The first major snowstorm of the season is expected on Friday with heavy snow creating difficult and dangerous travel conditions all across southeast Minnesota, with 5-12 inches predicted to blanket the area. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for from 9:00 Friday morning to 6:00am Saturday. MEANWHILE… Due to the impending … Read more
ALBERT LEA, Minn. – An Austin woman charged in a drug trafficking case pleaded not guilty Thursday. Randi Lynn Laumbach, was arrested on October 3 after a state trooper pulled her over for speeding on Interstate 90 near mile marker 164 and a K9 unit sniffed out drugs in the vehicle. Investigators say 2.2 pounds … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – After less than a weeklong trial, a jury has found an Albert Lea restaurant owner guilty of violating emergency COVID safety protocols. Lisa Hanson has been convicted of six charges for refusing to close her business in December 2020 following an Executive Order from Gov. Walz aimed at helping prevent the … Read more
A Blooming Prairie nonprofit has launched a $3 million fundraising campaign to help working parents, as concerns about the lack of affordable childcare grow. The Leo Augusta Children’s Academy is asking for donations from Blooming Prairie and surrounding communities to reach their goal. So far the organization has raised $1.25 million, with the goal of … Read more
WORTH COUNTY, Iowa – What caused a barn fire Tuesday night near Bolan is being investigated. Firefighters said the shed near 400th and Thrush, described as an older structure, with a grain cart stored inside, is a total loss, according to a release from the Worth County Sheriff’s Office. How the fire started has yet … Read more
KENSETT, Iowa – A Clear Lake man is facing charges after he was found with stolen property in Worth County. Police found Eric Dwayne Pittman, 54, Tuesday morning driving a stolen vehicle from a trucking company in Albert Lea along with tools believed to have been used in a burglary. He is being held in … Read more
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 … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – An Austin woman was injured Tuesday after a single-vehicle rollover crash in Mower County. The Minnesota State Patrol said 45-year-old Jessyca Torres was heading west on Highway 56 just before 8 a.m. when she apparently lost control of the vehicle, skidded into a ditch and overturned. She was taken to Mayo … Read more
ROCHESTER, Minn. – Two Austin men convicted in a bloody attack and robberty this summer have been sentenced. The 19 and 21 year old are charged with assaulting a man in the area of 4th Avenue and 4th Street SW, where officers say they found the victim lying on the ground beaten and bloodied. A … Read more
ALBERT LEA, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Transportation has released detour and construction details on the Highway 65/Main Street project scheduled to begin in April 2022. Transportation officials said the project will reconstruct Highway 65/Main Street in Albert Lea from Newton Avenue to Sorenson Road, with the goal of reducing road flooding and traffic … Read more