Wabasha Police Department

10/14/2026

🚧 HIGHWAY 25 CLOSURE — PLAN AHEAD 🚧

The Wabasha Police Department wants to let its residents know that **Wisconsin Highway 25 will be closed at the railroad crossing in Nelson from Monday, October 26, through Friday, October 30, 2026**, for railroad crossing work.

**Travelers will not be able to use the usual Highway 25 route between Wabasha and Nelson during the closure.** Those needing to cross the Mississippi River will need to use an alternate crossing at **Red Wing or Winona**, depending on their destination.

If you travel to Wisconsin for work, school, appointments, or other commitments, please plan your alternate route now. The detour could add **an hour or more to your commute**, depending on your destination.

Allow extra travel time and follow posted detour signs.

**Please share this notice to help neighbors, coworkers, friends, and family plan ahead.**

— Wabasha Police Department

10/10/2026

UPDATE: She is home safe. Thank you for your help.

This little lady was found running on Highway 61 about 5 miles south of Wabasha. If you know her please call 651-565-3361.

10/05/2026

09/13/2026

An insulin was found at the Front Porch in Kellogg tonight. If it's yours, please call 651-565-3361 so we can get it back to you.

09/03/2026

Community Information – Social Media Trend

The Wabasha Police Department is aware of a social media trend circulating on TikTok involving “The Cat in the Hat.” Some students in our community have received or been forwarded content associated with this trend.

At this time, we are not aware of any specific or credible threat directed toward Wabasha-Kellogg Schools, its students, or staff.

The Wabasha Police Department is working with Wabasha-Kellogg Schools to promote awareness of this trend and to ensure that any concerning information is appropriately reported and evaluated.

We understand that content like this can be concerning to students, parents, and school staff. We ask students and community members not to repost, forward, or otherwise share the content, as doing so can unnecessarily increase concern and make it more difficult to determine where information originated.

If a student receives concerning content, particularly anything that references our school, students, staff, or community specifically, please preserve the message or post and bring it to the attention of a school official or the Wabasha Police Department rather than sharing it with others.

We will continue to communicate with school officials and address any information that raises a legitimate safety concern.

As always, if you see or receive something that concerns you, please say something. Students and parents are welcome to contact a school official or the Wabasha Police Department with any questions or concerns.

09/01/2026

When Joe Stark was in high school in Winona, he did a ride along with his uncle who was a police officer and decided he wanted to become a police officer. He completed a two-year program to become a police officer at Alexandria Technical College. He was anxious to move back to the area

08/28/2026

𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 Cody Dean Plank

Attached is a notice that Level 3 predatory offender Cody Dean Plank Will Be Moving into the community. Under Minnesota law 244.052 and 253D, law enforcement is required to share information about certain offenders based on their assigned risk level. We believe a well-informed public helps to keep our community safe.

08/15/2026

Dog located running the streets of WAbasha has collar with name but no address if this pup is yours, please contact Dispatch at 651-565-3361 to claim.

08/13/2026

These three spaniels were found between Wabasha and Plainview last week and are still in our care. If they are yours, or you know where they belong, please call us at (651)565-3361.

WPD #26-2344
WCSO #26-3750

08/09/2026

💙 THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING NATIONAL NIGHT OUT! 💙

The Wabasha Police Department would like to give a huge THANK YOU to everyone who helped make National Night Out possible!

We are incredibly fortunate to have local businesses, organizations, and individuals who continue to support our department, our events, and most importantly, our community.

A special thank you to:

⭐ Cattlemen’s
⭐ Wabasha Fresh Market
⭐ Dairy Queen
⭐ Herb & Arrow
⭐ West Side Tavern
⭐ Hope Coalition
⭐ Public Health
⭐ Wabasha Royalty
⭐ Our named individual donors
⭐ An anonymous donor

Your donations and support helped make the evening a success, and we truly appreciate each and every one of you.

And of course, thank you to everyone who came out and joined us! National Night Out is about bringing neighbors, families, first responders, and community organizations together, and it was great seeing so many people come out and enjoy the evening.

We couldn’t do events like this without the support of our community, and we’re proud to be a part of it.

Thank you, Wabasha! 💙🚔