ALBERT LEA, MINN. – The criminal trial for Albert Lea restaurant owner Lisa Hanson continues this week. A judge ruled against most of the arguments Hanson, who is representing herself, made during opening statements in court Wednesday, and overruled her on more than 30 objections that she raised during the trial’s first day. Hanson is facing 9 misdemeanor charges for defying Governor Tim Walz’s executive order, after she re-opened her restaurant — The Interchange — during a mandated COVID-19 shut-down last winter. Each misdemeanor could result in a fine of up to 1,000 dollars or 90 days in jail.
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