(ABC 6 News) – No one was hurt when a fire was sparked at a downtown Austin housing complex Thursday evening. Crews say the kitchen fire on the second floor of the multi-unit housing complex on 1st St S.E. was quickly contained. The cause of the fire is under investigation. -0-
ALBERT LEA, Minn. – It took multiple fire departments to bring a blaze under control Thursday night at a warehouse in Albert Lea. Firefighters from Austin and Glenville assisted in battling the blaze on Main St W, that forced the evacuation of 13 nearby homes. There were no injuries reported. A State Fire Marshall is … Read more
WORTH COUNTY, Iowa – A routine traffic stop in Worth County ended with the arrest of a man wanted out of Winnebago County. Deputies found meth in the vehicle when they pulled over Michael Groe Wednesday. He was taken into custody on felony drug charges and remained jailed on $27,000 bond Thursday, according to court … Read more
United Way of Freeborn County’s annual campaign has added a new fundraiser feature to spread holiday cheer. Residents, businesses and organizations in Freeborn County are encouraged to decorate their homes and buildings for Christmas, as par of the first annual Gift of Lights contest, according to a press release Tuesday. Entry forms must be turned … Read more
An Austin man is facing jail time in connection to a fraud scheme. A judge said Monday that unless 63-year old Gordon Craig Perkins can pay the ordered restitution for the $500,000 he stole from Somerby Golf Course, he will be sentenced to prison. According to court documents, the 63 year old, who’d been employed … Read more
A Georgia man accused of sexually abusing a now teen girl when she was between six and nine made his first appearance virtually Monday in Mower County District Court. The victim identified, Ronnie Robert Aldrich, 36, as her abuser. He has been charged with multiple counts of felony rape, according to the court complaint. -0-
(Albert Lea, MN) — Devin Weiland is now facing three counts of attempted first-degree murder and three felony assault charges. The 21-year-old Albert Lea man held police at bay for nine-hours Sunday, in what Albert Lea’s public safety director described as an ambush, at an Albert Lea apartment where Weiland opened fire on police, striking … Read more
MANKATO – In neighboring Blue Earth County, a man accused in a domestic disturbance and home invasion on Thanksgiving eve is facing multiple felony counts. Ezekiel Marshall Burkhalter Sr., 24, allegedly forced entry into a Mankato residence on Nov. 25 and took money from a pregnant woman with whom he is not allowed to have … Read more
A routine traffic stop landed a Minneapolis man in handcuffs on drug and firearm charges after being stopped by Northfield police on Friday. Jordon John Kelley was in the passenger seat when the officer found marijuana, heroin, methamphetamine and a loaded 9mm handgun in the vehicle. Both the driver and Kelley were taken into custody. … Read more
On the same day the Minnesota Supreme Court was slated to hear oral arguments about the Minnesota Court of Appeals decision regarding the salary of Freeborn County Sheriff Kurt Freitag [fry tag], the Freeborn County Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 in favor of Freitag’s annual salary raise. Freitag had requested a 2021 salary of $122,370 … Read more