ALBERT LEA, Minn. – Snowy, icy roads are being blamed for a one vehicle crash on I-35 during Friday morning rush hour that sent the driver of a semi to the hospital. The Minnesota State Patrol says the 29 year old, lost control of his semi and skidded into a median near mile marker 12. … Read more
Health care workers who are leaving the profession present a further challenge to those who remain in the field. The staff shortages are sounding “alarm bells” about the quality of care, doctors said.
A year after the promise of COVID-19 vaccines led to hopes the pandemic could be extinguished, surging case counts and hospitalizations in Minnesota have exhausted front-line health care workers fighting both the virus and misinformation about how to treat and prevent it. Fox News host Tucker Carlson in particular was cited as raming up vaccine … Read more
(FOX 9) – The pandemic continues to hit rural Minnesota hospitals hard. Health officials say open bed space for critical patients has reached capacity as many outlying counties deal with “crisis levels” not seen since November of 2020, and officials are pleading with neighbors to take precautions as they predict cases to surpass 2020, especially … Read more
Blooming Prairie voters approved a $34 million referendum designed to reduce crowding in a growing district. Both parts of the two-question ballot passed by more than 60% of the vote and provides funding for improvements to the elementary and junior/senior school buildings, with construction scheduled to begin at the end of the current school year. … Read more
BLUE EARTH COUNTY, Minn. – It was a bizarre scene that unfolded in nearby Blue Earth County, where an elderly man was attacked with a hammer Wednesday afternoon. According to the Sheriff’s Office, Arnold Duane Lillo, 83, reported being hit in the head several times by Brandon Lee McMurtrey, 34, who then fled in a … Read more
Bacon makes everything better, right? If you agree then you’ll love Austin-based Hormel’s bacon wrapping paper which they’re giving away this holiday season. All you have to do is sign up on the Hormel Website by 11/26/21 to win. The company will give away “several thousand” bacon-wrapped packages, all for a good cause. Hormel will … Read more
A fatal fire at a home in neighboring Crystal Lake remains under investigation. Multiple agencies responded to a residence in the 100 block of East 2nd Street and found a father and his son, who attended kindergarten at the Forest City Community School District, dead inside the home. The State Fire Marshal’s Office is working … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – Ground was broken on the new Austin Community Action building Wednesday afternoon. The facility is located between the post office and Oakland avenue east and will serve as a Parenting Resource Center. The facility is expected to open in August. -0-
The Mower County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a report of two dirt bikes that were stolen from a Lansing address. According to Chief Deputy Mark May, the Sheriff’s Office took a report on Tuesday from the victim who told officers the bikes were taken from a garage on 12th Ave. NW sometime between Nov. 8 … Read more