(ABC 6 News)- With just a week before the election, officials in Olmsted County are opening up another opportunity for voters to cast their ballots. Starting tomorrow [October 28], two pop-up ‘direct balloting” locations will open in the Olmsted County Government Center and at the elections office. Unlike absentee ballots or mail-in voting, those choosing … Read more
An Austin toddler is recovering after being seriously injured in a hit and run Saturday. The Austin Police Dept. says the 3-year-old boy was struck near the intersection of 1st Street and 3rd Avenue SW, where his mother had been visiting with friends. The child was airlifted to St Marys Hospital. Police are asking anyone … Read more
Gov. Tim Walz and health officials are urging residents to comply with COVID safety protocols as cases contiue to climb in the state. The governor said Monday that residents need to step up their compliance with masking, social distancing and avoiding crowds if the state is going to prevent the rapid spread that has made … Read more
Snowy weather is being blamed for three separate crashes that left five people injured Sunday on Minnesota freeways. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, in the first crash, two Missouri residents were taken to the hospital after their vehicle crashed on Interstate 90 between Albert Lea and Hayward. And, a vehicle slid into the median … Read more
Albert Leans welcomed home Waseca Officer Arik Matson in a drive-thru celebration Saturday afternoon along Edgewater Drive in Edgewater Park. People were lined up to show their support as police officers and other first responders led Matson through the park. Matson was shot in the head in the line of duty in January, and had … Read more
A 60 month sentence was handed down to an Austin man convicted of shooting a man in the face with a flare gun. David Michael Mattson-Fuller, accepted a plea deal Oct. 1 in the case in which witnesses identified Mattson-Fuller as the man who got into an altercation with the victim at a residence on … Read more
Riverland Community College celebrated the completion of its new Transportation, Trade and Industrial Center Friday at the Albert Lea campus. A group of area legislators, state education and college officials, joined the Riverland college community for the big reveal of the $10.1 million project that conslidates the transportation career fields. School officials said they hoped … Read more
An Austin man convicted in connection to a Feb., home invastion and assault that left the victim fighting for his life will spend more than 7 years behind bars. Cham Nygare Gilo was sentenced to more than 7 years in the Minnesota Correctional Facility for pistol whipping a man nearly to death at an apartment … Read more
FREEBORN – The Freeborn Fire Department is touting a machine that assists first responders in administering CPR for making a difference in the community. According to officials the department has had a LUCAS machine for about 2 1/2 years, and requested funds for a second one during Wednesday’s city council meeting to assist when having … Read more
COVID cases continue to climb in Iowa. According to a recent update, 15 COVID-19 deaths, and 85 more hospitalizations were reported. -0-