Two people were injured when a pickup truck crashed into a drainage ditch near Wells. Faribault County Sheriff’s deputies responded Tuesday night to 560th Ave near Highway 109, where they found the pickup submerged in the bottom of the drainage ditch, a news release says. The driver, Travis Ripka, 31, and a 26-year-old passenger from … Read more
A guilty verdict was returned on the fourth day of trial for an Albert Lea man Thursday, accused of raping a woman in 2022. Adam John Haeska was convicted of multiple charges, including domestic assault, first-degree criminal sexual conduct, and drug possession, stemming from the incident in which the 34 year old taped the victim’s … Read more
Officials in southern Minnesota say a fire at a landfill may be hazaradous to your health and the environment. The fire at the Rice county landfill in Bridgewater Township, about 30 minutes or so from Albert Lea, started Monday evening. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is aware and county officials are monitoring the landfill fires … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS — There’s been a potentially costly risk found at gas pumps around Minnesota this month. The Minnesota Department of Commerce says there have been multiple reports of water mixed with fuel at a Holiday Station in Mankato and another in New Hope. One resident said it cost her more than $800 after the BMW … Read more
ALBERT LEA, Minn. – The Albert Lea man accused of stabbing three of his friends last year has been found incompetent to stand trial. CK Kyle Kasio is accused of attacking two men while they were sleeping at an apartment on E. Main Street. A third man was found stabbed in the 100 block of … Read more
A months long narcotics investigation has resulted in the arrest of a 35-year-old Faribault man. Cannon River Drug and Violent Offender Task Force agents spotted the suspect outside a Burger King, and when authorities approached to serve a search warrant, he attempted to flee towards a wooded area on foot, but was quickly apprehended. Police … Read more
FOREST CITY, Iowa – A Winnebago County man accused of a violent home invasion has accepted a plea deal in the 2022 case. Victor Rivera Jr., 31 of Forest City, is accused of pepper spraying a woman after she opnened the door at her home in Leland, and then pushing his way in before he … Read more
The administrator of the Shell Rock River Watershed District said Tuesday that he is optimistic the dredging on Albert Lea’s Fountain Lake can resume next year. A Shell Rock spokesperson said, although the timeline for the dredging is tentative, the district is hopeful to sign with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources sometime in July, … Read more
FOREST CITY, Iowa – A Blue Earth woman being charged with 12 crimes for repeatedly burglarizing a Winnebago County farm accepted a plea deal in exchange for a lesser sentence. Court documents state Melissa Ann Frost, 44, is seen on camera footage stealing over $8,000 worth of items from a farm on 380th Street in … Read more
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) – Dozens of New Richland residents aired their concerns at Tuesday night’s city council meeting after recent flooding in their basements. The city of New Richland declared a local state of Emergency a couple weeks ago, due to more than five inches of rain that hit the town in a short amount … Read more