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Hwy. 61 crack sealing begins between Lake City and Red Wing

Jul 9, 2025

The City of Lake City has received notification from the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) that crack sealing operations were scheduled to begin on Highway 61 between Lake City and Red Wing starting Monday, July 7. This maintenance is part of MnDOT’s statewide pavement preservation...

Crossings to close for railroad track work

Jul 9, 2025

Signage has appeared at the Lyon Avenue (Hwy. 63) railroad crossing bearing the words “Road Closed Beginning July 11.” Mitchell Rigelman, the City of Lake City interim public works director, said the sign “is related to upcoming railroad crossing work by CPKC (Railroad). They’re planning to close...

Tire explosion leaves one dead, one hospitalized

Jul 2, 2025

A tire explosion in rural Lake City June 24 fatally wounded one person and caused another to be hospitalized according to the Wabasha County Sheriff’s Office. “Today our deputies and emergency responders were sent to rural Lake City on a call of a tire exploding while being worked on. 34 year old...

Emergency response training near Hok-Si-La

Jun 25, 2025

Area emergency response agencies held a water emergency response training session Wednesday, June 18, on Lake Pepin near the Hok-Si-La Park boat launch. Watercraft from the Goodhue County Sheriff’s Office and Red Wing Fire Department were among those used in the training. Above, a sandwich board on...

Rochester man charged with murder in Wabasha County

Jun 25, 2025

A Rochester man is charged with murder following the death of a woman June 18 at Gundersen St. Elizabeth’s in Wabasha. According to a statement from the Wabasha County Sheriff’s Office: “On Wednesday, June 18, at approximately 4:45 p.m., the Wabasha County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a...

Fisherman found after search

Jun 18, 2025

An injured fisherman was found after an extensive search by the Goodhue County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday, according to a news release. “On June 17, 2025, at approximately 12:53 a.m., the Goodhue County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) responded to an attempt to locate call for a fisherman at Frontenac State...

One county road opens, another closes

Jun 11, 2025

Wabasha County Hwy. 25 between Wabasha County Hwy. 2 and Olmsted County opened to through traffic Wednesday, June 11, according to the Wabasha County Highway Department. Wabasha County Hwy. 2 between Wabasha County Hwy. 25 and MN Hwy. 247 will be closed to traffic to complete concrete repairs on...

Conflicted but unanimous board approves Cornerstone Ridge plat request

Jun 11, 2025

Wabasha County Commissioners on June 3 approved the preliminary plat request by Brent Beck for “Cornerstone Ridge,” a housing subdivision in Mazeppa Township. Beck, representing Cornerstone Real Estate, submitted a preliminary plat application on Feb. 20. Parcels total about 109 acres in the...

One removed from burning Lake City home

Jun 4, 2025

Lake City emergency responders extracted a person from a burning home on May 29, the Lake City Fire Department reported in a Facebook post. “At 7:18 a.m. Lake City Fire was dispatched to a residential structure fire in the City of Lake City,” the department said in the post. “When firefighters...

Sheriff: UTV/Pick-up truck collision leaves one dead