Jess Abrahamson

1 week ago | kttc.com | Jess Abrahamson

LAKE CITY, Minn. (KTTC) – A person was rescued in Lake City during a morning house fire. Lake City Fire Chief Dan Patterson says flames and smoke were coming from the front of the home Thursday morning when crews arrived on scene on North High Street. Passersby were already trying to get inside the home to provide assistance. A resident of the home was brought out on the front lawn for emergency medical care and was then transferred by ambulance to a hospital.

1 week ago | kttc.com | Jess Abrahamson

AUSTIN, Minn. (KTTC) – 2025 marks 100 years for the Scripps National Spelling Bee and the excitement is underway in Maryland as a field of 243 top spellers will be narrowed down to one. The preliminary rounds took place on Tuesday and a competitor from Auston took on a tough 14-year-old. Carter Peterson is an 8th grader from Ellis Middle School in Austin. He loves football, gaming, drawing and teaching others about “weird” words they have never heard before.

2 weeks ago | kttc.com | Jess Abrahamson

NORTHWOOD, Iowa (KTTC) – A trip to the casino took a lucky turn in north Iowa this week. Boyd Gaming is reporting someone from Minnesota won a $90,000 dollar jackpot at Diamond Jo Hotel & Casino on Monday. The name of the winner hasn’t been released, but he appears to be a rural resident. When asked what he was going to do with the winnings, his plans were to fix his tractor and pay some bills.

3 weeks ago | kttc.com | Jess Abrahamson

BUFFALO, Wisc. (KTTC) – The Buffalo County, WI Sheriff’s Office reports the road is now open to traffic again after a crash involving a semi-truck and train. The Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office said, according to witness reports, the semi-trailer was attempting to cross the railroad tracks while the crossing arms were down, before being struck by the train. The trailer was then reportedly severed in half. The driver of the semi, a 65-year-old Durand man, was not injured in the accident.

3 weeks ago | kttc.com | Jess Abrahamson

BUFFALO, Wisc. (KTTC) – An alert for anyone traveling between Wabasha, MN and Nelson, WI. The Buffalo County, WI Sheriff’s Office is reporting an accident involving a train and a semi-truck has closed a railroad crossing in Nelson. In an alert shared on Facebook, the sheriff’s office says the railroad crossing on the Wabasha Dike Road is closed. That closure is expected to be prolonged. The post was made about 9:20 a.m. Wednesday.