Traffic

Animal collisions injure Lake City residents on consecutive days

Aug 14, 2019

Two Lake City residents were injured in separate collisions with animals on Highway 61 between Lake City and Red Wing last week. On Aug. 5 just after 3 a.m., a Honda CRV driven by a 70-year-old Lake City woman was northbound on Highway 61 near Wacouta Road when it struck a horse, according to the...

Semi hits traffic light, blocks Lakeshore Drive

Jul 31, 2019

A collision with a traffic light at the corner of Lyon Avenue and Lakeshore Drive left three lanes of Lakeshore Drive blocked Monday, July 29. At around 4:20 p.m. that day, a semi truck hauling 51,000 pounds of flour collided with the light while making a right turn from Lyon Avenue southbound...

Highway 60 paving project begins May 20

May 15, 2019

Motorists using Highway 60 will encounter a detour beginning May 20 between Zumbro Falls and Wabasha as crews begin a paving and culvert replacement project, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Rochester Sand and Gravel, a MnDOT contractor, will be resurfacing and replacing...

Open house for Hwy. 61 paving project, Kellogg to Lake City, is April 24

Apr 17, 2019

The public is invited to an open house on Wednesday, April 24 in Wabasha to learn more about the Highway 61 paving and culvert replacement project that begins next month, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Rochester Sand and Gravel, a MnDOT contractor, will be resurfacing...

Lincoln High School student killed in weekend collision

Feb 28, 2019

Friends, family, classmates, school staff, and community members are remembering Lincoln High School student Karina Gonzalez-Baltazar and raising money for her family. Gonzalez-Baltazar, 17, was a passenger in a vehicle driven by her sister, Fidelina Gonzalez, 35, when it was struck by a large...

Snow Blows: Blizzard closes school, highway

Feb 28, 2019

The aftermath of a weekend blizzard left Highway 63 between Lake City and Zumbro Falls closed until Tuesday afternoon, Lake City public schools closed Monday and Tuesday, and city streets and parks crews digging out yet again. At Monday’s School Board Meeting, Supt. Erick Enger went over the...

Feb. 8 collision on snowy highway kills two

Feb 14, 2019

A head-on collision between a semi tractor-trailer and a pickup truck on Feb. 8 killed two and injured one. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, driver Gary Dean Johnson, 58, of Lake City, and his passenger, Cheryl Ann Schleicher, 59, of Lake City, were southbound on Highway 61 south of Lake...

Work zone crashes prompt MnDOTsafety reminder

Dec 27, 2018

With three recent work zone crashes in southeastern Minnesota, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) reminds drivers to slow down and pay attention, according to a news release. MnDOT crews have been out in the warmer winter weather doing maintenance work on the roads and repairing...

Rollover on Hwy. 61 injures one

Dec 20, 2018

A rollover on Highway 61 just north of Lake City just after 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 18, left a Red Wing man injured. Mark Renshaw, 56, received non-life-threatening injuries in the three-vehicle crash, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety. All three cars were south-bound in a...

Letter: Close call shows why three lanes are needed

Oct 3, 2018

To the editor: Last year, at this time I helped decorate the city for the fall season. I was helping to put up the corn stalks. I was crossing Hwy. 61 carrying corn stalks in front of me. Two cars had stopped for me, one going north and one going south. I got to the middle of the street and out of...