Motorists should expect delays and detours on Highway 14. The highway expansion project got underway Monday and there will be lane closures and traffic changes on the east and west ends of the highway, according to a press release from the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The left lanes of traffic will be closed in each … Read more
The Albert Lea school board on Monday was presented with four options regarding the schedules of buses in the 2021-22 school year. Superintendent Mike Funk laid out two one-tier and two two-tier busing options, including returning to a pre-COVID schedule (one tier), implementing later start times (one tier), or keeping the current schedule (two tier). … Read more
The Sheriff’s Office is investigating a vehicle break in in the Big Island picnic area parking lot on 780th Ave.. According to a news release, deputies received a report of a passenger and rear passenger window that were smashed in a vehicle Sunday morning. A wallet was reportedly missing. Anyone with information about this car … Read more
After much consideration, the 2021 Freeborn County Fair in Albert Lea has been cancelled. The COVID 19 restrictions currently in place from the Minnesota Department of Health and the Governor’s office limit the number of attendees at both indoor and outdoor entertainment events. The fairgrounds has been closed by Freeborn County since May, 2020. The … Read more
The Worth County Secondary Road Department will join other area road departments in changing over to the 4 day work week. The Worth County Board of Supervisors were offered the opportunity to decide whether the Worth County Secondary Road Department could switch to a 4 day / 10 hours a day work week. Richard Brumm … Read more
(ABC 6 News) — The owner of The Interchange spoke at a rally Sunday at Fountain Lake Park. The rally was scheduled before the owner was arrested for defying the Governor’s COVID-19 restrictions. Lisa Hansen, the owner of the business in Albert Lea, has since posted bail. -0-
Manly, IA – A Plymouth man is dead following a two-vehicle crash on Highway 65 north of Mason City. According to the Iowa State Patrol crash report, Scott Caron was driving northbound on Highway 65 when the vehicle went into the southbound lanes, head-on into a vehicle driven by 59-year-old Michael McCoid of Manly. -0-
(FOX 9) – Deputies are investigating after a man was pronounced dead after being pulled from the waters of a northern Minnesota lake on Saturday. According to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, the victim was found by neighbors in Lake Ida. -0-
The Winnebago County Health Department has declined its allotment of COVID-19 vaccines for the week. Julie Sorenson, Director for the health department stated that the county is in good shape regarding vaccinations so far. -0-
CERRO GORDO COUNTY, Iowa – A 68-year-old Mason City man was arrested after being clocked going 136 miles per hour before he attempted to assault a state trooper. Thomas Markwalter was clocked going 136 in a 65-mph zone Wednesday in a Chevy Corvette before he eventually slowed down on I-35 when a trooper pulled in … Read more