No injuries were reported after a gaseous chemical leak near Minnesota Lake Friday morning. According to authorities a tractor was pulling an applicator and two anhydrous ammonia tanks on Highway 22 and 103rd St., when one tank went off the road, causing both to tip and break off the hitch. One of the tanks began … Read more
An Albert Lea man convicted in a Februrary theft was sentenced. A judge ordred Javier Torres to 5 years probation for third degree burglary charges stemming from an investigation by the Lake Mills Police Department on February 1, 2021. Torres was sentenced to prison but it was suspended as part of a plea agreement. He … Read more
An Austin man has been sentenced to a total 122 months in prison on two felony counts of assault. Raul Zavala, Jr., 29, was given 86 months for first degree assault and 36 months for second degree assault with a dangerous weapon, in connection to a June 2020 case in which Zavala was the suspect … Read more
AUSTIN, Minn. – An Austin man charged in a domestic violence incident has been sentenced. A judge ordered Griffin Amson, 25, Friday to five years probation in connection to the incident at a home on 3rd Avenue SW where police say three women reported Amson, who is a relative, was high on meth when he … Read more
WELLS, Minn. (KEYC) – Multiple agencies responded to a fire Friday at the Wells Concrete plant. Highway 22 was closed to traffic as six fire departments battled the blaze, including crews from Wells, and Freeborn. Authorities say the cause of the blaze remains under investigation. -0-
A Worthington woman was injured when her vehicle collided with a deer on Interstate 90 east of Wells in Faribault County Friday night. The Wells Fire Department assisted the State Patrol at the scene of the accident in which the driver was taken to United Hospital for injuries deemed not life-threatening, according to the Minnesota … Read more
(ABC 6 NEWS) – Alcohol was a factor, MSP said, in a one car crash that sent a 31-year-old Austin man to the hospital on Sunday morning. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the driver, identified as Ryan Daniel Olson, had been drinking before he apparently lost control of his vehicle on I-90, skidded off … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – Students at Riverland Community College in Austin are making sure those in need have a happy Thanksgiving. The criminal justice students have been collecting donations for their food pantry at the school, and on Thursday, they delivered them in four squad cars. This is the fourth year the community service project … Read more
AUSTIN, Minn. – ABC 6 News) – The Austin Police Department released video Thursday in which a man is seen robbing a taxi driver. The video shows the masked man sitting in the backseat of the taxi when he attempts to take money from the driver before a lengthy struggle ensues. The Austin Police Department … Read more
Austin, Minn. based Hormel Foods Corp. is named as one of the defendants in three lawsuits over an alleged pork price-fixing scheme. Three separate lawsuits filed by Buffalo Wild Wings, Sonic Drive-In, and Jimmy John’s accuse Hormel and other meat suppliers of inflating prices for pork sold in the United States. In the complaints, the … Read more