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Refueling outage starts at Prairie Island nuclear plant
Operators shut down one of Prairie Island nuclear plant’s reactors just before midnight Tuesday as part of a regularly scheduled refueling outage.
Sand mine moratorium extension may be needed
Goodhue County staff is already predicting it might need an extension to the one-year moratorium approved last September to allow for research before anyone develops a frac sand mine here.
RELATED CONTENTNew district maps out at 1 p.m. Tuesday
ST. PAUL -- A five-judge Minnesota panel plans to release new congressional and legislative district maps at 1 p.m. Tuesday.
Wolner hopes to get the word out
Peggy Wolner doesn’t want the focus to be on her. Instead, the new counselor for Catholic Charities’ Red Wing branch wants to get the word out about what the Twin Cities based non-profit does in the community.
RELATED CONTENTAnd the Oscar goes to…
As actors, directors and musicians prepare their acceptance speeches for next weekend’s Academy Awards, you can come up with one of your own.
RELATED CONTENTMinneSNOWta: Taking the plunge
The best part of this story is the fact that I survived to tell it. The second best part is how the situation came about in the first place.
RELATED CONTENTRed Wing students get on soapboxes
For thousands of people, the thought of getting up in front of a group of people to deliver a speech is terrifying. But for the Red Wing High School speech team, it’s actually enjoyable.
RELATED CONTENTRed Wing man tells his side of the story
Red Wing resident Johnny Mack’s first serious run-in with the law landed him in federal prison, but for something of which he was never found guilty.
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Girls Basketball: Wingers lack effort in home loss to Shakopee
Senior Marisa Toivonen tallied a double-double for the Red Wing girls basketball team Tuesday against Shakopee but the Wingers lacked enough emotion and energy in a 55-45 loss in Red Wing.
RELATED CONTENTBoys Basketball: Wingers sunk by buzzer-beater 3
Nolan Fischer’s buzzer-beater 3-pointer sunk Red Wing Tuesday in a 66-65 loss against Shakopee in Shakopee.
Team USA improves at third race of Red Bull Crashed Ice
Team USA continued to make strides at the third leg of the 2012 Red Bull Crashed Ice series in Are, Sweden, with all members qualifying for finals competition.
Boys Basketball: Lake City routs La Crescent
Lake City picked up its fifth consecutive victory in blowout fashion Tuesday with a 76-53 win over La Crescent in Lake City.
Boys Basketball: Bombers bounce back to beat Cotter
Cannon Falls bounced back from its first loss in eight games with a 73-62 victory Tuesday over Winona Cotter in Cannon Falls.
Boys Basketball: Carroll's 3 at the buzzer lifts Eagles
Cole Carroll’s 3-pointer at the buzzer snapped a four-game skid for Pepin-Alma Tuesday in a 50-47 win over Independence in Independence.
Girls Hockey: Wingers to face Hutchinson at state
The Red Wing girls hockey team received the No. 4 seed for the Class A state tournament, which begins Wednesday at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
Boys Basketball: Lourdes powers past Z-M
Rochester Lourdes’ duo of sophomore Jacob Schaefer and junior Mark Pagel lifted the Eagles to a 66-57 victory Tuesday over Zumbrota-Mazeppa in Zumbrota.
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