Mayo Clinic Health System is lighting the way for cancer awarenes. Austin, Albert Lea, Faribault and Owatonna will light front entrances of their facilities in royal blue the evening of March 4, in recognition of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, which according to the American Cancer Society will account for more than 40,000 deaths this year. … Read more
Albert Lea is working to improve area public housing. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development this week awarded more than $2.7 billion in funding to nearly 2,900 public housing authorities across the country, including the one in Albert Lea, to make capital investments in their public housing units. -0-
ROCHESTER, Minn. – Across Southeastern Minnesota, catalytic converters are continuing to get stolen. Authorities are reporting a spike in them getting swiped and Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Investigators say the trend is paying off for these thieves who can get upwards of $500 from one of these converters. -0-
Residents in Minnesota’s Olmsted County struggling to pay their heating bills this winter are getting some help. If you heat with propane, electric, or even pellets, there’s a income based federal program to help keep you warm and keep the power on, and, some homeowners may be able to get free heating system repair or … Read more
AUSTIN, Minn. – After a five-day trial, a Mower County jury found an Austin man guilty Thursday of attempted murder in a July 2020 stabbing. Clifton Dale Robinson, 40 of Austin, was arrested and charged with 2nd degree attempted murder, in connection to the incident in which police found the victim on 1st Street SE … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – Minnesotans will be getting a bigger heating bills this winter. The subzero temperatures has caused a higher demand for natural gas and in Minnesota, utility companies state natural gas prices spiked at least fifty times the average mid-February. Minnesota Energy Resources, which serves the Rochester and Albert Lea area, stated natural … Read more
(ABC 6 News) — UPDATE: The Rochester teen seriously injured in a two car crash Tuesday night has died. The Rochester Police Department said in a news release Wednesday that the 18-year-old has been identified as Erika Cruz who was struck by a truck that reportedly went through the intersection on 8th ave. and 12th … Read more
ALBERT LEA, Minn. – The 2021 Rose Olmsted Advocacy Award is going to Mary Jo Jensen of Albert Lea. The selection committee says it is recognizing the outstanding commitment Jensen has shown over the past 14 plus years doing things like organizing community donations of household goods, food and personal care items to those in … Read more
FOREST CITY, Iowa – A Lake Milles man has accepted a plea deal in connection to his role in a truck theft and a kidnapping. Andrew John Aukes, 33, pleaded guilty to child endangerment, accessory after the fact, and possession of marijuana in connection with the November 7, 2018, abduction of a woman law enforcement … Read more
(KSTP) – Minnesotans could see higher home heating bills. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) voted Tuesday to investigate why natural gas prices went up 50 times higher than average last week. The price increases are largely due to a rare winter cold snap across the southern U.S. at the same time sub-zero temperatures were … Read more