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- Minn. Senate panel gives thumbs-up to roads chief
Minnesota lawmakers are giving high marks to Transportation Commissioner Tom Sorel after less than a year on job.
- Leaders want schools to share
Schools save money when they combine business office services, so Gov. Tim Pawlenty and a coalition of state legislators want to require cooperation.
- Cargo passing through Lock and Dam No. 3 fell by a third
The amount of cargo passing through U.S. Lock and Dam No. 3, near Red Wing, fell nearly a third in 2008, from 7,065,758 tons to 4,732,120 tons.
- Sex offender accused of accessing child porn
A convicted Red Wing sex offender stands accused of possessing child pornography.
- Pallets stolen, suspects arrested
Two people suspected of stealing pallets from Red Wing businesses were arrested Friday in Red Wing.
- Judge cuts damages, relieves city $200,000
A judge last week relieved Red Wing of $200,000 in damages a federal jury in June ordered the city pay former public works official Dan Hemmah.
- Yawn ... it's 2009
The third time was a charm for Christine and Kevin Ballman. Of course, the first and second times were pretty special, too.
- Our Community Of Strangers / Let us resolve, together, to make the...
Kick off 2009, SpaceCowboy: "I've always wanted to be in a band. I've decided this is one of my New Year's resolutions.
- Lake City man forming model train club
"I've always enjoyed watching the big trains," Andru Peters admitted. "My parents bought me a model train set when I was a kid, about 4 or 5 years old.
- Ten Days Out for entertainment: Jan. 2-Jan. 11
The weather outside is frightful, but a quiet evening of entertainment is at hand.
- 'Could You Survive?' on TV
All four episodes of the television show a oeCould You Survive?a featuring Red Wing native Brandon Bullert will be shown from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday on the Discovery Health Channel.
- Parents: Model healthy behavior for your kids
The best thing parents can do to promote a healthy lifestyle for their children, Brandon Bullert believes, is show them by their good example.
- Spending spree with stolen cash ends in Lake City
The spree ended Sunday night in Lake City at the home of Robert Selvig. His son, 18-year-old Andrew P. Selvig, was arrested there by Lake City police, who also recovered a substantial amount of cash and items ...
- Hastings woman charged in Red Wing beating
A Hastings woman is one of three people facing multiple felony charges for allegedly robbing, beating and repeatedly stabbing a man Dec.
- Top 10 stories: No. 1 Murder in Red Wing
For residents of Red Wing, a city lavished for its scenic beauty, the morning of Jan.
- Fire destroys Diamond Bluff garage
A wood frame garage and its contents in rural Diamond Bluff were destroyed by fire on Dec.
- Missing Isanti County teen's travels may include Florida
Authorities in Minnesota today said they have received an unconfirmed report that a 17-year-old Isanti County girl missing since Dec.
- Two Die In Accident Near Milbank
The Highway Patrol identified those killed in the Friday afternoon accident as 37-year-old Susan Merimonti of Wilmot, and her 8-year-old nephew, Taden Taylor of Red Wing, Minnesota.
- Rochester players drawn to bingo
"Bingo" may be the name of a popular children's song, but the game definitely isn't child's play.
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City DescriptionRed Wing is a city in Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States, on the Mississippi River. The population was 16,116 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Goodhue County. Red Wing is home of Red Wing Shoes, the Riedell Ice and Roller Skates and Red Wing Stoneware. The Cannon Valley Trail has its eastern terminus in Red Wing. Treasure Island Resort & Casino is on the nearby Prairie Island Indian Reservation. The National Trust for Historic Preservation placed Red Wing on its 2008 distinctive destinations list, which adds 12 communities annually nationwide. Red Wing was added for its "impressive architecture and enviable natural environment." Red Wing is connected to Wisconsin by Red Wing Bridge (officially named the Eisenhower Bridge); it carries U.S. Route 63 over the Mississippi River and its backwaters.
In the early 1850s settlers from Mississippi River steamboats came to Red Wing to farm the lush fields in Goodhue County. They grew wheat, annual crop of which could pay the cost of the land. Before the railroads crisscrossed the territory, Goodhue County produced more wheat than any other county in the country and in 1873 Red Wing led the country in the amount of wheat sold ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:
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