The Freeborn County Board of Commissioners addressed safety concerns about the Bridge Avenue and Hawthorne Street intersection during a meeting Tuesday. After traffic lights were removed during construction last year residents said they are worried cars are traveling too fast through the area, which is near Hawthorne Elementary School, and motorists are not stopping for … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – A Rochester murder suspect on the run for more than four months is now behind bars in the Olmsted County Adult Detention Center. Ty’Jhuan Davis Anderson is accused of fatally shooting 18-year-old Mikayal Gordon on Oct. 30, 2020, at Villages at Essex Park apartments in NW Rochester. The 21 year old … Read more
GALESBURG, Ill. (KWQC) – The Galesburg Fire and Police Departments performed an ice water rescue over the weekend. Officials say they responded to reports of someone falling through the icy water near Lakeside Court and found a man in the middle of the lake around 80 yards out. Firefighters had to chop through another 30 … Read more
The city of Albert Lea could join forces with the Albert Lea Family Y to manage the Senior Center at Skyline Plaza. City Manager Ian Rigg said during the Albert Lea City Council workshop Monday he and recreation manager Bob Furland recently met with the director of the Y in Albert Lea, to discuss how … Read more
MASON CITY, Iowa – An Albert Lea man charged with embezzling thousands of dollars from the restaurant he worked at last year has been sentenced. Brandon Michael Gladue, 38, pleaded guilty to 3rd-degree theft for stealing cash deposits from the Clear Lake Perkins restaurant in 2020 and using the money to gamble at a casino. … Read more
For the first time in a decade, a proposed bill legalizing the use of marijuana flower for medicinal purposes has passed a Minnesota Senate committee. Advocates for the bill think it will eventually gain full approval from the Senate. Right now, medical cannabis, or marijuana, is only allowed in pill or liquid form. Use of … Read more
NORTHWOOD, Iowa – A trial date is set for two people arrested after a toddler ingested methamphetamine. Cody Henderson, 30, and Taylor Henderson, 29, are charged with child endangerment-meth exposure. Authorities say a 1-year-old female under the care of the Hendersons was taken to MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center on July 25, 2020. Court documents … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – As the Bridge Avenue reconstruction project takes shape in Albert Lea, the community continues to voice concerns over one intersection in particular. Some residents feel the intersection of Bridge Avenue and Hawthorne Street is unsafe after stop lights were switched out for a crosswalk. -0-
The Minnesota Department of Health reported 14 new COVID deaths Thursday, one of them a person in their 90’s from Freeborn County. It’s the 24th death in Freeborn County, while Minnesota’s total number of deaths rises to 6,521. -0-
FREEBORN COUNTY, Minn. – A 32-year-old Albert Lea man was hospitalized after a crash late Thursday night on I-35. The Minnesota State Patrol said Jesse Manuel was southbound at milemarker 22 when his vehicle left the roadway. Airbags were deployed and Manuel was taken to Mayo Clinic Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. Alcohol was not involved … Read more