News Staff CARROLTON TOWNSHIP, Minn. – An Austin man was hospitalized after a one car rollover crash in Fillmore County. The Minnesota State Patrol says Phillip James Olson, 27, apparently lost control of his vehicle on Highway 16 Monday, skidded into a ditch and overturned near mile marker 239. The State Patrol says Olson suffered non-life threatening … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – The Austin City Council has formally voted 6-1 to remove Dan Mueller from the city’s Human Rights Commission during its Tuesday meeting. The Austin HRC voted unanimously to remove him recently citing his involvement with different groups whose mission does not align with the commission’s values. Mueller, husband of Republican Rep. … Read more
AUSTIN, Minn. – New details are being released about an hours long police standoff at an Austin hotel early Sunday morning. Authorities confirmed Tuesday that two men have been arrested in connection to a weapon-involved assault in which two people were hospitalized. Police said several people were in the room when they arrived, and after … Read more
Steele County frontline workers are being honored for stepping up druing the COVID crisis. The Steele County Free Fair board is hosting a free show in front of the grandstand August 18 as a way to thank frontline workers from this past year. -0-
AUSTIN, Minn. – A Mower County man accused of dealing drugs four separate times in a week is pleading not guilty. Robert Edward Collins, 45 of Austin, was busted in an undercover drug sale between May 6 and May 13 to a confidential informant. He is being held in the Mower County Jail on $500,000 … Read more
The State Patrol says an Austin man was rushed to St. Mary’s Hospital Monday morning following a rollover crash in Fillmore County. The State Patrol says 27-year-old Phillip Olson apparently lost control of his car on Highway 16 just south of Lanesboro, skidded of the roadway and overturned into a ditch. -0-
(FOX 9) – Frontline workers want a piece of the pandemic money pie. Now that Minnesota lawmakers have freed up $250 million for COVID-19 bonus pay, frontline workers are scrambling for a cut of the money. As Gov. Tim Walz signed the bill into law last week, labor unions were already asking that their members … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – Two men are in custody after a July 4th standoff at an Austin hotel. Austin Police, and the Mower County Sheriff’s Department went to the Holiday Inn for a weapon-involved assault, and a victim told dispatchers that they were unable to leave because one of the men had a firearm. After … Read more
An Austin man has been arrested in connection to two stolen motorcycles. Austin Police found the dirt bikes, which had been reported stolen from a residence in Austin June 29, at a residence on 14th Ave. SE. Detectives also found drug paraphernalia and weapons in the residence. Criminal charges are pending, police said. -0-
The Iowa State Patrol has released the name of a Northeast Iowa man killed in a tractor accident. Robert Grundel lost control of the vehicle, skidded into a ditch, and overturned on State Line Road, southwest of Lyle June 30. The 42 year old died from his injuries. No one else was hurt. -0-