MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota State Fair is back after a one-year hiatus due to COVID-19 but fairgoers will see a new normal when the gates open on Thursday for the fair’s 12-day run through Labor Day. Fair officials are strongly urging fairgoers to mask up inside and outside, though they’ve stopped short of imposing … Read more
Minnesota hospitals are overwhelmed with the latest COVID-19 summer surge and bed space is limited. Doctors say the numbers are not at the levels seen back in late November or in April, as demand for hospital beds increases, with most of the COVID-19 patients currently being treating uvaccinated. State data shows 1,135 of 1,208 immediately … Read more
Several big road construction projects are underway in Owatonna. While none of the major work is occurring in the immediate vicinity of the state fair, drivers will see a change in the traffic pattern along West Bridge Street cause delays. West Bridge Street will be closed between 24th Avenue and Park Drive, a news release … Read more
ALBERT LEA, Minn. – Students in Albert Lea are back in school. Albert Lea’s high school is 8th through 12th grade and the 8th graders went back a day early on Wednesday to get acclimated to their new school. Everyone else in the district is headed back to the classroom on Thursday. -0-
Winnebago Industries will move its corporate headquarters from northern Iowa to Eden Prairie later this year. The company is currently headquartered in Forest City Iowa. The company announced the move on Wednesday and said they will relocate by Dec. 1. -0-
AUSTIN, Minn. – After a mental evaluation a man arrested near a fire he sparked has been found not competent to stand trial. Ashton Joseph Shrewsberry, 28 of Austin, was arrested on May 17 after Austin police found him on 5th Avenue NW with numerous gas cans lined along the street and a fire burning … Read more
More than half a dozen north Iowa communities have been deemed COVID hotspots. The CDC listed nine counties as “high” risk for community transmission of coronavirus for the period ending Sunday, August 15, including Floyd and Franklin. -0-
Police received a report Tuesday of a silver car chasing a motorcycle and gunshots being heard near the intersection of U.S. Highway 69 and Plainview Lane. Police recovered 9 mm shell casings on Highway 69. Police said they are continuing to investigate -0-
ABC 6 News) – A 72 year old Mower County man was injured in an ATV incident. The Mower County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a an elderly man laying on the ground outside a home off 600th Ave in Brownsdale and found Duane Anderson near an overturned ATV. The sheriff’s office said they … Read more
Freeborn County reported 42 new COVID-19 cases and four new hospitalizations on Tuesday in the update from local and state health officials. With the new cases, the county now has 80 active cases. -0-