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Police using license plate readers to aid enforcement efforts
Sep 17, 2025
Sharp-eyed readers of the weekly police report in the Graphic might notice a new category of call identified as “FLOCK CAMERA.”
According to Lake City Police Sgt. Bill Weist, it refers to “a new ALPR [automatic license plate reader] system that was installed a couple weeks ago. It helps alert us...
One killed, two injured in three Wabasha County motorcycle crashes
Sep 17, 2025
The Minnesota State Patrol reported three crashes involving motorcycles in Wabasha County between Sept. 11 and Sept. 14.
One motorcycle rider was killed and two others were injured in the crashes.
Fatal accident on Hwy. 60 and County Hwy. 13
Michael Lee Kotlarz, 47, of Arcadia, Wis., was killed...
One injured in Zumbro Township crash
Sep 10, 2025
One person was injured when two southbound vehicles collided on Hwy. 63 in Zumbro Township on Sept. 5, according to the State Patrol.
A Buick Lacrosse and a Chevrolet Impala collided shortly before 9:30 a.m. near 605th Street, according to the report.
The driver of the Impala, a 23-year-old Lake...
County highway near Oak Center closes for culvert replacement
Sep 10, 2025
Wabasha County Hwy 31 east of Oak Center from approximately 360th Ave. to 355th Ave. was planned to be closed to through traffic for culvert replacements and road work beginning Sept. 8, according to the county highway department.
Road users will need to use alternate routes during this closure...
Commissioners approve agreement for Kellogg-Wabasha Trail project
Sep 10, 2025
Wabasha County Commissioners on Sept. 2 approved a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Federal Highway Administration and the Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office in regard to the proposed Kellogg-Wabasha Trail Connection project.
The County is the lead agency. Federal funding is...
Lake City’s preliminary tax levy up 7%
Sep 10, 2025
The Lake City City Council approved a preliminary property tax levy increase of 7% and a corresponding 2025 budget at its Sept. 8 meeting.
The breakdown of the $5,267,106 proposed levy is as follows: General Fund - $3,825,991, Library Fund - $195,225, Capital Project Fund - $715,813, 2021A Street...
City’s Facade Improvement Program helps businesses look their best
Sep 3, 2025
The City of Lake City, through its Port Authority, has assisted two businesses with exterior upgrades this year, and Port Authority Director Doug Grout is trying to create awareness of the program that enabled it and to encourage more businesses to use it.
Whitewater Canvas got a loan from the...
Centenarian injured in crash near Staehli park - State Patrol
Sep 3, 2025
A 102-year-old Iowa man was injured Tuesday, Sept. 2, after the pickup he was riding in collided with a semi, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. His injuries were described as non-life-threatening.
The crash occurred shortly before 7:30 a.m. on Highway 61 in Florence Township near Staehli...
Aurora Condo info session is today
Aug 27, 2025
A public information session for the long-planned condominium development at the corner of Lakeshore Drive and Marion Street in Lake City is scheduled for today, Aug. 28, at Wild Wings Plaza.
Aurora Lakeside Condominiums is planned to be a four-story complex overlooking McCahill Park and the Lake...
Electric utility working high and low on city power infrastructure
Aug 27, 2025
Lake City Public Utilities has been working in the air and underground in the past week due to an evening outage and an ongoing power pole replacement effort.
North Side Outage
The outage occured Thursday, Aug. 21 at about 6:30 p.m., affecting the north end of Lake City from Grant Street...
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