Red Wing Police will have extra enforcement for seat belt use May 21 through June 3. Officers will be especially watchful for teenagers not buckling up, Police Chief Tim Sletten said, adding that low seat belt use is one reason that traffic crashes are the leading killer of Minnesota teenagers.
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Police to step up seat belt enforcement
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Kenyon man charged with conspiracy to commit murder
A Kenyon man was charged Wednesday in Rice County District Court with conspiracy to commit premeditated first-degree murder.
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Kwik Trip reports damage
Kwik Trip, 915 Main St., reported May 17 that a 47-year-old River Falls female drove away from the gas pump with the hose still in her gas tank. The hose was ripped from the pump, causing $300 in damage.
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Better Business Bureau warns about Memorial Day scams
The Better Business Bureau is warning people, especially elderly veterans, of scams surrounding the upcoming Memorial Day holiday. The organization advises to be on the lookout for deals that seem too good to be true or for disreputable charities.
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Red Wing man gets two days in jail for protesting
A Red Wing man will serve two days in jail after being found guilty of trespass for protesting at an arms and weapons manufacturer last year.
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Man who fled police, jumped off bridge is charged
A man who jumped off the Eisenhower Bridge while trying to evade police Thursday has been charged with theft and fleeing a peace officer.
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Police investigating one-vehicle crash
A one-vehicle crash that happened at about 9:30 p.m. Saturday is being investigated by Red Wing Police.
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Lexvold gets one year for fatal crash
There were tears on both sides of the courtroom Monday as 20-year-old Chad Lexvold was sentenced to a year in jail for causing the car crash that killed his best friend in March 2011.
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Second pursuit leads police to High Bridge
For the second time in just more than a week, Red Wing police were involved in a car chase through town that included a stolen vehicle.
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Goodhue County deputies assist U.S. Marshals office in arrest
A Duluth businessman who skipped town rather than show up for court a year and a half ago - after allegedly spending almost $800,000 erroneously refunded to him by the Minnesota Department of Revenue - was arrested at a Goodhue County campground Thursday night.
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Recycling center reports illegal dumping
The Goodhue County Recycling Center, 3745 Highway 61, reported to police that someone had illegally dumped garbage at the center.
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No seat belt? Expect a bumpy ride
Goodhue County Sheriff's Deputy Rodney Roberts has seen it all - from kids sneaking a seat belt across their laps once they spot an officer to adults driving without a belt and claiming it's simply broken.
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Red Wing man gets three years in prison for armed robbery at motel
A Red Wing man was sentenced to three years in prison June 1 for his involvement in an armed robbery at a motel last January.
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Woman has house broken into, car stolen
A Red Wing woman had her house broken into and her vehicle stolen while she was out of town, Red Wing Police reported.
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Appeals court rules for city in rental code lawsuit
The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled Monday that those challenging Red Wing's rental code have not proven it is unconstitutional.
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Marijuana plants found, destroyed
Red Wing police, Southeast Minnesota Narcotics and Gang Task Force and the St. Croix Valley Drug Task Force responded to 312 Glenwood St. where alleged marijuana plants were growing outside.
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Court upholds city's rental inspection code
The Minnesota Court of Appeals sided with the city in a ruling released Monday on Red Wing's rental inspection code, and opponents have said they will now petition the state's highest court to hear the case.
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Sletten to retire
Red Wing Police Chief Tim Sletten will retire from his position at the end of October 2012. He turned in his official resignation letter to the city May 17.
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Donno pleads not guilty to fleeing police
The man who led police on a pursuit through Red Wing before stopping his car on the High Bridge and jumping in the river pleaded not guilty to fleeing police Friday.
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Red Wing man gets 18 months for robbery
A Red Wing man was sentenced to 18 months in prison for allegedly robbing a man at gunpoint last February.
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