(ABC 6 News) – UPDATE 2:10 pm – A third suspect has been linked to a string of thefts in Austin. 19-year-old Patrick Harris Alston is currently being held at the Mower County Jail awaiting formal charges. Austin Police have arrested three men in connection to several robberies in the past nine days, according to … Read more
Two suspects, including a juvenile, are in custody in connection to shots fired Sunday morning near a Northwest Austin residence. The Austin Police Department found several shell casings in the 900 block of Third Avenue Northwest, and said 24 year old Eric Starnes and a 15 year old runaway believed to be tied to the … Read more
An Albert Lea man charged with shooting three people, including one police officer, has made his initial appearance in Freeborn County District Court. 21-year old Devin Weiland has been charged with three counts of 1st degree attempted murder and three counts of 2nd degree assault with a dangerous weapon for an incident on November 29 … Read more
(ABC 6 News) — The Austin Police Department says it will provide more details Monday about a shots fired incident that awakened several residents in an Austin neighborhood early Sunday morning. Multiple gunshots were reportedly heard around 3:00 a.m., near the 900 block of 3rd Avenue Northwest, during what witnesses told police was a house … Read more
ALBERT LEA, Minn. – It took crews about 4 hours to contain a Friday morning blaze in Albert Lea. When crews responded to a house fire on Washington Avenue S they reported smoke billowing from the attic and both floors of the 2-story vacant home. A preliminary investigation found the fire started in the living … Read more
ALBERT LEA, Minn. – A 20 year old Albert Lea man convicted in a 2019 armed robbery has been sentenced. A judge ordered Nando Cristales-Paul Sanchez to two years of supervised probation in connection to the incident in which he pulled a gun on someone July 12, 2019, making off with the victim’s backpack. Officers … Read more
Christmas came early for the Humane Society of Freeborn County. A generous $1,500 family donation to the Humane Society of Freeborn County will help a lot of animals looking for their fur-ever home. The Humane Society of Freeborn County shared the good news on their Facebook page giving a shout out to the Freeborn County … Read more
Riverland Community College is working to boost enrollment. The college, which has campuses in Owatonna [OH-wa-TAHN-ah], Albert Lea and Austin, recently released its five-year plan to build partnerships with businesses and K-12 schools and beef up marketing. -0-
The man found dead in an Albert Lea apartment complex during a police standoff has been identified. The Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s office says 75-year-old Thomas Shevland was discovered November 29th as officers were evacuating the building. Shevland’s cause of death is still pending. -0-
NORTHWOOD, Iowa – A Freeborn County man has been sentenced for a North Iowa burglary. Jabar Pedro Morarend, 48 of Albert Lea, was accused in April 2017 of two Worth County burglaries and driving a stolen vehicle. Authorities say he broke into two separate homes on April 5 and April 18 and was arrested on … Read more