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Fried Cheese Curds And Malts Come Straight From The Kitchen At This Retro Cafe Tucked Into Downtown Red Wing

Only two people have ever made the pizza sauce at one small-town Minnesota restaurant since 1975. A father and his son. That’s it. Nobody else gets the recipe, and I love that stubborn loyalty. The dough shows up fresh from a bakery just one block away, several times a...

Red Wing, MN · 2d
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Minnesota Now

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Minnesota Man Walks Into Treasure Island on Halloween and Leaves With a Quarter-Million Dollars

Treasure Island Resort & Casino celebrated its biggest slot machine win of 2026 after a Minnesota man hit a $242,416.49 grand progressive jackpot.

Welch, MN · 1d

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Hope and Harbor’s The Next Step

Red Wings Hope and Harbor’s The Next Step, downstairs of the Christ Episcopal Church, has been getting some great donations, and they are ready to share them with our community free of charge. As the seasons change, having weather-appropriate clothing can make a big difference. If you or someone...

Red Wing, MN · 1d
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News Talk 1340 KROC-AM

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3 Minnesota Cities Now Ranked Among The Midwest's 10 Best Places To Live

Minnesota had more cities in the top 10 than any other state in a new ranking of the Midwest’s 10 best places to live. See which three made the list, where they ranked, and what makes each one stand out.

Minnesota · 5d

Northfield News

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Northfield attorney faces possible 2nd suspension over eviction case

A Minnesota Supreme Court-appointed referee has recommended suspending a prominent Northfield attorney for at least 60 days after finding he violated professional conduct rules while pursuing a 2024 eviction case in Faribault. Referee Jon A. Maturi concluded in September that David Ludescher filed a frivolous eviction complaint and a subsequent frivolous motion for a new trial. However, Maturi determined that the filings were not malicious and that the misconduct was substantially less serious than violations that led to Ludescher’s previous suspension in 2023. Ludescher, a former Northfield city councilor and frequent voice in local political discussions, disputes the findings. The case began when a woman acquired a Faribault rental property whose previous owner had leased it without obtaining the required city rental license. The new owner retained Ludescher to evict two tenants, citing concerns about property damage, access to the home and potential civil or criminal penalties for continuing to rent without a license. Although the city of Faribault prohibits renting property without a license, its ordinance does not specify whether such a violation invalidates an existing lease. Ludescher maintained that the previous owner’s failure to obtain a license made the agreement unenforceable against the new owner, who should not

Northfield, MN · 3d

Hastings Star Gazette

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Dakota County plans for service changes in 2027

Dakota County is changing some park and library hours and services next year. The changes are being made due to planned 2027 budget reductions. Service changes as part of next year’s budget also include a new location for passport services, which does not require additional tax dollars. Here is...

Dakota County, MN · 2d

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The Whole Family Will Love Spending A Day At This Delightful Wisconsin Farm

There are places in this world that make you feel like everything is going to be okay, and Eagle Eye Farm in River Falls, Wisconsin happens to be one of them. Pull up the gravel drive, breathe in that clean country air, and watch your stress dissolve somewhere between the white fence line and the very confident chicken strutting across the yard.

River Falls, WI · 5d

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Naloxone box installed outside Zumbrota City Hall

Zumbrota has installed a free, 24-hour Naloxone box outside City Hall, to help prevent overdose deaths and connect people to treatment.

Zumbrota, MN · 23h

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Caledonia crushes Cannon Falls to advance to MSHSL state semifinals

The Warriors continued their dominant 2026 campaign on Thursday night as they trounced the Bombers 63-12 in the quarterfinal round.

Caledonia, MN · 20h

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These 11 Minnesota Hobby Shops Are So Packed You’ll Lose A Whole Afternoon Inside

Some stores you pop into for one thing and leave in ten minutes. The shops on this list are not those stores. From Duluth to Mankato, Minnesota has hobby shops stacked with model trains, RC trucks, plastic kits, miniatures, paints, comics, board games, and trading cards. If you build, paint, race, collect, or play, these are the places where one quick errand turns into a full afternoon of browsing.

Mankato, MN · 2d

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Winter Red Wing Area Farmers Market

The Red Wing Area Farmers Market will be in the Sargent’s greenhouse this winter. The winter market runs on select Saturdays from November through March from 10 am - 1 pm in the greenhouse at 3352 North Service Drive. Shop local produce, baked goods, and handmade goods from area...

Red Wing, MN · 2d

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JCC football outlasts WEM in overtime thriller

HASTINGS, Minn. (KEYC) - The Jackson County Central football team battled Waterville-Elysian-Morristown in the opening round of the Class AA state tournament on Thursday. JCC wins by a final of 32-24 in overtime. The Huskies battle Redwood Valley in the Class AA semifinals next Friday at 9:00 in the morning.

Jackson, MN · 17h

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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers makes second visit to PHS

Prescott High School students had a special visitor last week when Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers returned for his second visit to the school, spending time with students in two classrooms and participating in their learning activities. Invited by Prescott High School social studies teacher Jeff Ryan, Evers visited Ryan's Geography...

Prescott, WI · 1d

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Proposed High Voltage Transmission Line Drawing Strong Opposition

A proposed high-voltage transmission line drew strong opposition during a Minnesota Public Utilities Commission hearing in Sherburn Thursday. The PowerOn Midwest project would bring a 765-thousand-kilo-volt transmission line from South Dakota across southern Minnesota, including Martin County, before ending in Dakota County. The project must receive a state Certificate of Need before moving forward. Representatives from Great River Energy say the line is needed to maintain electric reliability as power consumption is expected to increase by about 25-percent over the next 20 years. However, all 24 people who spoke during Thursday’s hearing opposed the project. Concerns included the impact on farmland, whether the line is actually needed, and the possibility it could attract large data centers to the region. Martin County Commissioner Richard Koons questioned the project’s benefits to southern Minnesota, saying local counties are losing population and the electricity would largely pass through the area rather than serve local needs. Another speaker, retired Xcel Energy employee Kent Scholl, argued that a smaller transmission project could meet near-term reliability needs with less disruption. Administrative Law Judge Joseph Meyer will issue a report with recommendations by February 15th. The Public Utilities Commission is expected to make a decision on the Certificate of Need around March or April of 2027. Comments can be submitted to the email consumer.puc@state.mn.us, mailed to Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, 121 7th Place East, Suite #350, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55101, or faxed to 651-297-7073. The written form to fill out can be found at https://mn.gov/puc/get-involved/public-comments/.

Martin County, MN · 4h

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Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Meets Veterans Needs

Keep your community informed, support local news. Northern Dakota County Beyond the Yellow Ribbon is a nonprofit veterans organization that every year feeds 800 members of the military and their families and helps more than 50 veterans with direct, practical needs. “We’re not going to abandon a serious need for...

Dakota County, MN · 2d

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2026 General Election Results for Kenyon and Wanamingo

The Goodhue County Sheriff race was decided in favor of incumbent Marty Kelly. Kelly received 17,210 votes or 75% of the total ballots cast to his challenger Joshua Stehr with 5,451 votes or 24% of the total votes. In the Minnesota District 19 Senate race John Jasinski received 22,608 votes...

Wanamingo, MN · 1d

Owatonna People's Press

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‘Proactive not reactive’: Planning commission moves forward with ordinance amendments

After being asked 100 questions by Owatonna, Northfield and Pine Island residents about data centers, the Owatonna Planning Commission moved forward with recommending its proposed ordinance amendments, including defining and regulating data centers. “It’s a 0.001% area of what we’re doing,” Community Development Manager Greg Kruschke said about data centers during the open house before Tuesday’s planning commission meeting. “The code was last updated in the ‘80s. There’s been updates through there, but the last major overhaul (was in the 1980s).” Changes to the Zoning Ordinance include cutting about 50 pages, updating zoning districts, adding a shoreland ordinance and modernizing home occupation standards, among others. Data centers were defined as “A facility used for the storage, processing, management, and distribution of digital data and information, consisting of servers, networking equipment and supporting infrastructure such as cooling systems, backup power generation and electrical equipment.” The definition was further broken up to major and minor data centers; major data centers have a capacity threshold of “greater than 5 MW of totaled designed IT load (often expanding to 100+ MW),” while minor data centers have “up to 5 MW of total designed IT load.” During the open house, Planning Specialist Emma Bransford said

Owatonna, MN · 2d

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Incumbent Delana Weis wins coin flip tiebreaker in Pine Island

Weis, as the incumbent, was allowed to choose heads or tails. The coin landed with heads facing up, marking her as the winner.

Pine Island, MN · 18h

MinnesotaSportsFan

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After Stunning No. 1 Moorhead, Prior Lake Seeks Another Minnesota Football Upset

Once 0-4, the Lakers have won six straight games and now face Rosemount in a Class 6A state quarterfinal rematch […]

Prior Lake, MN · 1d

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Voter turnout spiked in Minnesota communities linked to hyperscale data centers

Running for City Council in Farmington this year, Ben Blomgren said voters asked him about data centers more than anything else. “This was the issue that everyone wanted to talk about,” he said. “When I went door to door, it was about the data center.”. Blomgren had a...

Farmington, MN · 12h