A Minnesota group that advocates for the rights of gun owners is suing the organizers of the Minnesota State Fair for its policy banning gun owners with valid permits from carrying their firearms during the fair. The Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus filed a lawsuit on Tuesday, seeking an injunction against the fair’s gun policy. -0-
An Austin woman who accepted a plea deal in a 2017 undercover drug trafficking case has been sentenced to 25 years of probation. A Mower County District court judge also oredered 35-year old Amanda Ray Gillies to serve 90 days in jail for the felony charge stemming from a drug bust in which the 35 … Read more
Plans for a new Albert Lea water tower are moving forward. The Albert Lea City Council voted 5-1 Monday to award a $6.9 million contract for the construction of a new one-million gallon water tower in downtown Albert Lea, at the Blazing Star Landing. -0-
The University of Minnesota shifted gears on coronavirus vaccinations Monday, saying it will require the shots after FDA approval. The university’s Board of Regents will need to approve the measure. A mask mandate is already in place across the university system’s five campuses statewide. The move comes as the delta variant is spreading. -0-
NORTHWOOD, Iowa – A $25,000 bond was set for a Worth County man arrested following a friendly fued. Rodney Alvin Bakkum is facing assault charges after a fight with his neighbor Saturday at an apartment on 9th Avenue N where the alleged victim said Bakkum started pounding on his door before punching him in the … Read more
Multriple car thefts were reported at the Freeborn County fair over the weekend. Police say cash was reportedly missing after a vehicle was broken into Friday at the Freeborn County Fair. And, a Smith & Wesson handgun was reported taken out of a pickup Saturday afternoon. Also, on Sunday, deputies received a report of a … Read more
More than 1,000 new coronavirus infections were reported on Monday in Minnesota, which also reported an uptick in COVID-19 outbreaks at festivals and concerts. Seven more outbreaks involving fairs or festivals were identified in the last week by the Minnesota Department of Health, bringing the total of such outbreaks to nine in July and 13 … Read more
A rural Austin woman was taken into custody late Thursday morning after she crashed into a transformer on 4th St. NW knocking out power in the area, before fleeing the scene. Austin Police officers were advised that a citizen was following the suspect’s vehicle on U.S. Highway 218 and that it had pulled into an … Read more
OWATONNA, Minn. – A trial has been scheduled in a fatal summer 2020 stabbing in Steele County. Hassan Nur Hassan, 29 of Owatonna, is charged with second-degree murder, second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, and theft for the July 12, 2020 incident near Cherry Street in Owatonna at Dartt’s Park where police found Mohamed Aweis … Read more
(FOX 9) – Moderna is set to soon start enrolling Minnesota children in trials of the COVID-19 vaccine. The research is phase two of trials for children six months to 12 years old. Scientists are looking into the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine to fight COVID-19 in the age groups. Currently, the vaccine is … Read more