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Chamber Director Beckah Whitlock asked the board to table any vote on the amendment and to “prioritize the revitalization and economic development of the downtown Somerset area and the creation of quality housing for families looking to relocate to the Somerset area above the Village Park Renovation Plan.” Tom Lindfors / RiverTown Multimedia

Government and Politics Aug 22nd 2019 - 1pm

Somerset restricts tubing companies from using Village Park

The U.s. Army Corps of Engineers survey launch conducts a post-dredge survey near Reads Landing on May 31, 2019, as the dredge boat and crew prepare to move to another location farther south. Steve Gardiner / RiverTown Multimedia

Government and Politics Aug 22nd 2019 - 5am

Survey crew helps define dredging operations

Hastings City Hall

Government and Politics Aug 20th 2019 - 4pm

Proposed Hastings homeless shelter hits early snag

Government and Politics Aug 13th 2019 - 10am

Hands-free in Wis.? Goeltzes making their push to Madison

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Sports Aug 23rd 2019 - 11pm

Football: Sophomores help Panthers avoid slow start

Events Aug 23rd 2019 - 4pm

World traveling cattle judges

Sports Aug 23rd 2019 - 4pm

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Soccer Aug 23rd 2019 - 4pm

Raider girls’ soccer aims to get faster, up the tempo

Crime and Courts Aug 23rd 2019 - 3pm

Red Wing council member granted restraining order against real estate developer following alleged threats

Sports Aug 23rd 2019 - 2pm

Area Soccer: PIZM drops season-opener

Red Wing City Council Member John Becker was granted a harassment restraining order against Pablo Murillo, the founder of the consultancy firm Global Mercantile, on Friday, Aug. 23. Murillo and Mercantile are working to develop plans to transform the old St. John's Hospital building into apartments. Photo provided by the city of Red Wing.

Crime and Courts Aug 23rd 2019 - 3pm

Red Wing council member granted restraining order against real estate developer following alleged threats

A vehicle driven by 25-year-old New Richmond resident Robert J. Heininger came to rest against a tree after entering a ditch, getting vaulted into the air and rolling multiple times, according to the St. Croix County Sheriff's Office. Heininger was pronounced dead at the scene by the St. Croix County Medical Examiner.

Accidents Aug 23rd 2019 - 10am

New Richmond man dies in single-vehicle crash

Christina Kelley received a Citizen Commendation from Drew Evans, superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (left); Peter Koerner, Cottage Grove director of public safety; and Myron Bailey, mayor of Cottage Grove (right). William Loeffler/RiverTown Multimedia

News Aug 23rd 2019 - 9am

Woman honored for helping mother of abducted children in Cottage Grove

Jesse Speer, superintendent with Newt Marine, shows a photo of the slurry pipeline that will be used to transport sand from Corps Island to the Prairie Island Indian Community disposal location. Steve Gardiner / RiverTown Multimedia

Science and Nature Aug 23rd 2019 - 7am

Newt Marine will unload sand from Corps Island

Montessori Elementary Principal Nathan Wells stands in one makeshift classroom Aug. 15 in the new transitory school building. The other eight classrooms will have comparable square footage separated by cubicle walls as shown. The space this pictured classroom occupies was once used for the editorial department at the River Falls Journal newspaper. Rachel Helgeson / RiverTown Multimedia

Education Aug 23rd 2019 - 5am

Latest news on the old River Falls Journal building now home to students

Tina Smith examines the big boot at Red Wing Shoe. Photo by Rachel Fergus/RiverTown Multimedia.

Government and Politics Aug 22nd 2019 - 8pm

Smith comes to Red Wing as Lewis hopes to return to Washington

Crime and Courts Aug 22nd 2019 - 6pm

Police, FBI investigate bank robbery in Roberts

Hastings High School

Education Aug 22nd 2019 - 3pm

Hastings School Board approves calendar changes for training

Chamber Director Beckah Whitlock asked the board to table any vote on the amendment and to “prioritize the revitalization and economic development of the downtown Somerset area and the creation of quality housing for families looking to relocate to the Somerset area above the Village Park Renovation Plan.” Tom Lindfors / RiverTown Multimedia

Government and Politics Aug 22nd 2019 - 1pm

Somerset restricts tubing companies from using Village Park

The U.s. Army Corps of Engineers survey launch conducts a post-dredge survey near Reads Landing on May 31, 2019, as the dredge boat and crew prepare to move to another location farther south. Steve Gardiner / RiverTown Multimedia

Government and Politics Aug 22nd 2019 - 5am

Survey crew helps define dredging operations

The Wisconsin State Capitol building in Madison, Wis. Vijay Kumar Koulampet - Own work (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons

New Articles Aug 21st 2019 - 4pm

Wisconsin roundup: Republican lawmakers introduce legislation to combat elder abuse; more state news stories

A severe blue-green algae bloom is pictured in 2014 on Lake Crystal near Lake Crystal, Minn. Courtesy of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

News Aug 21st 2019 - 3pm

Stay away from Woodbury's Carver Lake: authorities warn of blue-green algae

Accidents Aug 21st 2019 - 12pm

Bicyclist dies after being ejected near Stockholm

Health Aug 21st 2019 - 11am

An insidious approach

The former Hudson Manufacturing building is slated for redevelopment. Work officially started on Tuesday. File photo

Government and Politics Aug 21st 2019 - 9am

Hastings, developers agree to new rules surrounding development

Accidents Aug 21st 2019 - 8am

Woman airlifted after Pierce County ATV crash

Marylin Campbell and her fellow residents at Norris Square hatch, raise and release monarch butterflies. William Loeffler/RiverTown Multimedia

News Aug 21st 2019 - 5am

A wing and a prayer

Hastings City Hall

Government and Politics Aug 20th 2019 - 4pm

Proposed Hastings homeless shelter hits early snag

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