An Austin man who had been sentenced to 25 years of supervised probation in Mower County District Court in 2019 on felony drug charges has now been sentenced to prison. A judge ordered 22-year old Christian Andres Wilborn to two years in prison Friday for a violating an order for protection which stemmed from an … Read more
NORTHWOOD, Iowa – A Manly woman charged with child endangerment in 2020 has been sentenced. Taylor Henderson was arrested after a toddler ingested methamphetamine while she was caring for the 1-year-old girl at her home last summer, according to investigators. A judge ordered the 29 year old to one year of supervised probation. Charges against … Read more
ALBERT LEA, Minn. – A Freeborn County traffic stop netted a major drug bust along with a seizure of more than $14,000 in cash. Emmanuel Wal, 27, of Albert Lea, is facing multiple drug trafficking charges after he was pulled over Friday night and officers found 2.3 pounds of marijuana, 28 Oxycodone pills, 44 MDMA … Read more
A 50 year old Austin man was sentenced in Mower County District Court to 172 months in prison for felony first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a child under 16. Nearly a dozen additional charges were dismissed as part of a plea agreement, according to court documents which state that the victim, now a grown woman … Read more
A woman was arrested in Albert Lea after a bullet was fired into a hotel room. The Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office says they responded to reports of gunfire at the Motel 6 on Main Street East Friday night and found the suspect within minutes a short distance from the motel with a gun. Charges against … Read more
ALBERT LEA, Minn. – An Albert Lea man busted burglarizing an old church last month has accepted a plea deal. Witnesses told police they spotted Jonathan Michael Boyd breaking into the building in the 400 block of Freeborn, and the owner caught the 44 year old inside the former church now being converted into a … Read more
FREEBORN COUNTY, Minn. – One person has died and another was injured following a UTV rollover crash Saturday night in Freeborn County just before midnight in the area of 180th St. and 780th Ave. The driver, identified as Steven Reese, 65, of rural Austin, later died from his injuries. Elgene Van Dyk, 70, who was … Read more
North Iowa Area Community College will hold a grand opening ceremony at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 27 to unveil the John V. Hanson Career Center in Forest City. There will be a community open house from 1-3 p.m. on the same day. -0-
A rural Austin shed was damaged after catching fire. According to Mower County Sheriff’s officials, deputies responded to the 57000 block of 240th Street in rural Austin last week [Oct. 15] and found the shed fully engulfed in flames. No injuries were reported. The estimated loss of the shed and the property within is over … Read more
An Albert Lea man is facing criminal charges after he allegedly tried to purchase goods from an Owatonna gas station using a stolen check. William James Vrtis, 35, was charged Wednesday in Steele County District Court with check forgery, a felony. -0-