Construction this year on Bridge Avenue is in the homestretch with less than a month to go until the road is expected to fully reopen to traffic. Freeborn County Highway officials said the road is expected to open to all traffic the week of Thanksgiving. It has been closed since mid-June. -0-
ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) – As Election Day looms, President Donald Trump is returning to Minnesota for a rally Friday in Rochester that will mark his fourth trip to the state in recent weeks, his campaign announced Wednesday. The event will be held at the Rochester International Airport at 5 p.m -0-
The search continues for a missing 72 year old Rochester man. David Edward Janson, who has reportedly been spotted in Austin, went missing last Friday morning, and authorities reported that his vehicle was found abandoned on 2nd Street SW in Austin near Skinner’s Hill. Family members say Janson is a diabetic and does not have … Read more
AUSTIN, Minn. – A Mower County man charged with 2nd degree assault and terroristic threats will not spend time in jail. Michael Wolphagen, 30 of Austin pleaded guilty and was sentenced Wednesday to three years of supervised probation. He must also pay a $500 fine and do 40 hours of community work service. He was … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – A Rochester man was arrested Wednesday (Oct. 28) in connection to a fatal drug overdose in Mankato last week. The Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office said the death of a 26-year-old woman found in her home last Friday was ruled to be fentanyl toxicity, according to autopsy reports. The Minnesota River … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – The City of Austin is looking to improve traffic at one of its busiest intersections. As part of a traffic control study the traffic lights at 4th St NW and 3rd Ave NW were covered up and replaced with a two-way stop sign, for a proposed project planned for the summer … Read more
A Minnesota woman arrested in Worth County in an undercover drug bust is now facing federal charges. Beth Ann Rademacher, 42 was taken into custody in August for allegedly selling meth to an undercover officer at the I-35 rest stop near the Diamond Jo Casino between July 1 and August 18. State criminal charges against … Read more
Freeborn County is breaking Absentee ballot records. The Freeborn County auditor-treasurer said Monday that requests in Freeborn County for mail in ballots are up 95% so far compared to 2016. The county has received about 4,500 absentee ballot requests, compared to about 2,300 in the last presidential election. -0-
Mayo Clinic Health Systems have reinstated visitor restrictions on its southeast Minnesota hospitals. Mayo made the announcement in response to climbing COVID-19 cases across the state, including southeast Minnesota, which saw a weekend high of 180 new cases. The ban begins Wednesday, Oct. 28, and includes all Mayo Clinic Health System locations in the region, … Read more
Mayo Clinic Health Systems have reinstated visitor restrictions on its southeast Minnesota hospitals. Mayo made the announcement in response to climbing COVID-19 cases across the state, including southeast Minnesota, which saw a weekend high of 180 new cases. The ban begins Wednesday, Oct. 28, and includes all Mayo Clinic Health System locations in the region, … Read more