(ABC 6 News) – Who’s next in line to get the COVID vaccine? That’s the question facing the Freeborn and Mower County health departments, where officials said they’ve recieved numerous calls from people wanting to know when they can get vaccinated. Currently, the priority is still vaccinating the remaining members of the health care community, … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – The new year ushered in new council members in the City of Austin and Rochester. A virtual swearing in ceremony was held in Rochester because of the pandemic, with Council President Brooke Carlson, Ward 2 Council Member Mark Bransford, Ward 4 Council Member Kelly Rae Kirkpatrick, and Ward 6 Council Member … Read more
Deputies were cleared of any wrong doing in a court-ordered search of an Eden Prairie home New Year’s eve. That’s according to a law enforcement expert who reviewed a video of the operation Saturday, and said the officers followed standard protocols while conducting the search early Thursday morning, where a 23-year-old resident was killed in … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – The City of Albert Lea is preparing to clean up the the Maverick Warehouse following last months devasting fire. The city anticipates cleanup to be complete by early January. -0-
(ABC 6 News) – The Minnesota Department of Health is repoting more than 2,700 new COVID-19 cases and and more than 50 deaths on Sunday. Those numbers include data from the past two days due to the holiday and bring the state’s pandemic death toll to 5,377 people. A total of 417,832 cases of the … Read more
(ABC 6 NEWS)– Hundreds marched Sunday during a Reopen Minnesota protest in Albert Lea. It’s been more than a month since Governor Walz’s pause on indoor dining aimed at preventing more COVID19 deaths in the state, but one Albert Lea business owner, and the organizer of the protest, is refusing to follow those safety guidelines. … Read more
ALBERT LEA, Minn. – A North Iowa man was involved in a serious two car crash in southern Minnesota. It happened around 6:16 am New Years Eve [Thursday] on Interstate 35 in Freeborn County. The Minnesota State Patrol says Marcus Allan Chisholm, 28 of Mason City, and Larry Lyle Albright, 62 of Colfax, Wisconsin, collided … Read more
Two bars that have repeatedly violated the temporary shutdown on indoor dine-in service because of COVID-19 now face losing their licenses for five years. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety announced it is stepping up the action it’s taking against Alibi Drinkery and The Interchange in Albert Lea, after both establishments continue to sell or … Read more
COVID-19 vaccinations began at the first long-term care facility in Albert Lea on Wednesday. Good Samaritan Society partnered with Walgreens pharmacy to offer vaccines to residents and staff. According to a press release, Walgreens will be on-site at the care facility three times to ensure residents and staff have the opportunity to get both doses … Read more
AUSTIN, Minn. – Following winter break, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz says elementary schools have the option of either going hybrid or to all in-person classes. For middle and high school students, it’s up to each district to choose what to do. The COVID-19 Coordinator for the Austin Public School District said teachers and students are … Read more