Stockton News

Floodwaters have been very unkind to the heartland of America in recent years. In 2007 the southeastern Minnesota communities of Rushford, Lewiston, Stockton and other communities took a beating, and this year ...

Each delivery started the same with either Nancy Beach or Jaye Fritz, two volunteers with Garvin Brook Disaster Relief, presenting a resident with a peace lily.

Thursday will be a start or a start-over point for a local group trying to build flood-control structures along Garvin Brook.

A Winona County sheriff's deputy briefly lost his suspect after a high speed chase, but found him again by looking up into a tree.

A Winona County police dog found a Rochester man up a tree and out on a limb early Saturday, more than an hour after the man eluded police and crashed his car near Lewiston.

“We were standing out there and we never heard it”

Imagine living in a town and not being able to hear a storm siren when severe weather hits. via WEAU-TV Eau Claire

“I went to the homes where I thought people weren't aware of it.”

When storms rolled through Winona County on Tuesday, warnings went out on TV, radio and weather radios, but not on the outdoor warning sirens in Stockton and Rollingstone. via Post-Bulletin

“It will save a lot of people a lot of money”

The issue of installing a city water system in Stockton arose again Wednesday along with residents' fears. via Post-Bulletin

“It will get close to three-quarters of a million (dollars), or better”

Power was returned Tuesday morning to four Winona County towns that were without electricity for nearly 12 hours after a raccoon crawled onto a transformer at an electrical substation Monday night, causing an ... via Post-Bulletin

“It's just got a really rough ride, and it's wearing out.”

A bumpy stretch of Interstate 90 between Dexter and Stewartville will be resurfaced as part of the Minnesota Department of Transportation's road projects this year in southeastern Minnesota. via Post-Bulletin

“I am scared to rebuild here. I'd have to be nuts to tell you I wasn't, but where do you go?”

Six months ago, record setting rainfall flooded southeastern Minnesota. Floods hit seven counties hard and the damage was devastating. via KSTP-TV Minneapolis

“It's going to be awhile before we see the full impact”

When the August flood battered streams, homes and businesses in southeast Minnesota, the disaster also plundered a broader target: the local economy. via Winona Daily News

“Since August, I'd say 90 percent of my job is flood-related”

Winona Daily News For 20 years, Daryl Buck has worked to protect farmland, woods and streams throughout Winona County. via Winona Daily News

“That's why getting together like this helps and telling these stories.”

STOCKTON, Minn. - After last August's flood inundated this small community along the Garvin Brook creek, some Stockton residents discovered taking time to remember is one step toward recovery. via Winona Daily News

Winona Daily News Weather once again has forced changes on the schedules of city and area sporting events. via Winona Daily News

Britney D. Stiehl, 17, died in a head-on collision on Highway 14 Monday afternoon. via Winona Daily News

Two vehicles collided head-on on Hwy. 14 in Winona County, killing one of the drivers, the State Patrol said. via Star Tribune

A 17-year-old St. Charles girl died in a head-on crash on Highway 14 about two miles west of Stockton Monday af-ternoon, Winona County Sheriff Dave Brand said. via Winona Daily News

“We're here to give appreciation to everyone who helped us”

These men went above and beyond the call of duty. Five firefighters, a police officer, a conservation officer and the Winona County sheriff received valor awards Friday from La Crescent Fire Chief Bernie ... via La Crosse Tribune

“We had a jack knifed semi on highway 14 near Stockton, highway 52 had multiple vehicle crashes starting at 19th street.”

The weather is to blame for many accidents on the roads today, including at least one fatal accident in Olmsted County. via KAAL-TV Austin