OWATONNA, Minn. (KEYC) – Construction of the new high school in Owatonna continues on budget and on time. School leaders say, however, much work still has to be done at the 89 acre site of the $126 million, 317,000 sqft. school. The school plans an open house for this fall [Sept. 23]. -0-
Austin Public Schools has a new Director of Food and Nutrition. Officials have announced that Tanner Lange, who has served as Austin Public Schools’ Dietitian since March 2018, will be taking over the post left vacat following the recent retirement of Mary Weikum, who dedicated 21 years of service to both Austin Public Schools and … Read more
An Albert Lea woman charged in a 2020 undercover drug sting has been sentenced. A Freeborn County District Court judge ordered Amy Kay Reyes, to 10 years of probation and a stayed 5 year prison sentence Monday. Court documents state the 45 year old reportedly sold a combined 21 grams of meth to a police … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – A West Concord man was taken into custody following a traffic stop-turned-firearm-arrest Friday evening in Dodge County. According to Rochester police, officers conducted a traffic stop at Broadway Avenue and 2nd Street NW and claimed they smelled marijuana, prompting a search of the the vehicle, in which deputies allegedly uncovered a … Read more
How to demolish a hazardous Wells City building is being debted. The Wells City Council learned it could be more complicated and costly than anticipated, because there is a specific statutory process which must be followed. To save money the city has to get consent from the owner to tear down the uninhabitable structure, problem … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – The Albert Lea Police Department announced on Monday that local crime in 2022 dropped to the lowest rate in 5 years, based on a statewide crime reporting system. The most serious crimes including assault and theft decreased by 27.8%. Vandalism remains the most-reported crime in Albert Lea, according to the report. … Read more
AUSTIN, Minn. – An Mower County woman accused of domestic assault has pleaded not guilty. Nikki Rae Heitland, 35 of Grand Meadow is accused of attacking her boyfriend with a knife and a chair as he was moving out. Law enforcement says the victim suffered a broken nose. A May 1 trial date has been … Read more
An Austin man facing felony burglary and misdemeanor domestic abuse charges in Mower County District Court has learned his fate. 50-year old Joel Vargas was sentenced Friday to five years probation, stemming from a 2021 and 2023 incident in Austin. Vargas accepted a plea deal in the case on Thursday, and a misdemeanor charge of … Read more
A Rochester man currently serving a five-year prison sentence on a felony burglary charge out of Fillmore County has also been sentenced to prison time in Mower County District Court. Nathan Randal Gossman was convicted Friday on a felony charge of check forgery stemming from an incident that occurred in the city of LeRoy in … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – An Austin man appeared in Mower County Court Monday [March 20], following a traffic stop turned police chase earlier this month. Weston William Zuehl, 40, is facing a number of charges stemming from the March 8, incident in which he led police on a 15-mile chase that crossed into Iowa and … Read more