Local News

Mountain Lake Police Department reported 34 calls from September 22nd to September 28th. Officers conducted several traffic stops, responded to welfare checks and a truancy call. Officers investigated a terroristic threat at Mt Lake Public […]

The Minnesota State Patrol responded to a two-vehicle crash on the afternoon of the 25th in Jeffers. Authorities say it happened around 1:15 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 30 and South Courthouse Avenue. According […]

The Minnesota State Patrol reported a fatal crash Friday evening in Yellow Medicine County. It happened around 6:40 p.m. at the intersection of 490th Street and 160th Avenue in Sandnes Township. Authorities say a 2006 […]

The Mountain Lake Police Department reports that a potential school threat was quickly investigated and secured Friday morning. Police Chief Louis Norell says his department was contacted at 10:05 a.m. by Mountain Lake Public School […]

The City of Mountain Lake wants to hear from the community! As part of creating a new Active Transportation Action Plan, residents are encouraged to share their ideas, opinions, and suggestions for making walking, biking, […]

Mountain Lake Police Department reported 24 calls from September 15th to September 21st. Officers assisted other agencies with accidents, arrests, disabled vehicles, and use of the K-9 Unit. Officers took reports on harassment, driving complaints […]

The Windom Police Department reported 108 calls in the week of September 14th to September 20th. Officers handled 1 Citizen Complaint, 3 Accidents with no injuries and 1 Juvenile Runaway. Officers responded to 16 Directed […]

A Cottonwood County District Court hearing was held on Tuesday, September 9th in the case of Jamie Voelker of Windom, who is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of his mother, 70-year-old Katheryn […]

TODAY’s Meetings include: Windom Area Health Governing Board Meeting at 5:30pm in the Large Conference Room at the hospital. The Windom School Board will hold a work session starting at 6:30 p.m. in the City […]

I’d like to take a moment to respectfully acknowledge that today is POW/MIA Recognition Day. The 3rd Friday of September is a date set to recommit to full accountability to the families of captured service […]