Winona Daily News

The Winona Daily News is a daily publication that caters to Winona, Minnesota, and its neighboring regions. Established in 1855, it holds the distinction of being the second oldest newspaper still in operation in the state. The paper has a weekday circulation of 9,502 and reaches 10,211 readers on Sundays.

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Fake texts are targeting Minnesota drivers for tickets. Here’s what to know.

19 hours ago | winonadailynews.com | Tim Harlow

State authorities are telling Minnesotans that texts purportedly coming from the “Minnesota Department of Motor Vehicles” requesting payment for an outstanding traffic ticket are fake and shouldn’t be responded to. Thousands of Minnesotans on Wednesday received the messages — sometimes several times — threatening the loss of driving privileges and escalating penalties if the matter is not taken care of by Thursday.
Taking the kids: Time travel back to ancient Egypt and meet king Tut

20 hours ago | winonadailynews.com | Eileen Ogintz

Let’s hear it for ambitious kids!A 12-year-old boy named Hussein was desperate to get a job on Englishman Howard Carter’s archaeological dig in Luxor, Egypt. It was 1922 and Carter was struggling. For years, he’d been searching unsuccessfully for the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, the “boy king,” who died as a teenager. His patron, George Herbert, the fifth Earl of Carnarvon, and an avid collector of Egyptian antiquities, told Carter he was cutting off his funding after the season.
Canada Wildfires Smoky Skies

1 day ago | winonadailynews.com | Charles Krupa

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NCAA-Cheer Up Softball

1 day ago | winonadailynews.com | Sue Ogrocki

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Congress Tax Cuts CBO

1 day ago | winonadailynews.com | J. Applewhite

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Polish museum

2 days ago | winonadailynews.com | Rachel Mergen

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Winona man arrested in Rollingstone drive-by shootings that hit 3 houses

2 days ago | winonadailynews.com | Rachel Mergen

A Winona man suspected of shooting three homes May 24 in Rollingstone is in police custody. Damein Lamont Smith Jr., 30, was arrested Monday for a felony charge of a drive-by shooting of an occupied building. According to the complaint, deputies initially responded to a report of the drive-by shooting at about 11:31 p.m. A man, his wife, and two children were home when three gunshots were heard. The man was watching television in the home's living room at the time.
Fravel loses parental rights to children after murder conviction

3 days ago | winonadailynews.com | Rachel Mergen

Convicted murderer Adam Fravel's parental rights to his two children have been terminated, according to Winona County court records. Fravel was found guilty last year of murdering the children's mother Madeline Kingsbury in 2023 and sentenced to life in prison without the chance of release. He is now attempting to appeal his case. Fravel and Kingsbury's children are now 7 and 4 years old.
French Open Tennis

3 days ago | winonadailynews.com | Thibault Camus

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Russia Bombers

3 days ago | winonadailynews.com | Pavel Golovkin

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