A Princeton woman is recovering after she was injuried in a two-vehicle accident on northbound U.S. Highway 218. The Minnesota State Patrol reported that 49-year old Anjanett Renee Palmer was taken to Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Austin for treatment, after the vehicle in which she was a passenger collided with another car in Austin … Read more
BLOOMING PRAIRIE, Minn. – Police are investigating a weekend shooting in Blooming Prarie. The Blooming Prairie Police Department says a vehicle and house in the area of 1st Street and 2nd Avenue NE were shot up Saturday night. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact police. -0-
(AP) – Minnesota will offer $200 gift cards and a shot at five $100,000 scholarships as incentives for students ages 12-17 to get vaccinated against COVID-19, Gov. Tim Walz announced Monday. The state is trying to drive up vaccination rates among adolescents, who are the state’s least-vaccinated but eligible age group. Walz authorized $12.2 million … Read more
An Austin woman facing a felony charge for assaulting a peace officer and a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge stemming from an April 16th incident has been sentenced in Mower County District Court. A judge ordered 36-year-old Miesha Courtney Neely to 90 days in jail and five years probation. -0-
FREEBORN COUNTY, Minn. – A Freeborn County man is facing 11 charges connected to child porn after more than 100,000 images were found on a computer, including videos of infants or toddlers. James Rambo, 38, of Alden, was arrested last week and is being held in the Freeborn County Jail, court documents state. -0-
Following a recent meet-and-greet [Oct. 11], and a formal interview process, the Wells City Council has selected a new city administrator. Connor LaPointe has accepted the position and is set to begin in Wells on Nov. 22. The City Council still has to go through the formal process of approving the contract with LaPointe, either … Read more
An Austin man who allegedly assaulted a woman and stole her cell phone made his first appearance in Mower County District Court. Darren Dwayne Sandberg-Karnes is facing multiple charges in connection to the Oct. 10 incident in which the victim said he attacked her on a on a bike trail near Queen of Angels Church, … Read more
ALBERT LEA, Minn. – An Albert Lea man who tried to escape arrest during a routine traffic stop will spend nearly two years behind bars. Brandon Stanley Johnson, 39 of Albert Lea, pleaded guilty in connection to the Jan. 12 incident in Freeborn County near St. Peter Avenue and Eberhardt Street where the 39 year … Read more
A 38-year-old Alden man made his first appearance in Freeborn County District Court Thursday on nearly a dozen child pornography charges. James Alan Rambo is facing 11 felony counts following an investigation in which the Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office received a cyber-tip and detectives allegedly uncovered over 100,000 child pornographic items, of which over 29,000 … Read more
AUSTIN, Minn. – An Austin man caught with drugs and counterfeit money has escaped jail time for the crimes. Danio Dorres, 32 accepted a plea deal in exchange for lesser charges and was ordered to serve five years of supervised probation. The 32 year old was arrested this summer after Austin police said he was … Read more