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The National Weather Service in La Crosse, Wis., has issued a flash flood watch for tonight for parts of Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin, including these counties: Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, ...

For the second time in less than a year, Houston and Fillmore counties have been declared a federal disaster area.

President Declares MN Counties Disaster Areas Published Date: 06-25-2008 09:34 PM CT President Bush issues a federal disaster declaration for four counties hit hard by flooding in the southeastern part of ...

Liz Keenan, who will become director of curriculum and instruction July 1, said even though the district had a few students who took advantage of online learning this past school year, the district has no ...

The Rushford area community has spirit and a good work ethic. It's something organizers at Habitat for Humanity in Winona had noticed over the years, as they thought about bringing the group to the Root River valley.

The determination and high morale of the community after the devastating flood in August of 2007 showed again what the people could do. It also showed the need for something Habitat for Humanity could do, and that's build homes for qualifying families.

The Web site www.habitatwinona.org shares the purpose of the group, stating, "Habitat for Humanity is a Christian housing ministry that builds housing funded by private donations and constructed with volunteer labor. Our purpose is to build homes in partnership with families and sell the houses at no profit and no interest to families who could not otherwise afford a home."

For the second time in a year, Houston County commissioners had to hold an emergency meeting to declare part of the county a disaster area.

Reminiscence of last August's flooding, commissioners met on June 9 to pass the resolution enabling state and local authorities to review the damages and see if portions of the county will be declared a disaster area.

The resolution noted that extensive damage to private homes and businesses was seen as well as, loss of rock and deteriorated road conditions, mudslides, damages to bridges and abutments and extensive damage to the agriculture sector such as washouts of crops and failed erosion control devices.

Following preliminary assessments by local, state and federal officials late last week, Gov.

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The National Weather Service on Wednesday afternoon issued a flash-flood warning that's in effect through tonight.

Emergency officials on Monday began assessing the extent of flooding in Houston and Fillmore counties following a weekend bout of heavy rains.

Sunny and dry conditions are being welcomed by residents and law enforcement across southeastern Minnesota today as towns in three counties continue cleaning up the mess left behind by flooding caused by heavy ...

A state of emergency was declared in Houston County by its board of commissioners Monday in the wake of powerful weekend storms that dumped up to 10 inches of rain in some areas.

An 80-year-old Houston woman died and her son was treated for injuries in a fire at their home Saturday night in rural Houston.

Houston County Emergency Manager Kurt Kuhlers says a voluntary evacuation is under way for some parts of the county.

Flooding has closed Highway 26 at Brownsville in Houston County, the Minnesota Department of Transportation announced at about 10 a.m. Sunday.

Morgan Lehmann is one of those go-to super students who knows the answer when others are puzzled.

New numbers prove what any trucker will tell you: If you're navigating state roads in Winona County, you're in for a rough ride.

Harvard is one the most prestigious universities in the United States. It's the oldest too.

Gov. Tim Pawlenty on Friday vetoed a bill that would have aided a fledgling initiative to buy health care for state-insured residents in five southeast Minnesota counties, including Winona County.

A farmer died Sunday apparently in a tractor rollover at his farm about three miles south of Houston, the Houston County Sheriff's Office reports.