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Thirty-nine-year-old Jamie Lee Voelker of Windom was sentenced Wednesday, September 30th, in Cottonwood County District Court to 150 months (12.5 years) in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder without intent. The case dates back […]

The Mountain Lake Police Department reported 25 calls in the week of September 21st through September 27th. Among the calls, officers took two reports of stolen mail, including one on North 15th Street and another […]

Windom Police Department reported 85 calls in the week of September 20th to September 26th. Traffic-related activity made up a large portion of the week, with officers conducting 20 traffic stops, responding to nine directed […]

The Mountain Lake Police Department is reporting a significant increase in activity during 2025 as they released their 2025 Annual Report. According to the department’s newly released annual report, officers responded to 1,250 calls for […]

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office reported 16 calls from September 21st through September 24th. Deputies responded to several calls in Jackson, including trespassing complaints, a civil dispute, harassment, a disturbance and a vehicle that reportedly […]

The Windom Police Department recently reported several incidents, including two traffic-related arrests, a two-vehicle crash and a warrant arrest. On September 19th, officers responded to a single-vehicle crash near Langley Avenue and Highway 60. Police […]

The Mountain Lake Police Department reported 24 calls during the week of September 14th through September 20th. Among the calls, officers investigated a suspicious person that resulted in the arrest of a 34-year-old Mountain Lake […]

Jackson County Sheriff’s Office reported 19 calls from September 18th to September 20th. Among the calls, deputies arrested a 43-year-old Jackson man on a Cottonwood County warrant for felony threats of violence. A 23-year-old Jackson […]

Windom Council Approves Emergency Ordinance Following Drake Avenue Shooting More details are emerging about Saturday’s shooting incident in Windom that resulted in a nearly day-long law enforcement response, the arrest of a 69-year-old Windom man […]

EMERGENCY WINDOM CITY COUNCIL MEETING TODAY. The Windom City Council will hold an emergency meeting TODAY to consider an emergency ordinance regarding a property on Drake Avenue. According to Windom City Administrator Steve Nasby, the […]