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Rochester garages damaged by flames Tuesday night
ROCHESTER, Minn. – A fire in two garage units caused significant damage Tuesday evening. The Rochester Fire Department (RPD) says it was called to the 3900 block of 19th Avenue NW a little after 9:30 pm and arrived at the scene to find flames consuming two garage units. Firefighters used gas-powered saws to remove the garage doors and quickly doused the flames. RPD says ceiling material then had to be removed to make sure the fire had not spread to adjoining units.
Sunny, quiet Wednesday-Thursday (and beyond)
A smoky haze will stick around through Wednesday, but it’s looking like we’ll see more blue sky later this week. There will be some clouds early Wednesday, especially early as some patchy fog lifts by 9 to 10am. We’re in a quiet weather pattern through the rest of...
Four-wheeler, trailer, copper stolen and other reports
Deputies received a report at 4:13 p.m. Tuesday of a four-wheeler, trailer and two barrels of copper that were stolen at 72505 120th St. in Glenville. 1 arrested on warrant Deputies arrested Sarah Esther Woitas, 47, on a Mower County warrant at 1:22 p.m. Tuesday at 411 S. Broadway. 1 arrested on probation violation, warrant […] The post Four-wheeler, trailer, copper stolen and other reports appeared first on Albert Lea Tribune.
Exceptions approved for downtown hotel
The city of Winona Board of Adjustment (BOA) granted 60 Main developers’ request last week to allow for fewer windows than normally required on some sides of the hotel-apartment building currently under construction downtown. BOA members noted the city’s downtown aesthetic rules are geared toward retail spaces and said the rules may not be as applicable for 60 Main, a residential-focused project. BOA members also highlighted other buildings in the same area with few windows and other projects that received exceptions — or variances — to the window requirements.
Local naturalist inspired children's book
Cotter Schools alum and former Winona resident Melissa Rousu recently wrote and published her debut children’s book, “Grandpa Loved Wild Things,” about her grandfather, Bill Drazkowski, a longtime Winona resident active in the Winona Bird Club, a nature photographer, and raptor rehabilitator. Drazkowski passed away in 2017,...
Large load of narcotics found in car driven by I-35 gunman; Filing period for Northfield School Board opens next Tuesday; Dundas Council approves Capital Improvement Plan
Published reports say the man who was the reason authorities shut down I-35 on Sunday had been the subject of a narcotics investigation and the car he was driving contained 44 pounds of methamphetamine, and a vast number of pills, many containing fentanyl. According to KROC News in Rochester, 41-year-old...
Metro Bus Operator Wins Gold At State Bus Roadeo
ST.CLOUD (WJON News) -- A St. Cloud bus driver is the best in the state. On Saturday the Minnesota Public Transit Association held its 37th Annual Statewide Bus Roadeo at Canterbury Park in Shakopee. For the second year in a row, Metro Bus Dial-a-Ride driver David Peacock took first place...
DFL reports record-breaking fundraising within first 48 hours of Kamala Harris' campaign for president
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Just days after Vice President Kamala Harris began her campaign for president, the Minnesota DFL says it has seen record-breaking fundraising.Within the first 48 hours of the Harris campaign, the DFL says it raised over $200,000 through digital fundraising alone. The first 24 hours of the campaign were the strongest, with more than $100,000 donated online."Grassroots DFLers are turning their enthusiasm into time and resources that will help us keep Minnesota blue in November," said Minnesota DFL Chair Ken Martin. "Our party is energized and ready to help Kamala Harris prosecute the case against Donald Trump."Harris...
Republican Minnesota House candidate has history of tax delinquency, filed for bankruptcy
Isanti Mayor Jimmy Gordon — who is also a Republican-endorsed candidate for Minnesota House — has a long history of tax delinquency, including a $38,994 federal tax lien filed by the Internal Revenue Service that has not been released, according to county records. The IRS filed a tax lien against Gordon in 2019, and Isanti […] The post Republican Minnesota House candidate has history of tax delinquency, filed for bankruptcy appeared first on Minnesota Reformer.
Lake Country Power lineworker returns from electrifying Guatemala village
Ben Hoyt, journeyman lineworker for Lake Country Power, recently returned from a volunteer project in Guatemala to bring electricity into an eastern village for the first time. Hoyt and 13 other line workers built 3.5 miles of primary and secondary line, carried transformers by hand, wired homes with wall outlets and lightbulbs, and provided water filters to the Guatemalan people. The project was part of an international program sponsored by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, which has been providing volunteers to illuminate villages and...
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