public safety

Pickup goes through ice near Old Frontenac

Feb 23, 2022

The Goodhue County Sheriff’s Office is reminding people that no ice is always safe after a pickup truck went through the Lake Pepin ice near Methodist beach in Frontenac. According to a sheriff’s office Facebook post, a sheriff’s office airboat happened to be in the area when the call came in at...

Deputy honored for ‘hat trick’ of impaired driver detections

Feb 2, 2022

Wabasha County Sheriff’s Deputy Tanner Clay is being heralded as one of Minnesota’s top cops at stopping drunk drivers. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety and Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths presented Clay with a DWI Hat Trick Award, which is achieved whenever an...

Sheriff’s office: Unconscious man in vehicle just napping

Jan 26, 2022

Emergency services responded to a call on Frontenac Pond the morning of Jan. 21 of a male passed out in a running vehicle. According to the Goodhue County Sheriff’s Office, one of the responding agencies, the person was just having a nap in the vehicle.

Monday night Fire on Park Street

Jan 12, 2022

Lake City Firefighters outside and on the roof of a house that caught fire Monday evening, Jan. 10, in Lake City. The fire was on the 500 block of Park Street, according to the Lake City Police Department, which assisted on the call. It’s not clear if anyone was inside the house at the time of the...

One hurt in Jan. 7 roll-over

Jan 12, 2022

One person was injured in a single-vehicle roll-over that happened before midnight on Jan. 7. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a 2016 GMC Sierra was southbound on Highway 63 in Mount Pleasant Township when it left the roadway and rolled. The driver, a 37-year-old Byron man, was treated for...

Police issue notification, offer to answer questions on sex offender

Jan 5, 2022

On Dec. 29, the Lake City Police Department notified the public that Theodore Benjamin Leisen, a Level 3 sex offender, will be taking up residence in the 500 block of West Marion Street as of Jan. 1. State law allows police departments to notify the public of a Level 3 registrant’s release from...

Single car crash leads to arrest

Jan 5, 2022

The driver of a car that struck a guardrail north of Lake City on Jan. 1 was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence of a controlled substance. According to the state patrol, the Ford Focus was southbound on Highway 61 at around 5 p.m. that day when it left the road and struck a guard...

Crash between minivan, tractor injures one

Dec 8, 2021

A collision between a tractor and a minivan south of Zumbro Falls on Dec. 2 sent the driver of the van to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. The crash report said that a 2010 Honday Odyssey driven by a 39-year-old Rochester woman was...

Sheriff’s office pursuit passes through Lake City

Dec 1, 2021

Lake City Police assisted the Wabasha County Sheriff’s Office Monday, Nov. 29, when a vehicle deputies were pursuing passed through Lake City. According to this week’s police report, the department assisted until the pursuit left Lake City. Wabasha County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Jim Warren...

Crash into home leads to arrest, charges

Nov 17, 2021

A Wisconsin man is facing charges after allegedly crashing a vehicle into a home in Lake City. “This incident happened Friday (Nov. 12) evening at about 8 p.m. Officers responded to a report of a vehicle that crashed into a house at 220 S. 6th St. Fire and ambulance crews were also dispatched to...