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Jason Melillo

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 30, 2026
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Jul 26, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Jason Melillo

    Diesel fuel leaks from boat into Mississippi River in Winona (opens the original)

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    (KWNO)-Diesel fuel leaked from a tugboat into the Mississippi River in Winona. According to the Winona County Sheriff’s Office, the incident was reported on Monday afternoon when a tugboat released “less than 50 gallons of fuel” near Lock and Dam 5A. The Winona Fire Department set up boom to contain the spread of the fuel, and the U.S. Coast Guard will investigate the cause of the spill, according to a press release from Winona County. Cleanup is being handled by a “contracted environmental clea

  2. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Jason Melillo

    $40K stolen from camper in Winona County (opens the original)

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    (KWNO)- More than $40,000 in cash was stolen from a camper parked off Hanson Valley Road. According to the Winona County Sheriff’s Office, the money was stored in a lunch box in the unsecured camper. The camper was not owned by the victim, but the victim had “trusted the money with a friend who owns the camper,” according to WCSO. The case is open and active; the victim and camper owner have not identified any suspects.

  3. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Jason Melillo

    Flood Watch Issued for Southeastern Minnesota (opens the original)

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    (MNN)-A flood watch is in effect for parts of southeastern and south-central Minnesota as forecasters warn of potentially heavy rainfall today into Saturday. The watch includes Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower, Olmsted and Winona counties. Forecasters say the greatest concern is generally along and south of Interstate 90 and north of Highway 18. Heavy rainfall could cause creeks and streams to rise out of their banks and lead to flooding in urban, low-lying, and poor-drainage areas.

  4. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Jason Melillo

    Highway 58 to Be Dedicated in Memory of Zumbrota First Responder (opens the original)

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    (MNN)-A stretch of Highway 58 in Zumbrota will be formally dedicated Saturday in memory of longtime police officer and firefighter Gary Schroeder Junior. Schroeder served the Zumbrota community for 18 years before medically retiring from the police department in 2020. He later became an advocate for mental health services for first responders while battling job-related PTSD. Schroeder died by suicide in 2023. The Legislature approved the roadway the Gary L. Schroeder, Jr. Memorial Highway earlie

  5. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Jason Melillo

    Digital speed warning signs coming to Winona roads (opens the original)

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    (KWNO)-Two speed feedback signs will be installed on roads in Winona. MnDOT received a safety grant that will pay for signs (also known as radar speed signs or driver feedback signs) on the northbound lane of Highway 61 and the northbound lane of Highway 43 next to current speed limit signs. Speed feedback signs are digital signs that use radar or laser technology to clock approaching drivers and display their speed in real time. Some of the signs blink an alert or flash a warning like ‘slow dow

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