The name of the victim killed in a wrong way crash on Highway 169 in Mankato Tuesday has been released. Minnesota State Patrol says, Michelle Marie Beier, 59, of Lake Crystal, was northbound in the southbound lanes of the highway when she crashed head-on at Riverfront Drive with a southbound semi. The semi-driver wasn’t injured, … Read more
Owatonna Police blocked off several city streets in the downtown area while the fire department battled the blaze Tuesday night located behind the new Marriott Hotel under construction. A spokesperson for the fire department confirmed a fire was in a work trailer behind the hotel and not the structure itself. Firefighters were on the scene … Read more
You’ll be paying more to stay warm this winter. Austin Utilities is preparing for natural gas prices that may be 30-35% higher this winter, and that means as we head into the winter retail prices for energy are at or near multiyear highs with households spending more on energy this winter compared with the past … Read more
ALBERT LEA, Minn. – A Mason City woman charged for gunfire at an Albert Lea motel has accepted a plea deal. Jessica Ann Hutfles entered a guilty plea Tuesday in Freeborn County District Court in connection to the Oct. 22, 2021 incident in which Albert Lea police say Hutfles shot a bullet into a room … Read more
FREEBORN COUNTY, Minn. – A dispuite between two Albert Lea men ended with one of them in handcuffs for allegedly shooting off an AK-47. Authorities said when a deputy was dispatched to a rural address on 785th Ave., Sunday witnesses reported that Darrell Hondl fired the gun multiple times as the victim took off running. … Read more
ABC 6 News) – Unvaccinated Mayo Clinic employees will have to find a new job in the new year. Mayo Clinic announced in October that anyone not vaccinated and not exempt by Jan 3. would be terminated. MEANWHILE… Legislators are stepping in and asking Mayo Clinic to reconsider firing people, as hospitals are short-staffed and … Read more
A Nebraska woman charged in connection to a 2021 shooting in northeast Austin has been sentenced. A judge ordered Cassandra Lynn Nelson to two years of supervised probation. The 32 year old is accused of firing a gun during an argument about money. Nelson was also sentenced to three days in jail, and was given … Read more
A Minnesota man and his Iowa father now face more serious criminal charges for their alleged participation in the deadly Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection. Federal prosecutors recently filed superseding information charging Daniel Johnson, of Austin, Minnesota, and his father, Daryl Johnson with obstructing a United States Capitol Police officer, according to court documents. This … Read more
AUSTIN, Minn. – A Nebraska woman pleaded guilty to weapons charges during a Mower County court hearing Thursday. Cassandra Lynn Nelson, 32 of Omaha, NE, was arrested in March after she fired a gun during an argument about money at an Austin home. She was sentenced yesterday to two years of supervised probation. -0-
NORTH MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) – 2022 will usher in many new laws. From healthcare to driver’s licenses to state parks, laws passed in this year’s legislative session will take in the new year, starting Jan. 1, 2022. A trio of special license plates will also be created: the Minnesota 100 Club, agriculture and honorary consul. … Read more