COVID-19 vaccines finally are headed for more kids as U.S. regulators on Monday expanded use of Pfizer’s shot to those as young as 12, sparking a race to protect middle and high school students before they head back to class in the fall. Shots could begin as soon as a federal vaccine advisory committee issues … Read more
A vehicle reportedly drove through one of the front windows of the Albert Lea Art Center, 101 S. Broadway. Authorities said the crash happened just after midnight Saturday and the driver fled the scene. An investigation into the hit and run incident is continuing. -0-
ALBERT LEA, Minn. – Things will be back to normal this summer in Freeborn County. The Freeborn County Fair announced Monday that this year’s fair will proceed without limitations from Aug. 3-8. Governor Walz reduced several COVID restrictions this month, including ending the masking requirements. -0-
As they continue to disappear from cars, Tilson’s Auto Shop is stepping up to prevent thieves from stealing more catalytic converters. Beginning Monday, the auto shop is now spray painting them orange. General Manager Joe Tilson is hoping the paint will alert anyone trying to buy a converter from a thief that it was stolen. … Read more
AUSTIN, Minn. – Three guilty pleas have now been entered over a Mower County drug bust involving marijuana, methamphetamine, and over $29,000 in cash. The Austin Police Department says it arrested Allison Mae Hoban, 23 of Austin, and Brian Torres, 20 of Blooming Prairie, after a search of their vehicle on August 14, 2020, found … Read more
NORTHWOOD, Iowa – One of two people arrested in a 2020 drug sting in Worth County has been sentenced, while another is negotiating a plea deal. Alexander Jordan Kew, 28, and Constance Myah Jennings, 23, are facing multiple charges in the October 27, drug bust after an attempted traffic stop on Highway 65 that turned … Read more
The names of four elderly Lake Mills residents injured in a crash Wednesday afternoon on U.S. Highway 69 have been released. According to the Iowa State Patrol, Janet Ledene Bergo, 78, Sondra Louise Nelson, 76; Paula Mary Schreiner, 80; and Cheryl Gail Cavett, 77, were all taken to MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center in Mason … Read more
A Winnebago County woman has accepted a plea deal stemming from an investigation by the Forest City Police Department in February. Abby Lundquist pled guilty to several drug charges and was recently sentenced to 5 years probation, as well as 2 days in the Winnebago County Jail. Lundquist was ordered to obtain a substance abuse … Read more
AUSTIN TOWNSHIP, Minn. – A one car crash in Mower Counry claimed the life of an elderly man over the weekend. The Minnesota State Patrol says Lemoyne Leslie Kraushaar, of Hackensack, apparently lost control of his vehicle Friday afternoon on westbound Interstate 90 for unknown reasons, skidded off the highway near the interchange with West … Read more
AUSTIN, Minn. – A Mower County man convicted of a 2020 stabbing will spend more than a decade in jail. Clifton Dale Robinson, 41, was sentenced Thursday to 16 years and 11 months in prison, with credit for 306 days already served. He is accused of stabbing a man several times on 1st Street SE, … Read more