The Wisconsin man accused of killing his two-year-old daughter in an Austin motel was given a life sentence without the possibility of parole for murdering the child’s mother. 37-year-old Dariaz Higgins appeared before a judge Monday to learn his fate for the shooting death of 24-year-old Sierra Robinson in 2019. He currently faces a second-degree … Read more
Waseca County will spend up to half a million dollars to remodel the courthouse. The renovations, officials said, will create a larger work space for the administrator and elections staff and a bigger meeting room on the lower level. The board agreed with how to proceed during its July 20 meeting. -0-
[fairbault county] EASTON, Minn. (KEYC) – The city of Easton is the latest to go under water restrictions. The restrictions will last for the next week and a half. The city says residents shouldn’t use any unnecessary water, including watering your lawn and washing your car. -0-
A Freeborn County restaurant owner has lost her bid to remove the judge in her criminal case for allegedly violating the state’s COVID safety rules. Melissa Lynn Hanson, 57 of Hayward, was charged with seven misdemeanor violations of emergency orders and one misdemeanor count of public nuisance. Authorities say Hanson opened her business, The Interchange … Read more
AITKIN COUNTY, Minn. – An Albert Lea woman was injured when a pickup truck hauling a trailer and a boat crashed in northern Minnesota. The State Patrol says it happened Friday when Bradley Scott Edwin, 63 of Albert Lea, was driving south on Highway 169 and his truck camper went out of control, skidded off … Read more
FLOYD COUNTY, Iowa – A motorcyclist was hospitalized Sunday after a two-vehicle crash in Floyd County. The Iowa State Patrol said Danny Pattschull, of Charles City, was injured when he was struck at the intersection of 5th Ave. and E. St., after another driver failed to yield at a stop sign, colliding with the 67 … Read more
An Austin woman who pleaded guilty to a 2018 felony firearm possession charge in Mower County District Court in 2019 has been sentenced. 27-year old Skylar Paige Stahl was ordered Monday to five years of supervised probation, 68 days in jail and 40 hours of community work service. -0-
WELLS – A clothes dryer outlet is being blamed for an electrical fire Tuesday afternoon in the basement of a Fairbault county home. Wells firefighters responded to 189 S.E. Seventh St. and found the house filled with smoke and flames coming out of the roof. The structure was heavily damaged, the Albert Lea Tribune reports. … Read more
An Albert Lea man was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison Friday for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy with another man from Worthington. Ojulu Omot, also known as “Al,” 27, of Albert Lea and Quentin L. Guyton, 33, of Worthington were convicted of conspiracy to distribute 500 or more grams of meth. … Read more
ROCHESTER, Minn. – Police are saying an item found near John Adams Middle School was intended to look like a bomb. Rochester police and firefighters were called to the area around 7 pm Thursday for a suspicious “device” located next to a white chimney. A perimeter has been established on 31st Street NW. Investigators say … Read more