WELLS, Minn. (KEYC) – A Wells woman was critically injured in a single-vehicle crash in Faribault County Thursday afternoon. According to the State Patrol, 31-year-old Lydia Garcia was traveling southbound on Highway 22 when she lost control of her vehicle for unknown reason, and skidded off the roadway into a ditch. She was hospitalized with … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – The owner of Albert Lea’s The Interchange Wine & Coffee Bistro was arrested after she was found hiding out in Clear Lake, Iowa on outstanding warrants. The Freeborn County Sheriff’s office along with the Albert Lea Police Department says Melissa Hanson was taken into custody at an Airbnb Thursday afternoon. She … Read more
MANLY – A two-vehicle accident just south of Manly on US Highway 65 claimed the life of a Plymouth man Thursday morning. The Iowa State Patrol says 28-year-old Scott Caron was killed when his vehicle crossed the centerline, striking a car headed in the opposite direction. Caron was pronounced dead at the scene. The other … Read more
A landmark Albert Lea restaurant will soon be under new ownership. Colin and Sue Minehart, owners of MineAgain’s in Alden, and Dan and Kim Olson, of Grandma’s Gourmets, will close in June on what has been known since 1985 as The Trumble’s Family Restaurant. They hope to open the restaurant sometime in the fall after … Read more
ALBERT LEA, Minn. – The owner of the Albert Lea Restaurant “The Interchange Wine & Coffee Bistro” is continuing her battle against Minnesota’s Covid-19 safety protocols with an event called ‘Stand For Liberty’ Saturday. Lisa Hanson is facing several charges for opening her business to indoor dining in violation of the state’s COVID19 health measures. … Read more
WELLS – A Wells woman was injured in a single-vehicle crash about a mile north of Wells in Faribault County Wednesday afternoon. According to the State Patrol, Lydia Lizzette Garcia, 31, was driving south on Highway 22 when she crashed into the the northbound ditch Wednesday afternoon. -0-
A Waseca man was charged Tuesday following a high-speed chase along Highway 14, according to court documents. Sebastian Robert Schumacher, 26, was charged in Steele County Court with one felony count of fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle. He is also facing one count of driving after revocation and one count of reckless … Read more
BATH TOWNSHIP, Minn. – A 72 year old Farmington woman was hurt after a rollover crash on Interstate 35 in Freeborn County. The Minnesota State Patrol says the elderly woman apparently lost control of her vehicle, for unknown reasons on I-35, skidded off the road near mile marker 20, struck the guardrail, and overturned Wednesday … Read more
FREEBORN COUNTY, Minn. – Freeborn County is holding mobile COVID-19 vaccination clinics in an effort to use up any remaining doses of vaccine they have available. Freeborn County is offering this opportunity to groups of ten or more anywhere in Freeborn County, from church events to community events. Freeborn County will begin these mobile clinics … Read more
The owner of The Interchange Wine & Coffee Bistro claims the warrants out for her arrest are unlawful. Lisa Hanson, who violated state executive orders when she opened her restaurant in December and January for in-person dining at the height of the pandemic, faces nine misdemeanor criminal charges tied to the allegations. -0-