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Pfeilsticker receives state DWI All-Star award
Apr 29, 2026
A Lake City Police officer has again received state recognition for his efforts to arrest people driving under the influence.
On April 20, Scott McConkey came to the Lake City Police Department to present Pfeilsticker with a DWI All-Star award from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s...
Tree likely to blame for weekend power outage
Apr 22, 2026
The power outage in Lake City Saturday, April 18, was likely due to damage to a transmission line south of Lake City, according to City of Lake City Public Works Director Mitchell Rigelman.
“My understanding of what occurred, is the outage was caused by a tree striking and taking down a...
Asphalt paving on Wabasha County Hwy. 5 to begin April 27
Apr 22, 2026
Asphalt paving construction on Wabasha County Hwy. 5 and 36 from Goodhue County Hwy. 9 to Clubhouse Drive in Lake City is planned to begin April 27.
County Hwy. 5 will be open to traffic through the duration of construction; however, road users are advised to use alternate routes. A rough...
SWCD meets April 23
Apr 15, 2026
Wabasha County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) will hold their regular board meeting on Thursday, April 23, at 8:15 a.m. at the Wabasha County Soil and Water Conservation District Office, 611 Broadway Ave. Ste 10B, Wabasha.
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...
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