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St. John's student dies in accident

Apr 5, 2023

A 14-year-old St. John’s student has died after becoming trapped and suffocating in rural Kellogg. Hunter Flaxbeard of Kellogg died March 30 at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, two days after emergency responders removed him from a hole where he had become trapped. “On March 28 at approximately 5:37...

Timm receives sheriff’s association scholarship

Mar 22, 2023

Wabasha County Sheriff Rodney Bartsh, on behalf of the Minnesota Sheriff’s Association, presented a scholarship check for $2,000 to Trevor Timm of Wabasha. Each year the Minnesota Sheriff’s Association gives out scholarships to those going to school for law enforcement. “We used to give out a...

Three honored for Lake Pepin rescue

Feb 22, 2023

A Lake City Firefighter, a Wabasha County Sheriff’s Deputy, and a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer are being honored with lifesaving awards for a rescue on Lake Pepin last July. According to the Wabasha County Sheriff’s Office incident report, Lake City Firefighter...

Lake City man killed in motorcycle crash

Sep 21, 2022

A Lake City man was killed after the motorcycle he was driving collided with a deer on Sept. 19, according to the Wabasha County Sheriff’s Office. Wabasha County Sheriff’s Office responded to a motorcycle vs. deer accident at around 11:30 p.m. at the intersection of Wabasha County Road 17 and...

Crop duster crashes near Elgin

Aug 24, 2022

A crop dusting helicopter hit a power line north of Elgin and crashed on Aug. 16, according to the Wabasha County Sheriff’s Office. No one was injured. Wabasha County Dispatch received a 911 call at about 3 p.m. that afternoon reporting “helicopter vs. power line crash just north of the...

Debate response hints at law enforcement rift

Aug 17, 2022

At a Wabasha County Sheriff debate organized by the Wabasha County Republicans in July, the moderator offered the following prompt to candidates Rodney Bartsh (the incumbent), and Jason Bade: “Tell us about working with the other police departments throughout Wabasha County. Tells us about the...

Motorcyclist killed north of Zumbro Falls

Aug 3, 2022

A rural Lake City man is dead following an apparent single-vehicle motorcycle accident on July 27, according to the Wabasha County Sheriff’s Office. County dispatch received a 911 call at about 7:00 a.m. that day reporting a single motorcycle and rider in a field at the intersection of County Road...

Sheriff’s office: Motorcycle passenger dead after single-vehicle accident

Jul 20, 2022

A Plainview woman is dead after the motorcycle she was a passenger on swerved to miss a deer on July 16, according to the Wabasha County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff’s office responded to the call in Hyde Park Township at about 7:46 p.m. “The preliminary investigation revealed that a motorcycle...

Millville man pleads guilty in father's killing, plea deal calls for 36 years in prison

May 18, 2022

The Wabasha County Attorney Karrie Kelly announced on May 13 that James Edward Riley, 46, of Millville has entered a plea of guilty to murder in the second degree in relation to the murder of his father, Edward Riley, on March 5, 2021. The County Attorney’s Office supplemented the guilty plea with...

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...