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Texan involved in Minnesota ATM theft now faces local vehicle theft charges

A Texas man was booked into the Winneshiek County Jail last week on charges related to the alleged theft of a vehicle from Spillville. The truck in question is believed…

Reports from the Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office

Second defendant pleads guilty to November drug charge

A Decorah woman arrested in November during a drug investigation has been sentenced after pleading guilty to possession of marijuana.

Students should know about our country’s past injustices so they can avoid repeating them

I feel we’ve been here before, but the state legislature is again considering a bill which would prevent Iowa’s institutions of higher learning from including some uncomfortable topics in the…

Sorry about the typo last week — it was my mistake

So, as I sometimes do, I took a quick walk around the office to reset my mind, only to discover a white envelope waiting on my chair when I returned…

Bills progress from House floor with bipartisan support

It has been a productive week here at the Capitol, full of many bipartisan supported bills getting passed on the House floor. Some of those bills that passed this week in…

Bockman on Kirkwood’s NJCAA Division II title team

Ben Bockman, a 2024 graduate of Decorah High School was a member of the Kirkwood team that recently won the NJCAA Division II men’s basketball championship.

Live Healthy Iowa Kids track meet May 20 in Decorah

The Live Healthy Iowa Kids track meet is a free event which will be held Tuesday, May 20, 4:30 p.m., at the Decorah High School Track.

State bid wrenched away by Xavier

Decorah fans streamed into the gym early Monday night full of excitement and left in eerie silence after Xavier bounced back from a 14-point halftime deficit to defeat the Viking…