A major log jam underneath the Fifth Street Bridge has now floated downstream and is lodged above the old Ames Mill Dam. Charlie Fredericks, city of Northfield streets and parks manager, said in a press statement on Monday a lot of the debris that floated downstream and became stuck above the dam is now visible … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – A fun summer event will kickoff Wednesday in Albert Lea. Wind Down Wednesday, a summer market and music festival, will happen over the course of three Wednesday’s this summer – June 14, July 12, and Aug. 9 on Broadway Ave. in downtown Albert Lea, with over 25 food and artisan vendors … Read more
An investigatin is continuing after a Minnesota woman who vanished without a trace died under “unknown circumstances.” According to an update on Monday, Alexis Whitehawk-Ruiz, also known as Lexi, went missing shortly before her 21st birthday and was last seen on Nov. 16. Her body was found in the Mississippi River in April, according to … Read more
AUSTIN, Minn. (KTTC) – Two Austin men have been arrested and charged after a deadly driveby shooting in Austin Friday night. According to the criminal complaint, Mower County police responded to a car accident on 4th St. NW and found a man fatally shot in the driver’s seat. Officers also located a man and woman … Read more
Gilbert, AZ – A man wanted on a fugitive warrant in Minnesota is the subject of an investigation in Arizona. A news release indicates Paris DeShawn Drake held police at bay for hours during a domestic disturbance in which the 33-year-old fled the residence. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call 911. … Read more
ST. PAUL, Minn. – An Albert Lea conservation officer is being hailed a hero for his quick actions in helping save a life. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is honoring Jeremy Henke who used an automated external defibrillator (AED) in May on a fisherman in distress and delivered a shock to the victim … Read more
An Albert Lea woman was sentenced Monday to five years of probation and a 21-month stayed prison sentence in Freeborn County District Court for selling drugs to a confidential informant with a child present in November 2021. Sarah Cox is the last to be convicted out of five people, including her daughter. All were arrested … Read more
A Faribault couple have admitted to federal fraud charges as part of the wide-ranging Feeding Our Future scheme. Mohamed Ali Hussein, 53, and Lul Bashir Ali, 57, pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing more than $5 million in government money by submitting fake paperwork to exploit federal nutrition funds intended to feed underprivileged children during the … Read more
The Freeborn County Board of Commissioners recently approved a joint trail action plan that discusses the development of the former Union Pacific Railroad property owned by the county. The plan has been in the works for eight months with the city of Albert Lea looking at goals for the trail, what the existing conditions are … Read more
Two suspects in this weekend’s fatal drive-by shooting in Austin have been apprehended. Austin police said early Sunday morning that they arrested Manamany Abella, 23; a later update from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says the second suspect, 28-year-old Cham Oman, is also in custody, and It’s not clear how many others may be involved … Read more