Mower County has been added to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources list of Minnesota counties where the fire danger conditions are extreme. Mower County officials isued a burn ban until further notice after three fires Tuesday in rural Adams on 640th Avenue at 140th Street, also on 570th Avenue in rural Austin, and a … Read more
A drug bust at an Austin home this week netted police two arrests. According to an Austin Police department news release, Ojulu Omot, 26, of Austin was arrested at his residence on Sixth Avenue Southwest Tuesday morning. He was wanted on a felony first-degree drug warrant. And, later that afternoon the Austin Police Department and … Read more
NORTHWOOD, Iowa – Charges have been filed over stolen political signs in Worth County. The Sheriff’s Office says it received numerous complaints on September 29 about political signs being stolen from multiple properties in Northwood and Worth County. After an investigation, one male juvenile was charged with trespassing, criminal mischief and 5th degree theft. A … Read more
A woman had to be rescued after getting trapped in her vehicle in a one car crash in Steele County Tuesday evening. The Stelle County Sheriff’s Office and Owatonna Fire Department responded to the wreck in which the driver apparently lost control of her vehicle and overturned on Interstate 35 near Bridge Street. Reports on … Read more
An Owatonna woman has been charged in Mower County District Court for her role in a 2019 drug deal. 27-year old Athena Alizabeth Berg allegedly drove a convicted drug dealer to make a sale of a total of 27.2 grams of methamphetamine to a Confidential Informant on two different occasions in Austin last year. The … Read more
A Minneapolis man is facing multiple charges in connection to an undercover drug bust. Nehemiah Jolami Edris, 22, who traded methamphetamine for firearms with an undercover agent has been charged in State District Court, with possession of a controlled substance, first-degree drug sale, and possessing a firearm as a convicted delinquent. All three charges are … Read more
Authorities are reviewing dash cam video in a fatal police pursuit in Olmstead County early Monday morning. Police say three people were killed after a stolen vehicle in which they were riding crashed while being chased by state police who attempted a traffic stop but the driver sped away before losing control and overturning. The … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – More charges are expected to be filed against two Osage residents in connection to a theft case. Zebulon Rosendahl, 26, and Amanda Smith, 25, have been arrested on multiple felony charges already following a burglary investigation in which numerous items have been seized from the pair that had been stolen from … Read more
Construction on the new Freeborn-Mower Cooperative Services headquarters is moving forward despite COVID concerns. The cooperative considered cancelling the project amid the pandemic, but said it was important to bring in jobs to the community, adding bids came in a lot lower as well. Work on the new nearly 98,000 square foot building north of … Read more
AP) — County officials are saying the pace is far ahead of previous elections, as over two million Iowans were registered to vote as of Oct. 1. Iowa election officials will begin mailing out absentee ballots Monday, which is also the first-day to vote early in person. Iowans have until 5 p.m. Oct. 24 to … Read more