ALBERT LEA, Minn. – An Albert Lea man charged with reckless use of a weapon in 2020 after he struck an Albert Lea home while target practicing was sentenced to probation. Shell Paw Bor pleaded guilty on Monday and a judge ordered him to one year of supervised probation. Authorities say the 31 year old … Read more
An Austin teen accused of severely beating a 75-year-old man to death during a robbery made his first appearance Friday in Mower District Coury. Francisco Javier Lagunes Silva, 18, of Austin was charged Thursday with aiding and abetting three different crimes in the death of William Hall earlier this month who was found dead at … Read more
FOREST CITY, Iowa – A Dubuque Iowa man accused of ramming a Forest City police vehicle just south of Albert Lea is pleading not guilty. Adam Willis Purchase is charged with second-degree criminal mischief in connection to the October 3 incident in which the 33 year old deliberately struck the vehicle belonging to a local … Read more
ALBERT LEA, Minn. – Albert Lea Public Schools will ask community members to renew an existing property tax levy through a referendum vote on Tuesday. Superintendent Mike Funk said this year’s referendum vote will not increase voters’ taxes based on the current value of their homes. He said If the referendum fails, then at least … Read more
Customers at the Hy-Vee in Albert Lea had to be evacuated when a car caught fire Saturday afternoon. According to Albert Lea Fire Rescue, first responders were dispatched near Hy-Vee Food Store on Bridge Avenue and found the vehicle engulfed in flames near the east side of the store. Fire crews say patrons were ushered … Read more
AUSTIN, Minn. – A Nebraska woman accused of firing a gun during an argument in Mower County has pleaded guilty. Cassandra Lynn Nelson, 31, is charged with reckless discharge of a firearm in Mower County District Court. The Austin Police Department says Nelson was at a home in the 600 block of 14th Street NE … Read more
Austin, MN – Three teen suspects are in custody in connection to the death of a 75 year old Austin man. The Austin Police Department reported investigators used security camera videos to identify the perpatrators which led to their arrests Thursday on charges associated with the Oct. 13 murder of the elderly man found dead … Read more
(WCCO) – Officials in southern Minnesota say a train carrying ethanol derailed Wednesday afternoon, with about eight cars running off the tracks. The Sheriff’s Office says the train crashed in Fairmont, a small town located between Interstate 90 and the Iowa border. The derailed cars, four of which overturned, blocked the crossing on County Road … Read more
ABC 6 News) – Freeborn County Public Health is offering COVID-19 booster clinics throughout November. Only Moderna and Johnson & Johnson boosters will be available. Clinics will be held each Wednesday throughout next month. Officials also authorized “mixing and matching” COVID-19 vaccine boosters, meaning anybody who is eligible to get a booster shot can get … Read more
The Albert Lea City Council on Monday approved up to $760,000 in tax-increment financing for Ulland Brothers as part of its redevelopment of the former Freeborn-Mower Cooperative Services site on East Main Street. City Manager Ian Rigg said the company is estimated to spend $7.6 million on the project, which will redevelop the space into … Read more