CLARKS GROVE, Minn. – Freeborn County Sheriff’s personnel are cracking down on drug-related incidents and the results were encouraging following a music festival in Clarks Grove. Last weekend, the arts festival had more than 3,000 people in attendance. That well-attended festival was a music and arts event with global acts and world-renowned visual artists. Following … Read more
A Blooming Prairie man is set to make his first appearance on Thursday in Mower County District Court after allegedly using an unauthorized account to buy more than $6,000 in merchandise from an Austin auto parts dealer. Stephen Aaron Craig Brandt has been charged with felony theft in connection to the incident in which O’Reilly … Read more
FREEBORN COUNTY, Minn. – A woman who said she was traveling from Texas to Rochester is in the Freeborn County Jail after she was found with more than two pounds of methamphetamine during a routine traffic stop. The 40 year old Oklahoma resident was pulled over early Sunday morning on I-90 near milemarker 164. The … Read more
FREEBORN COUNTY, Minn. – Authorities made back to back drug busts early Sunday at Harmony Park. The first happened just after 2: a.m. when deputies saw a woman, identified as a 27 year old Colorado resident, engaged in a cocaine transaction. About an hour later police spotted a man smoking pot. Both are facing drug … Read more
(ABC 6 NEWS) – Residents in one Albert Lea nighborhood were awakened by the sound of multiple gunshots Tuesday morning. Albert Lea Police responded to reports of shots fired in the area of Euclid Ave just before 4:00 a.m., and officers found multiple shell casings as well as a vehicle and a home that had … Read more
An Albert Lea woman was injured in a two car crash on U.S. Highway 69 in Albert Lea. Heather Mea Bennett, 32, collided with a pickup while turning onto Ninth Street. She was treated at Mayo Clinic in Rochester for injuries deemed not life-threatening, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. -0-
WORTH COUNTY, Iowa – A $10,000 bond was set for a 27 year old Worth County man facing drug and weapons charges. Lucas Farris was arrested after deputies found baggies of methamphetamine in a vehicle stuck on railroad tracks near Wheelerwood Ave. and 355th St., Saturday along with a loaded 9mm Glock. He’s being held … Read more
An Austin woman charged in a 2018 felony drug possession case will not go to jail. 45-year old Kelly Jo Janning was sentenced in Mower County District Court recently to five years of supervised probation and 30 hours of community service as part of a plea agreement. -0-
COVID cases are continuing to climb in Minnesota. As of Monday Minnesota recorded more than 3,500 cases for the second day, with all Minnesota counties currently at “high or substantial COVID transmission” levels that the CDC says should necessitate masks be worn. The latest data shows the 10-19 age group is experiencing a higher rate … Read more
(AP) – Three more Minnesota men were arrested Monday for allegedly participating in the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Federal prosecutors charged 62-year-old Robert Westbury, his 19-year-old son Isaac Westbury, and 35-year-old Aaron James, with crimes ranging from assaulting Capitol police officers to disorderly conduct, the Star Tribune reported. The next court … Read more