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No injuries in semi vs. pickup crash on Hwy. 61
Apr 15, 2026
No injuries were reported in a Monday morning crash between a pickup truck and a parked semi that happened Monday on Hwy. 61 in Florence Township, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
“This morning at 7:01 State Patrol responded to a semi vs. pickup crash on Hwy. 61 at mile marker 81,” State...
Hail storm occurs
Apr 15, 2026
It’s Severe Weather Awareness Week, and Monday afternoon and evening brought severe weather to Lake City and the surrounding area.
There was hail, heavy winds and rain, lightning and thunder.
On Tuesday morning social media was full of photos of windows, vehicles, homes and other property damaged...
MnDOT: Watch out for snoopers during bridge inspection season
Apr 8, 2026
Motorists in southeast Minnesota should be alert and move over on the highways for Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) bridge inspectors who are beginning their season April 6 to evaluate approximately 1,000 bridges.
MnDOT bridge inspectors in southeast Minnesota’s 11-county District 6...
Sheriff gets a raise, but only if he isn’t re-elected
Apr 1, 2026
Wabasha County Commissioners on March 17 approved the settlement of County Sheriff Rodney Bartsh’s salary appeal.
The County Board set Bartsh’s 2026 salary at $140,900 on Dec. 2, 2025. Bartsh appealed his salary determination to the Wabasha County District Court. Settlement conversations were held...
Three injured in two highway crashes March 19
Mar 25, 2026
Three people were injured in two vehicle crashes less than two hours and a few miles apart on Hwy. 61 Thursday, March 19, according to State Patrol reports.
The first was a single vehicle crash a few miles south of Lake City in Lake Township at about 3 p.m.
A 2020 Toyota Rav 4 was southbound when...
Wabasha County Board hears spongy moth management presentation at March 3 meeting
Mar 18, 2026
Wabasha County Commissioners on March 3 heard a presentation regarding proposed 2026 management of Spongy Moth, an invasive insect which defoliates forests, feeding on more than 300 species of trees and shrubs.
John Larsen, Spongy Moth Treatment Coordinator for the Minnesota Department of...
SCWD meets March 26
Mar 18, 2026
Wabasha County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) will hold their regular board meeting on Thursday, March 26, 2026 at 8:15 a.m. at the Wabasha County Soil and Water Conservation District Office, 611 Broadway Ave. Ste 10B. Wabasha.
Fighting fire in a blizzard
Mar 18, 2026
Firefighters current and retired battled snowbound streets and highways Sunday in blizzard conditions to clear a path for fire crews to reach their destination.
At about 9 a.m. that day the Lake City Fire Department responded to a call of a building on fire at 48Forty Solutions, formerly JB Pallet...
Blizzard dumps 1.5 feet of snow on Lake City
Mar 18, 2026
Over a foot and a half of heavy, wet snow brought Lake City to a virtual standstill over the weekend.
Events like Saturday’s Fire and Ice Jamboree fundraiser for the Lake City Music Boosters were postponed.
Lake City Public Schools called off in-person classes Monday and started two hours late on...
Council okays outdoor recreation grant, terminates paramedic at March meeting
Mar 11, 2026
The Lake City City Council touched on parks, stormwater retention, and personnel at its regular monthly meeting March 9.
Outdoor recreation grant for ice rink
In a 5-1 vote, the council gave its approval to staff to submit an outdoor recreation grant to the Minnesota Department of Natural...
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