AUSTIN, Minn. – An Austin man accused of setting a string of dumpster fires has accepted a plea deal. Christopher Eric Oleson, 20, was arrested in February and charged with second-degree arson and two counts of third-degree arson. The Austin Police Department says between February 1 and February 10, Oleson started dumpster fires at Huffman … Read more
KIMT-TV 3 NEWS – Mayo Clinic Health System says there will be special walk-in hours Thursday at COVID-19 vaccinations clinics in Albert Lea, Austin, Owatonna, and Red Wing. Patients, non-patients, staff, and visitors 12 years and older can walk in for the Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccines from 11 am to 6 pm without … Read more
Blooming Prairie, MN – A teenage girl was hospitalized Tuesday following a traffic crash in Dodge County. The 17-year-old was driving an SUV that collided with a pickup on Highway 218 near Blooming Prairie. Information about her medical condition is not available. -0-
WORTH COUNTY, Iowa – One person was killed Wednesday during a crash on Interstate-35 in northern Iowa. The Iowa State Patrol said Mohamud Mohamud, 26, of St. Paul, Minnesota, was killed during the crash just before 4 a.m. at milemarker 203. Authorities said the vehicle was southbound when it skidded off the roadway. -0-
MASON CITY, Iowa – A plea deal over some stolen rings means a jail sentence for a North Iowa man. Tylor Christopher Anderson, 31 of Forest City, was arrested in October 2020 after law enforcement said he brought three stolen rings to EZ Pawn in Mason City. The rings, valued at over $1,500, were taken … Read more
WELLS – Four young girls were injured in a SUV rollover Monday evening a few miles southeast of Wells. All four were from the Wells area, Faribault County deputies said. The girls were occupants in an eastbound Dodge Durango shortly before 8 p.m. when the driver lost control of the vehicle and it rolled into … Read more
Officials spent the weekend working to contain and clean up 40,000 galls of hydrochloric acid that spilled alongside protected wetlands during a train derailment. Twenty-eight Union Pacific cars went off the track near Goose Lake and Eastgate Road in Albert Lea Saturday May 15, according to Freeborn County. Three rail tanker cars, all carrying the … Read more
The death of a young child at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester has resulted in a 7 1/2 year prison sentence for the baby’s mother. 28-year-old Chelsea Olinger was given the 90-month sentence Tuesday during a hearing in Blue Earth County Court, where she previously pleaded guilty to a first-degree manslaughter charge. She was given … Read more
The big story today, the fallout from the massive train derailment in Albert Lea. 50 cars of a Union Pacific train jumped the tracks in the 1300 block of Eastgate Road, and authorities told people to stay away from Hawthorne Street and Ulsted Avenue due to a hazardous materials leak. Residents in the area were … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – On Monday, crews began the $3.9 million project to build a new 28th St. NE bridge over I-90 in Austin . Barricades and barrels were put in place to direct traffic before the bridge closes Wednesday and comes down this weekend. -0-