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    February 20, 2019
    Area school closings for Feb. 20, 2019
    The following area schools are closed Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019, due to snow.
    news/weatherFebruary 20, 2019 - 7:13am
    February 18, 2019
    Free teenager mental health program offered; Woman recognized for turning trauma into activism: Health briefs
    Free teenager mental health program offered Change to Chill, Allina Health's award-winning mental well-being program, is now offering free training sessions around the region. Change to Chill works as a guide to help teens become more aware of the things that stress them out and equip...
    lifestyle/healthFebruary 18, 2019 - 2:42pm
    February 15, 2019
    The 30-Day Challenge: A simple way to create daily workouts
    Editor's note: This column is one in a series as three RiverTown Multimedia reporters take part in the Slim Down RiverTown weightloss challenge....
    lifestyle/healthFebruary 15, 2019 - 12:00pm
    February 13, 2019
    Lisa Drummond (left) poses with daughter Melissa Fauber in her New Richmond, Wis. home. Drummond, who was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in December 2018, said she wants others to learn from her story. Michael Brun / RiverTown Multimediaplay button
    WATCH: Her cancer went undetected, now this grandmother wants to help others get the right diagnosis
    Lisa Drummond did what people are supposed to do when they feel sick, she went to see a doctor. Then she went back, again and again. She was...
    lifestyle/healthFebruary 13, 2019 - 4:00pm
    February 8, 2019
    RiverTown Slimdown begins: Reporters there every step of the way
    RiverTown's first-ever healthy lifestyle challenge, Slim Down with RiverTown, has kicked off. The 13-week challenge started with weigh-ins...
    lifestyle/healthFebruary 8, 2019 - 3:01pm
    February 7, 2019
    A staff member answers questions for the audience at one of the daily presentations at the National Eagle Center. Photo courtesy of the National Eagle Center
    101 Things To Do: National Eagle Center in Wabasha
    One of the treats of living or traveling along the Mississippi River flyway is seeing eagles — soaring in flight, perching in a treetop, waiting...
    lifestyle/travelFebruary 7, 2019 - 8:00pm
    School closings for Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019
    The following area schools are closed Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019 due to snow:
    news/weatherFebruary 7, 2019 - 7:53am
    February 6, 2019
    Editorial: Take that, winter!
    You can define polar vortex as an area of low pressure — a mass of swirling cold air once parked over the Arctic that breaks away and...
    opinion/editorialsFebruary 6, 2019 - 6:00pm
    February 4, 2019
    UPDATED: Area school closings and late starts for Monday, Feb. 4
    Last updated at 6 a.m. Monday, Feb. 4. Amery School District -- Closed; Clubhouse closed; no evening activities Cannon Falls ISD #252 -- Delayed...
    news/weatherFebruary 4, 2019 - 8:12am
    January 31, 2019
    Pedestrians were few on Main Street at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, in River Falls. Mike Longaecker / RiverTown Multimedia
    Baby, it's cold outside, but workers endured the weather
    It's no exaggeration to say Minnesotans and Wisconsinites have endured Antarctic-like temperatures this past week. According to the Australian...
    news/weatherJanuary 31, 2019 - 5:00pm
    January 30, 2019
    School closings for Thursday Jan. 31, 2019
    The following area schools have announced closings for Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, due to the cold:
    news/weatherJanuary 30, 2019 - 3:58pm
    January 29, 2019
    Marital rape exception, violence against indigenous women among legal holes lawmakers aim to close
    ST. PAUL -- Minnesota lawmakers this week are set to take up a review of the state's sexual assault and rape laws in an effort to close gaps that have caused painful repercussions for victims and survivors. After emotional testimony Tuesday, Jan. 29, the House Public Safety and Criminal...
    news/government-and-politicsJanuary 29, 2019 - 5:21pm
    Postal Service suspends delivery Jan. 30, 2019
    Extreme cold in the forecast for Wednesday Jan. 30, 2019, has prompted the U.S. Postal Service to suspend mail delivery in Minnesota and Wisconsin,...
    news/government-and-politicsJanuary 29, 2019 - 5:14pm
    St. Croix and Washington county emergency communications will be moved from the Xcel Energy "King Stack," shown in the distance, to a new communications tower to be erected in Houlton. RiverTown file photo
    Over and out, smokestack
    There's an elevator leading up the chimney at Xcel Energy's Allen S. King Generating Station outside Stillwater. It's the preferred mode of transportation...
    news/government-and-politicsJanuary 29, 2019 - 1:59pm
    Seventh-grader Skylar Little Soldier made Hastings wrestling history at the Bi-State Classic Dec. 28-29 when she became the first female wrestler to record a varsity takedown, pin and win. Photo courtesy of Sarah Wasvick
    Female wrestler Skylar Little Soldier makes Hastings history with varsity takedown, pin and win
    Hastings wrestling has a rich history, but it had been lacking until the end of December when seventh-grader Skyler Little Soldier became the...
    sports/wrestlingJanuary 29, 2019 - 6:00am
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