The Albert Lea Police Department and Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office are joining law enforcement agencies statewide in extra seat belt patrols in an effort to help save lives. Minnesota law states that drivers and passengers must wear seat belts or be in the correct child restraint. If you are unbuckled, expect to be stopped. Officers … Read more
Mower County – (ABC 6 News) – The cause of a fire at Rohler Rink in Brownsdale remains undetermined. The Minnesota State Fire Marshal says the fire started somewhere on the south side of Rohler Rink earlier this month, but investigators could not identify an exact origin, because damage was so severe that most of … Read more
An Austin teen captured on surveillance video was arrested for a burglary Sunday morning at a residence in the northwestern section of the city. The homeowner reported their vehicles, which were inside their garage at the home on 19th St. NW, had been broken into and that money, ammunition and a handgun had been stolen. … Read more
WELLS – A Fairbault county teen is facing charges of reckless driving and fleeing police. Kyle Gene Segebart, 18, of rural New Richland, appeared in Faribault County District Court Monday. Police say the teen allegedly was doing burnouts in the parking lot at United South Central Public School in Wells, as students were being dismissed … Read more
ALBERT LEA, Minn. – Trinity Lutheran Church in Albert Lea hosted the Out of the Darkness walk Saturday raising money for research and programs aimed at preventing suicide. Teams of families and friends who’ve all been touched by the tragedy in one way or another marched 2 miles uptown. With suicide touching the lives of … Read more
Freeborn County and the Department of Natural Resources will hold a public meeting at the Edgewater Bay pavilion this evening at 6:30 p.m. to inform the public about upcoming Myre-Big Island State Park projects. The Blazing Star Trail, which is currently six miles in length, will be extended across Albert Lea Lake, connecting to Hayward. … Read more
An old home will remain standing as developers have decided they would like to re-plat an upcoming cul-de-sac in Owatonna. The Maple Creek Estates off Maple Lane NE was originally designed in a way that would demolish the one loan house currently standing in the development area, according to the community development director for the … Read more
A second suspect linked to the murder of an Austin resident this summer made his first appearance on Wednesday in Mower County District Court. Keith Lavandas Forrest, 20, of South Dakota, is facing multiple charges in the shooting death of David Harris, 45, on 12th Street Northeast of Austin on June 5 during what police … Read more
AUSTIN, Minn. – Some Afghan refugees will soon call Austin home. Riverland Community College took part in the Austin Welcome Week festivities hosting a “Citizenship Day Celebration” on the campus to recognize community members who have recently become American citizens. It is estimated that nearly 300 of the 37,000 Afghan refugees will settle in the … Read more
WASECA – Local COVID cases are climbing again. After a seemingly downarad trend last week, the region’s COVID-19 infections surged upward again this week. South-central Minnesota’s positive test rate, measuring the percent of people infected with the virus, was on the decline from about mid-August until last week, according to data from the Minnesota Department … Read more