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New collection shows unique history of the upper Mississippi River’s ‘Driftless region’
A new collection of historic documents highlights the unique history of the “Driftless region,” an area that encompasses southwestern Wisconsin, southeastern Minnesota, northeastern Iowa, and a tiny sliver of northwestern Illinois. This beautiful hilly area is geologically unique, as it was untouched by glaciers that descended from Canada tens of thousands of years ago.
Hertel’s last Coulee Con gaming convention; Jean Taylor on La Crosse’s first Big River Rally
A lot going on in La Crosse this weekend on both ends of the spectrum, as Jean Taylor and Josh Hertel both discuss the two big events they’re putting on. First (7:15), Taylor breaks down this new two-day party called Big River Rally on Friday and Saturday at the downtown Oktoberfest grounds and beyond. Then Hertel joins (18:50) to talk about Coulee Con, this gaming extravaganza, happening Friday-Sunday at the La Crosse Center.
After Wisconsin dams failed in a massive storm, 23 could be decommissioned. What to know.
VIROQUA - Local officials in a flood-prone pocket of Wisconsin's Driftless region are weighing whether to take 23 flood control dams out of service. In August 2018, five of the dams failed during a massive rainstorm, sending a deluge of water gushing through the valleys. A study of other dams in the...
BOLOfide retail liquidation store finds new home in downtown Owatonna
After seven years of doing business in the Owatonna area, the BOLOfide store has found a new home in the middle of downtown. BOLOfide is a boutique-sized retail liquidation store, meaning that it buys pallets of items from Amazon and other major retailers before selling them at 50% or more off retail price. The store carries a wide range of products, including electronics, groceries, clothing, and more.
Undecided student becomes nurse to work with Mayo team that saved her life
ROCHESTER, Minn. — She arrived in Rochester last month to an empty apartment. “Yeah, very empty,” Ashlyn Nystuen says. Just a ceiling fan and her brother’s college futon occupy the main living area. “It’s a work in progress,” Ashlyn says with a laugh. But Ashlyn...
The wife of Republican Wisconsin US Senate candidate Hovde takes aim at female Democratic incumbent
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The wife of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde is taking center stage in her husband’s campaign in the days after he secured the party nomination, directly attacking Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin in a television ad released Thursday about single mothers. The race between...
The political tide turns in Wisconsin
The big news out of Wisconsin’s primary Tuesday was the defeat of two ballot measures crafted by Republican legislators that would have hamstrung the governor’s ability to hand out federal emergency aid. Farmers, small business owners and child care providers who were rescued from bankruptcy by millions of dollars in federal relief funds distributed by […]
Farmer’s Almanac’s ’24-25 Winter Forecast for Minnesota is Here
Summer fun is starting to wind down, kids are slowing starting to go back to school, and summer 2024 is already coming to a close. Summers are never long enough in Minnesota!. Naturally, that means that fall is right around the corner, and sooner or later winter will arrive. Is anyone else not looking forward to that?
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