WINONA COUNTY

The National Weather Service confirmed that two tornadoes touched down Wednesday night in Minnesota -- one in Hartland in Freeborn County and the other in Lewiston in Winona County.They are the first tornadoes ever recorded in December in Minnesota. Wednesday night's severe thunderstorm wreaked havoc throughout southern and southeast Minnesota.

Chatfield graduate Carter Duxbury has spent 5 1/2 years as part of the Winona State football program. He had one injury-free season in that span, this last one, and did he ever make the most of it.

Rochester-based Podnow LLC bought the 19-year-old complex at 305 Alliance Place on Nov. 24. The complex is north of 37th Street Northeast and East River Road Northeast. The American Red Cross of Southeast Minnesota has leased the building since 2018.

Mower County Historical Society offers Christmas in the Country; Winona County Historical Society offering buckets filled with local goods for fundraiser.

The Winona County Board of Adjustment's 2-2 vote is another blow for the Lewiston dairy's hope to grow.

Man's car rolled in the median. He got out of the vehicle and another driver hit him.

The BOA's responsibility is to follow the intent of county ordinances as well as the goals outlined in the Winona County Comprehensive Plan.

New council member elected to Prairie Island leadership;

The 75-year-old woman died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, following a crash on southbound Minnesota Highway 61.