ST. PAUL, Minn. – An Albert Lea man is facing federal drugs and weapons charges. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for Minnesota says Erick Fontain Thomas, 38, has been indicted in connection to an August 25 incident in Olmsted County, in which he possessed 50 grams or more of meth and a kilogram or more of … Read more
The Minnesota Supreme Court on Dec. 1 is slated to hear oral arguments about the Minnesota Court of Appeals decision regarding the salary of Freeborn County Sheriff Kurt Freitag. Freitag petitioned the court in June to review the decision after the Court of Appeals stated it was satisfied the Freeborn County Board of Commissioners acted … Read more
NORTHWOOD – A Mason City man has been convicted of vehicular homicide in connection to a fatal 2019 accident in Worth County. The Iowa State Patrol said, 38-year-old Rick Johnson was walking along 390th Street, east of Ironwood Avenue, when he was struck and killed by a vehicle, driven by 43-year-old Luke Beenken of Mason … Read more
Prosecutors handling the Lois Riess murder cases have agreed to have her serve the first of her life sentences in a Minnesota prison. Riess was convicted of killing her husband in March 2018 at the couple’s rural Blooming Prairie home, before fleeing to Fort Meyers Beach, Florida where she befriended 59-year old Pamela Hutchinson, who … Read more
AUSTIN, Minn. – A Mower County man charged with 21 counts of mail theft in July 2019 has learned his fate. Andrew Spencer Brody, 37 of Austin, was sentenced Thursday to three years of supervised probation in the case in which Austin police say officers found multiple pieces of stolen mail at his home, which … Read more
Police received several reports of downed trees Tuesday evening because of the icy conditions on St. Peter Avenue, Grand Avenue and near David Avenue and S.E. Marshall St. A tree caught fire on Fairview Drive. -0-
ABC 6 News) – The Freeborn County Driver and Vehicle Services and License Center will be closed due to a COVID exposure. According to a press release all staff will quarantine as required for 14 days. The Freeborn County License center will reopen November 30. -0-
ALBERT LEA, Minn. – A trial date has been set for next year in the case of an Albert Lea woman arrested after showing up drunk and causing a disturbance at the Freeborn County Law Enforcement Center in Jan.. Authorities say when Athena Alizabeth Berg, 27, was stopped driving away, officers found methamphetamine and other … Read more
EMERSON, Neb. — One of two truck drivers killed Tuesday in separate crashes on Nebraska Highway 35 was identified as an Alber Lea resident. According to the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office, Steve Ellison, 55, of Albert Lea lost control of his semi tractor-trailer and ran off the highway near Emerson before slamming into a creek … Read more
A man found dead in rural Austin Tuesday morning has been identified as a longtime member of the Mower County Board. Mower County Sheriff’s officials say 71-year-old Timothy Gabrielson was located around 7:00 AM near his vehicle on 572nd Ave. There are no indications of foul play, officials said, and the death appears to be … Read more