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Powerball for Saturday, July 27, 2024 is a $131 million jackpot. Check your numbers!
Did Powerball make you a millionaire overnight? After no one matched all five numbers plus the Powerball on Wednesday, July 24 the grand prize grew to $131 million for the Saturday, July 27 drawing. The winning numbers for Powerball on Saturday were 3-31-37-40-64 and the Powerball was 17. Power Play was 3x. ...
Congratulations to our Winona Health Heroes!
Join us in celebrating our compassionate caregivers who have been recognized for making a meaningful difference to someone. Our Foundation’s Winona Health HERO program is a way to show appreciation for a provider, nurse, housekeeper, nursing assistant or any anyone at Winona Health who has made things better for you or has touched your life or the life of a loved one.
American Pickers In Search of Minnesota Rusty Gold
ST. CLOUD (WJON News) -- A popular History Channel show is coming to Minnesota this fall. American Pickers is planning to come through the area in September looking for rusty gold. The show was in Minnesota last year as well and this will be their 7th visit to the state....
UW-Eau Claire: Blugolds’ head gymnastics coach helped select women’s U.S. Olympic team
Like much of the country, Jessie DeZiel is passionately watching Simone Biles and the rest of the U.S. gymnastics team in their quest for gold medals at the Paris Olympic Games. The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire women’s head gymnastics coach is not only a fan of the sport, but she...
DNR reviews Ridge Breeze Dairy’s application to expand with virtual public hearing
ELMWOOD, WI – The Wisconsin DNR held a virtual Public Hearing in conjunction with GROWW (Grassroots Organizing Western Wisconsin) on Thursday, July 11, 2024. This was regarding the expansion proposal for Ridge Breeze Dairy’s permit application to expand their CAFO (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation, some would say “factory farm”) livestock numbers from the current 2,431 animal units (1,700 cows) to amend their Wisconsin Discharge Elimination System (WPDES) permit to allow for the increase to 9,010 animal units (6,200 cows) on the Pierce County farm (formally the Son-Bow Farms of Maiden Rock). 140 people came to the virtual Public Hearing in the Elmwood Auditorium. There were 300 in total involved in the call that originated from the DNR office in Baldwin and was moderated by Jeff Jackson.
Peering at the Past – Brownsville Summer Coldness Due to Driftless Deviation
It was at first a disappointment as well as an inconceivable surprise. Later, it provided welcome albeit unexplained enjoyment – cool relief during summer heat for area visitors and annual snowball fights during Fourth of July celebrations. It was a longtime source of amazement when it was “cool” to be in Brownsville, Minn.
Wisconsin constitutional amendments and the crazy train of political obstructionism
Wisconsin Farmers Union wants the public to understand the impact two proposed constitutional amendments on the Aug. 13 ballot will have on our rural communities, farms, infrastructure and communities. Two questions will appear on the ballot, both designed to limit the power of the governor to distribute federal funding. If they pass, the balance of […]
Rides at Wisconsin State Fair inspected for safety ahead of opening day
WEST ALLIS, Wis. — Three days until the Wisconsin State Fair, safety is top of mind as all of the carnival rides undergo testing and scrutiny from state inspectors. Before the fair fun can begin inside Spin City every single Wisconsin State Fair ride must pass a rigorous test.
Committee Studying Potential Regulation for AI in Wisconsin
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) — A state committee is studying potential regulation for Artificial Intelligence in Wisconsin. Committee Chair, state Senator Julian Bradley, says he hopes the committee’s work can help alleviate peoples’ fears about AI. “Is it going to replace me? Is it going to take my...
Wisconsin women's rowing alumni kick off 2024 Olympic action
Three Wisconsin women’s rowing alumni kicked off the Olympic competition at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium on Saturday. Sophia Vitas, Grace Joyce and Lauren O’Conner represented the Badgers in the first day of competition at the Olympic Games Paris 2024. Vitas, who rowed at UW from 2013-16, was the...
St. Cloud Team Wins MN Legion Softball State Title
St Cloud Hype Post 76 captured the MN Legion Softball State Championship held in Bemidji by defeating La Crescent 3-2 Sunday. Ella Voit threw the complete game, giving up 3 hits, 0 earned runs, and struck out 10 batters. Sam Dingmann drove in the first run with a single in the top of the 4th inning. St. Cloud added a run in the 4th on a wild pitch. La Crescent scored a run the bottom of the 4th on an error by St Cloud. Ella Voit drove in an insurance run in the top of the 6th after an Ellie Meyers triple. La Crescent added a run in the bottom of the 7th and had the tying run at 2nd base, but a strikeout ended the game and St Cloud won the championship in their first year as a Legion team.
Motorcyclist Taken to St. Mary’s Hospital After Crashing With Pick-Up on Southeast Minnesota Highway
Zumbro Falls, MN (KROC-AM News)- A motorcycle operator was taken to a hospital after crashing with a pick-up on a southeast Minnesota highway over the weekend. It happened in Wabasha County. The State Patrol responded to the collision shortly after 3:30 Sunday afternoon. The crash occurred on Hwy. 60 just...
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