(ABC 6 News)– New details are being released about a fatal crash in Mower County over the weekend. Authorities now say they four people were found at the scene of the accident Saturday night in which Mikayla Sherman was struck and killed by a driver on County road 46 in Austin. According to a news … Read more
The Albert Lea library could soon welcome back patrons. The Albert Lea City Council on Monday discussed reopening the city’s library for in-person browsing after being closed to patrons except for curbside service for the last year due to the pandemic. The library Director presented the council during its regular workshop with what needs to … Read more
An Austin man accused of sparking multiple dumpster fires made his first appearance Monday in Mower County District Court. Christopher Eric Oleson has been charged with felony second-degree arson and two counts of felony third-degree arson, according to the court complaint. Austin fire and police say the 20 year old started dumpster fires at three … Read more
MASON CITY – A 20 year old Lake Mills man convicted of two separate sexual abuse incidents has been sentenced to 20 year in prison. 20-year-old Benjamin Monson was charged with two counts of third-degree sexual abuse for assaulting two women in Mason City in 2019 one of whom was unconscious. -0-
WORTH COUNTY, Iowa – A woman arrested for burglaries in Mitchell County is now facing charges in Worth County. Tomi Clarke, 48, is facing felony burglary and criminal mischief charges in connection to reported thefts in Joice and Kensett, according to court documents. -0-
NORTHWOOD – A Mason City woman has been given a deferred judgment and probation in connection to embezzling money from a Worth County fast food restaurant . 55-year-old Kristine Morrow pleaded guilty in December to second-degree theft after the Worth County Sheriff’s Department says she and another employee stole about $15,000 from the Burger King … Read more
Construction at the new $6 million Albert Lea Community Based VA Clinic on East Main Street is winding down, as workers make up time lost to the pandemic in building the new facility. The new clinic was originally slated to open in January. Officials haven’t yet announced a new date, but exterior work is largely … Read more
ALBERT LEA, Minn. – A judge sentenced an Eden Prairie man to five years of supervised probation Monday in Freeborn County District Court for a summer shooting that left the victim hospitalized. Arnoldo Barrientos Jr., 42, pleaded guilty to 2nd degree assault for the July 16, 2020, shooting on Gene Avenue in Albert Lea. Law … Read more
Freeborn County residents needing to complete a driving test may need to shuttle to Austin or Mankato. The Albert Lea exam station was closed at the onset of the pandemic, and officials reopened 15 regional stations, with others added through the fall. Albert Lea’s office was not among them. -0-
Going to the movies has nearly become a pastime due to the looming COVID crisis. Odyssey Entertainment recently announced the closing of their CineMagic 7 Theatre in Austin, effective as of Sunday February 21, 2021, marking the downward trend in the movie industry hit particularly hard by the Covid Pandemic. -0-