An autopsy has confirmed that a body found in the Cedar River in Austin last Tuesday is that of a missing Rochester man. Austin Police Capt. Todd Clennon said a preliminary report issued by the medical examiner’s office Friday officially confirmed that the remains found in the Cedar River are that of 72-year-old David Edward … Read more
ABC 6 News) – The suspect charged in the wounding of a Waseca police officer will spend more than 30 years behind bars for his actions. 37 year old Tyler Janovsky has been sentenced Friday to 35 years in prison for the incident in which Waseca police officer Arik Matson was shot in the head … Read more
One of two suspects accused in a 2019 robbery of an Austin residence was recently sentenced. On Thursday a Mower County District judge ordered 20-year old Quincy James Towers, of Austin, who pleaded guilty to a charge of 2nd degree burglary, to five years of supervised probation and 40 hours of community service. The 20 … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – A fire destroyed a home and left one person injured in Albert Lea Friday afternoon. Around 1:20 p.m., Albert Lea Fire Rescue and the Albert Lea Police Department responded to a fire in the 1000 block of Gene Ave. When they arrived, the house was completely in flames. Fire crews worked … Read more
AUSTIN, Minn. – An Austin man caught in a child sex sting operation has been sentenced. Shadow Hawk Mallan, 24, has been given 10 years of supervised probation and was fined $1,000 after pleading guilty to soliciting a child for sex, according to a news release from the Austin Police Department. -0-
Alden-Conger Public School announced Thursday students in 6th through 12th grades will switch back to distance learning starting Nov. 10 amidst rising COVID-19 cases in Freeborn County. The district previously shifted to distance learning at the end of September after another increase in new COVID-19 cases. The county reported 22 new cases Thursday. If numbers … Read more
Three Austin residents recently made their first court appearances (Friday) in Mower County District Court for cashing checks that belonged to a dead woman. Nathaniel Jay Stahl, 32, Jodi Kay Grinder, 31, and Miriam Murillo Vazquez, 29, are accused of opening an account at Accentra’s Albert Lea branch on Oct. 21 and subsequently depositing several … Read more
Mayo Clinic Health System’s Southeast Minnesota Region is banning visitors at all inpatient and outpatient facilities. The restrictions began Wednesday in the Austin and Albert Lea area, as COVID cases continue to climb in southern Minnesota. This no-visitor policy does not include Mayo hospitals or clinics in Rochester. -0-
ALBERT LEA, Minn. – Potential COVID19 exposure has prompted the Albert Lea Activities Department to cancel a third varsity football game. The department announced next weekends Nov. 6 game will not be played, after the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) issued guidance due to an isolated health concern within the football program, school officials said … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – It’s not just candidates on the ballot this election season, school referendums are up for vote too. Thirty-three school districts are seeking operating levies in Minnesota. In Austin, the school district is asking for an operating referendum for the first time since 2003. -0-