AUSTIN, Minn. – Two Mower County drug dealers busted in an undercover sting have both accepted a plea deal in the 2020 case. Both were arrested in September for selling meth to a confidential informant in the City of Austin between November 2020 and May 2021 and remain in the Mower County Jail. No trial … Read more
ALBERT LEA, Minn. – An employee at an Austin Walgreens is unharmed after getting in the get away car with a robbery suspect in an attempt to talk him out of the crime Thursday. Albert Lea police responded to the Walgreens on Main Street E after a Missouri man reportedly stole $4,000 out of a … Read more
(AP) – Some are expressing concerns that the small-town family doctor angling to become Minnesota’s next governor is spreading COVID misinformation. Dr. Scott Jensen’s FB post dismissing the vaccine drew a cautionary label from Facebook attesting to the safety of vaccines and had been temporarily banned from advertising on the site and was kicked off … Read more
ALBERT LEA, Minn. – Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced Wednesday that a new COVID-19 rapid testing site will open in Albert Lea. The new site will launch next week, according to a press release. The sites are being supported by the Minnesota National Guard. -0-
Minnesota’s first-in-the-nation COVID-19 school testing program is working to keep kids safe. The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) has received applications for COVID-19 school testing program grant funds from 86% of school districts, charter schools and tribal schools, with a nearly $50 million request for staffing, test kits and personal protective equipment. This school year, … Read more
The Freeborn County Board of Commissioners were presented with a proposal to bring a Freedom Rock to the community. A representative of the American Legion Riders in Albert Lea came before the commissioners Tuesday with the idea for the 12-foot-tall boulder that honors veterans and brings awareness of veterans and patriotism. Freeborn County Administrator Tom … Read more
The Freeborn County Board of Commissioners were presented with a proposal to bring a Freedom Rock to the community. A representative of the American Legion Riders in Albert Lea came before the commissioners Tuesday with the idea for the 12-foot-tall boulder that honors veterans and brings awareness of veterans and patriotism. Freeborn County Administrator Tom … Read more
Two workers in neighboring Forest City were left haning on the job when they got stuck in a bucket truck Tuesday morning [October 19]. A malfunctioning hydraulic hose is to blame, officials said, which left their bucket inoperative. No one was hurt in the incident. -0-
Hearings on Monday in Mower County District Court saw two predators cop a plea to felony charges of criminal sexual conduct. Jerome Anthony Watkins, 31, of Austin pleaded guilty to accusations he sexually abused a 16-year-old girl several times starting when she was 13. Watkins will be sentenced on Feb. 4. In a second case, … Read more
A Lyle man facing a felony charge for fleeing a peace officer and a gross misdemeanor DWI charge stemming from an incident with law enforcement on January 30th, 2020 has been sentenced in Mower County District Court. A judge ordered 43-year old Jacob Harm Wilde Friday to a year in jail as part of a … Read more