Stockholm News

Along the banks of the Mississippi River are a number of small-town gems. While they're quaint in their own right, one has drawn particularly high praise for its breathtaking surroundings.

There's nothing narrow about what's planned at the new WideSpot Performing Arts Center in Stockholm.

Herdie Baisden and his wife, Carol Wiersma, owners of Maiden Rock Apples, have hosted pumpkin contests each fall since 2001.

Maybe it's not such a stretch, from water skiing on the Mississippi River to filming the slaughter of dolphins in the Pacific Ocean.

One person was airlifted to the hospital after a motorcycle crash. It happened just before 8 p.m. last night on County E just north of Stockholm.

Free. 715-442-2023. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday - Ellen Whyte and The Sue Orfield Band, Owen Park, 501 First Ave.

Some of the deadliest and most famous civilian maritime disasters: - July 26 or 27, 2009: A sailboat overloaded with Haitian migrants capsizes off the Turks and Caicos Islands.

The 36th annual Stockholm Art Fair will be held this Saturday in a park on Lake Pepin.

Connie Anderson is looking forward to change in her life. a oeIa ve been in school since I was five,a she said.

Crossings at Carnegie and Zumbrotaa s Covered Bridge Endowment Fund are sponsoring a plein air painting event celebrating the 140th birthday of the covered bridge.

It's time for a road trip, as artists in the Lake Pepin region open their studios and shops this weekend.

Danny Gokey has thousands of supporters from his home state of Wisconsin cheering him on every Tuesday when he appears on the "American Idol" TV show.