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Process dispute leads to Dayton outdoors vetoes

May 23, 2013 in Woodbury Bulletin

ST. PAUL — Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed two provisions of a bill funding outdoors and arts projects, saying a House committee ignored a citizen advisory panel. Continue Reading

Ground-breaking ceremony for new bridge to be held next Tuesday

May 23, 2013 in Pierce County Herald

Area News — Officials from both Wisconsin and Minnesota will hold a ground-breaking ceremony next Tuesday afternoon for the new four-lane Saint Croix River bridge between Hudson and Stillwater.
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Minnesota News Roundup: Search resumes for missing fourth grader

May 23, 2013 in Pierce County Herald

A 4th grade field trip turned deadly yesterday (Wed) afternoon at Lilydale Park in St. Paul, and the search for a missing student is now back underway. Continue Reading

Day care provider charged in infant’s death

May 23, 2013 in Pierce County Herald

A 45-year-old Farmington woman has been charged with manslaughter after an infant in her care died last summer. Continue Reading

REGIONAL BRIEFS: Superior man killed in conveyor belt accident

May 22, 2013 in New Richmond News

SUPERIOR, Wis. — Authorities have released the name of the man killed Tuesday in an industrial accident in Superior. Continue Reading

Minn. lawmakers compromise on sand mining rules

May 22, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

MINNEAPOLIS Critics of silica sand mining had hoped the Minnesota Legislature would adopt aggressive statewide rules to protect people and the environment. What finally emerged from the just-completed session, however, was a compromise that still leaves key decisions up to local governments. Continue Reading

Western Wisconsin Roundup: Groundbreaking ceremony set for Tuesday for new St. Croix River bridge

May 22, 2013 in Pierce County Herald

Officials from both Wisconsin and Minnesota will hold a ground-breaking ceremony next Tuesday afternoon for the new four-lane Saint Croix River bridge between Hudson and Stillwater. Continue Reading

St. James painting returned

May 22, 2013 in Pierce County Herald

She hasn’t really left the St. James Hotel in at least 50 years. But early Saturday morning, the young woman in a white dress was forcefully carried out of the library, down the hotel’s steps and into a vehicle. Continue Reading

Shoe employees get about 36,000 new feet

May 22, 2013 in Pierce County Herald

Red Wing Shoe Co., will be adding more than 36,000 square feet of office space in the coming weeks. Continue Reading

HC man charged with first-degree meth charge in Red Wing

May 22, 2013 in Pierce County Herald

A Hager City man faces a first-degree drug charge after being found at the West Seventh Street Kwik Trip with nearly 20 grams of alleged methamphetamine. Continue Reading