News Staff FOREST CITY – A plea change hearing is set for a former Forest City schools employee charged with drunk driving while on the job. 44-year-old Rebecca Spencer was stopped by law enforcement on Cerro Gordo County Road B-14 just east of Apple Avenue. She is charged with operating while intoxicated and child endangerment while transporting … Read more
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said that he has no plans to deploy the National Guard to manage the hundreds of protestors who have gathered at the Line 3 pipeline. Walz said he does not expect the protestors to “interfere with lawful construction or lawful practices.” -0-
The name of a 60 year old Albert Lea man injured in a motorcycle crash Saturday evening has been released. The Minnesota State Patrol reported that Brooks Daniel Fischer was southbound on Highway 218 Saturday evening when he lost control of the 2004 Yamaha motorcycle he was on, and laid the bike down on the … Read more
UPDATE – The Austin Police Department and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension are investigating after an early Saturday morning shooting at a northeast Austin residence claimed the life of a man and injured others. Austin Police reported that based on evidence and witness interviews, authorities believe the shooting was a targeted incident. -0-
Three people were shot and one was killed in Rochester over the weekend in two shooting incidents police say appear to be unrelated. Two people were shot in downtown Rochester early Sunday morning at Third Street Southwest and First Avenue Southwest. One 28-year-old Rochester man died on the scene, and another 28-year-old Rochester man was … Read more
WASECA – A Waseca man is facing multiple charges in connection to a domestic dispute. Timothy John Dierks, reportedly assaulted a girl and broke into a neighbor’s house, then ignored police orders. The 29 year old was charged with felony domestic assault and felony burglary Thursday in Waseca County District Court. He also is charged … Read more
The the return of a carnival will help kick off the 2021 Winnebago County Fair. It has been decades since a carnival was featured at the fairgrounds. The Winnebago County Fair will be held July 15th through the 18th in Thompson. -0-
A 60-year-old Albert Lea man was injured Saturday after he reportedly lost control of his motorcycle on U.S. Highway 218 in Mower County. Brooks Daniel Fisher was taken to Mayo Clinic in Austin for treatment, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. -0-
A shooting early Saturday morning in Austin left one person dead and several others injured. According to the Austin Police Department, gunfire erupted in the 100 block of 12th Street Northeast where officers found a man dead from gunshot wounds. Police later learned that more people were also injured, but their conditions have not been … Read more
Michael Olsen of Lake Mills, was sentenced to 3 counts of felony “Serious Injury by Vehicle,” stemming from an investigation by the Forest City Police Department, Iowa State Patrol and the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office on January 1, 2019. For each count, Olsen was sentenced to serve an indeterminate prison sentence not to exceed 5 … Read more