona County man could face up to two years in prison for fatally shooting his neighbor’s dog. Dale Orville Douglas, 46, was charged Wednesday with two counts of...
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Spring Thaw Causes Highway 74 Near Beaver To Close
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Seven miles of Highway 74 near Beaver in Winona County have been temporarily closed Wednesday, March 18, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. MnDOT said the...
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Finding Minnesota: The Nearly Mosquito-Free Minnesota State Park
WINONA COUNTY, Minn. (WCCO) — If you are looking to get away from Minnesota’s blood-thirsty mosquitoes, there is one state park where visitors do very little swatting or spraying. Nature provides the...
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Man Pleads Guilty To Fatally Shooting Neighbor’s Dog
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A rural Winona County man is pleading guilty to killing his neighbor’s dog. Dale Orville Douglas, 46, entered Monday a petition to plead guilty to one felony charge of mistreating...
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Worker Dies After Falling Into Barge In Winona
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 24-year-old worker is dead after falling into a barge in Winona Thursday morning, according to police. The fatal accident happened at CD Corporation on 978 Riverview Drive just...
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T. Eugene Thompson Dies; Convicted In Notorious Murder Case
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — T. Eugene Thomson — the lawyer convicted in one of Minnesota’s most notorious murder cases — has died, his son confirmed Wednesday. His son, District Judge Jeffrey Thompson, told The...
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Man Gets 3 Days In Jail For Shooting Neighbor’s Beagle Dead
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 46-year-old Winona County man will spend three days in jail after he fatally shot his neighbor’s beagle back in February. Dale Orville Douglas was sentenced in the case in Winona...
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2 Dead, 1 Injured In Fiery Winona County Crash
WINONA, Minn. (AP) — Two people have died and a third person has been injured in a fiery crash on an icy highway in Winona County. The State Patrol says the crash happened about 6 a.m. Monday on...
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2 Killed, 1 Injured In Winona Co. Crash ID’d
WINONA, Minn. (AP) — Authorities have released the names of two people killed and a third person injured in a fiery crash on an icy highway in Winona County. The Minnesota State Patrol says 46-year-old...
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Police: Woman’s Body Found In Winona Co. Woods, 1 In Custody
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The remains of a woman were found in a wooded area in Winona County early Saturday morning. Lewiston police say a caller alerted them to a possible homicide involving a woman just...
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After 5 years, ID Of Baby Found In Mississippi River Still A Mystery
WINONA, Minn. (AP) — It’s been five years since the body of a newborn was found in the Mississippi River in Winona County. The child’s identity remains a mystery. Sheriff Ron Ganrude says the baby...
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State Patrol: At Least 1 Dead After Semis Collide Head On
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — At least one person is dead after a head-on crash between two semi trucks Tuesday afternoon in Winona County, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. The crash occurred just after...
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Indictment Returned In Winona Co. Fatal Drive-By Shooting
WINONA, Minn. (AP) — A Winona County grand jury has returned a first-degree murder indictment against a Winona man accused in a drive-by shooting that killed one man and injured another. Local reports...
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At Least 1 Dead After Motorcyclist Hits Deer, Vehicle In Winona Co.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – At least one person is dead after a motorcyclist hit a deer and a car in Winona County Sunday evening. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, just before 6 p.m. a Harley...
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Heavy Rain Causes Flooding, Mudslides In SE Minn., Western Wis.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Several hundred people evacuated their homes early Thursday in the small western Wisconsin community of Arcadia as heavy rain sent a creek over its banks. The waterlogged city was...
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Chronic Wasting Disease Found In Deer On Winona Co. Farm
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Animal health officials say routine testing has discovered chronic wasting disease in a 3-year-old white-tailed buck from a Winona County farm. The Minnesota Board of Animal...
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Patrol: Driver Loses Control In Snow Cloud Caused By Semi, Dies In Crash
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota State Patrol says a 61-year-old Winona man is dead after losing control of his vehicle on a snowy road Thursday. According to the state patrol, shortly after 10:30...
View ArticleOfficials: Remaining Deer At Minn. Farm Have Chronic Wasting Disease
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Board of Animal Health has released updated results on a Winona County deer farm where chronic wasting disease was discovered in November. The board says in a...
View ArticleChallenge To Winona County Sand Mining Ban Heads To Court
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Winona County, Minnesota’s only county to ban the mining of silica sand for use by the oil and gas industry in hydraulic fracturing, goes to court Monday to defend the ban. Minnesota...
View ArticleMinnesota Sands Takes Mining Ban To MN Supreme Court
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A sand mining company is asking the Minnesota Supreme Court to review an appeals ruling that upheld Winona County’s ban on mining frack sand. Minnesota Sands, which filed a...
View ArticleState Patrol: Teen Killed, 2 Adults Hurt In Winona County Crash
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 16-year-old boy is dead and two people are injured after a crash Thursday afternoon in Winona County. The Minnesota State Patrol says it happened just after 1 p.m. on Highway 74...
View ArticleTeen Killed In Winona County Crash ID’d As Boy From Eyota
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Officials have identified a 16-year-old boy who died Thursday afternoon in a Winona County crash. Two others were injured. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the crash...
View ArticleCourt: Dairy Expansion Nixed, Citing Climate Change
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota appeals court has ordered the state’s pollution regulators to reconsider their decision to issue a permit for a mega-dairy farm because they failed to consider the...
View ArticleSupreme Court Upholds Winona County’s Silica Sand Mining Ban
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO/AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Winona County’s ban on the mining and processing of silica sand, which is used in the oil and gas industry for hydraulic...
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