Wabasha News

The Austin Police Department made $30,396 in 2010 on seized cash and forfeited property it sold, according to a new report from the Minnesota State Auditor.

MINNEAPOLIS - Federal officials have designated three Minnesota trails national recreation trails.

A detour is set up for drivers. The detour takes commuters onto County Road 30, they'll go east into Wabasha, where they can then return to Highway 61.

The National Weather Service says the river is about one-and-a-third feet below its flood stage at Hastings Minnesota.

Local meteorologists are on alert for flooding after weekend storms doused the Twin Cities and other parts of the state with several inches of rain.

Rivers on the rise Some predicted rises of the Mississippi River, based on present rainfall totals: Lock and Dam 3 above Red Wing, from 673 feet to 681.4 feet by Friday, reaching moderate flood stage.

"This is a great opportunity to grow the primary care workforce and increase access to care in rural areas of the state," said Dennis Kelly, MMAF CEO.

If you go What: Mason Jennings, Farewell Milwaukee When: 7 p.m. May 19. Doors open at 6 p.m. Where: Broadway Theater, 611 Broadway Ave., Wabasha Tickets: $25 in advance, available online , or $30 at the door.

Using huge cranes on river barges, workers hoisted concrete girders into place on the $120 million bridge over the Mississippi River in Hastings.

Greg Spoden from the Minnesota State Climatology Office has designed a new web page for viewing maps, graphics and text associated with recent rainfall events in Minnesota.