Results from a survey done by the city fo Albert Lea regarding how residwents feel about the proposed recreation center upgrades. Around 500 people took the survey. 52 percent said the upgrades were “very important” to them, while 33 percent said the upgrades were “not important” to them. 48 percent of respondents also said building … Read more
LANSING TOWNSHIP, Minn. – The name of a man injured when his pickup truck crashed in Mower County Friday afternoon has been released. The Minnesota State Patrol says Donald Joseph Ginder, 63 of Marshall, apparently lost control of his vehicle on Highway 218, when he skided off the road into the west ditch near 255th … Read more
AUSTIN, Minn. – An Austin man arrested for robbing a gas station last year has been sentenced. Derek Joseph Leichtnam pleaded guilty to firearm charges after police say he broke through the front door of the Apollo III gas station on Oakland Avenue West July 10, 2022 and stole 102 vape pens, 19 disposable vapes, … Read more
AUSTIN, Minn. – A man who skipped out on his own trial has now been recaptured. Michael Drew Williams, 51, who was arrested last year in connection to a 2021 assault in Mower County, only showed up for the first day of his trial and never returned. The trial was conducted in his absence and … Read more
AUSTIN, Minn. – A final sentence has been handed down in connection to a traffic stop turned drug bust in Mower County last year. Shane Thomas Rose, 46 of Claremont, and Brittany Nichole Brown of Austin were pulled over in April 2022 by Austin police, who found 27.82 grams of methamphetamine in the vehicle. Brown … Read more
A local cannabis business owner is blazin’ mad after his pot plants were confiscated in Faribault. Matt Little, a partner at Midwest Extraction Services in Waseca, says local law enforcement raided Total Tobacco Tuesday, where 22 plants were being held at a smoke shop for customer pickup. Police say the plants they seized were labeled … Read more
Recreational marijuana use is now legal in Minnesota effective as of Tuesday. Adults 21 and older can now legally possess or transport up to 2 ounces of cannabis in a public place, and possess up to two pounds at a private residence. Home growers can have up to 8 plants in an enclosed, locked space. … Read more
KIMT-TV 3 NEWS – Due to expected high demand on the regional power grid, four local electrical co-ops issued peak alerts, including Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative in Albert Lea and Austin Utilities. Customers are asked to reduce their use of electricity by setting their cooling systems to at least 78 degrees, higher if no one … Read more
FREEMAN TOWNSHIP, Minn. – A pickup rollover injured two people in Freeborn County Thursday afternoon. The crash happened just after 1:30 pm on southbound Interstate 35. The Minnesota State Patrol says Reed Hogate, 79 of Highland, California, was driving near mile marker 4 when he lost control and his truck overturned. Hogate and a passenger, … Read more
The first sculpture to be displayed as part of Art Walk Albert Lea was unveiled Wednesday at Fountain Lake Park. The rest of the pieces are anticipated to be installed by the end of the season, with the hope to have 20 pieces up by the end of 2025. Art Walk Albert Lea organizers say … Read more