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11/26/2025

(KWNO)-All FM signals on Leighton Media stations in Winona are off the air due high wind. An equipment failure...

11/24/2025

A 34-year-old La Crosse woman is dead after a crash on Friday in Olmstead County. Taylor Hermeier was killed when the vehicle she was riding in collided with a semi-truck near the intersection of Highway 42 and County Road 7 in Eyota. According to the MN State Patrol accident report the car was eastbound on the I-90 exit ramp and crossing CR 7 when it collided with the semi that was northbound on CR 7. The driver of the car suffered non-life-threatening injuries; the semi driver was not hurt.

11/21/2025

Saint Mary's University received an email threatening violence against staff members, prompting a lockdown of the Winona campus early Friday morning. According to a statement from SMU, all morning classes were cancelled and "all residential students" are being asked to "remain in their residence halls." Campus offices were also closed and employees encouraged to work remotely.

The Winona Police Department received a call from SMU around 5:00 a.m. Friday morning about the threat. A WPD spokesperson said the message was a "long rant" that was hard to decipher but did threaten at least one SMU faculty member by name. The spokesperson also said part of the message seemed to indicate the sender might be upset about their child being rejected from SMU.

11/18/2025

(KWMN)- Cochrane-Fountain City (13-0) will face Kenosha-St. Joseph (13-0) Thursday the 20th at 10:00AM at Camp...

11/15/2025

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11/14/2025

(KWMN)- Cochrane-Fountain City, Timberwolves, and Gophers will air simultaneously on three different stations....

The head coach of the Winona State University women’s tennis team was arrested for allegedly possessing child s*xual abu...
09/26/2025

The head coach of the Winona State University women’s tennis team was arrested for allegedly possessing child s*xual abuse materials. According to the Winona County Sheriff's Office, a cyber tip on Thursday led investigators to Tom Sanvik, who has coached the WSU tennis team for five years. A search of Sanvik's residence found electronic equipment containing child s*x material; the extent and nature of the content is still being determined. A WCSO spokesperson said Sanvik "admitted to viewing and accessing child s*xually explicit materials." Sanvik is in the Winona County Jail and Thursday was placed on leave by Winona State.

The Winona County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a woman in connection with a shooting in Elba. Sixty-four-year-old Ava K...
08/14/2025

The Winona County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a woman in connection with a shooting in Elba. Sixty-four-year-old Ava K**k was taken in custody on Wednesday. She allegedly fired a gun at a woman getting out of her car near an apartment building on South Main Street in Elba on Tuesday night. The shots hit the body of the car and shattered its windshield; the victim suffered cuts to her face, possibly from shrapnel or broken glass. A search warrant conducted at K**k’s residence recovered the firearm and shell casings believed to be involved in the shooting. K**k and the victim are known to each other; however, there are no known previous altercations or negative interactions between them, according to a statement from WCSO.

A video showing a three-year-old boy bound with duct tape, crying and being dragged to closet where a person with a mask...
08/13/2025

A video showing a three-year-old boy bound with duct tape, crying and being dragged to closet where a person with a mask and blanket is waiting has led to the arrest of a Winona woman. Twenty-year-old Joseline Puente Gundersen was arrested Tuesday for child torture. According to a Winona Police department spokesperson, a co-worker of Gunderson’s saw the video and alerted law enforcement. The spokesperson said the video had been posted on social media.

The boy and his mother were staying at Gundersen’s residence when the incident occurred. It’s unclear at this time if the mother was involved but the spokesperson did say investigators are looking for at least two other suspects.

08/13/2025

Gunshots were fired at a woman in Elba Tuesday night. According to the Winona County Sheriff’s Office, the woman was getting out of her car in the parking lot of an apartment building in the 1100 block of South Main Street when shots hit her vehicle. A WCSO spokesperson said the woman ducked down in her car as the shots hit the door and windshield. She suffered cuts to her face resulting from shrapnel or broken glass, according to the spokesperson, and was taken to a hospital in Rochester. Investigators continue to search for the shooter.

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