Winnebago County [sw/albert lea] – Forest City Firefighters quickly contained a blaze at a residence on W. M Street in 20-degree temperatures with 4-degree wind chills over the weekend. Three fire trucks and one ambulance were on the scene Saturday to help fight the fire inside and outside the home. Forest City Police and the … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – An Austin man accused of drug crimes, fleeing custody, and multiple DWI’s stemming from a traffic stop last year has accepted a plea deal. Jeb Lee Surritt pleaded guilty in Mower County Court Thursday to several 2022 drug and traffic charges for which he was supposed to be sentenced March 2, … Read more
Faribault, MN – A missing Faribault man found dead in a river Friday has been identified. According to a news release from the Faribault Police Department, Jesse Decoux was found 30 minutes after being reported missing, after he never returned home from walking his dogs, but one of them came home visibly wet. The second … Read more
Austin, MN – Police have released more information about a weapons incident at Austin High School that forced a lockdown last week. In an update, Austin Police said reports of someone brandishing a gun at Austin Highschool came in after a fight in one of the school’s bathrooms between a15 and 16-year-old boy. The teens … Read more
Two good samaritans were recognized this week for helping law enforcement. Anthony Oliver tackled a 17-year-old shoplifter at the Holiday Stationstore in Faribault. Hunter Conrad, who is a lifeguard for Faribault Parks and Rec, helped save the life of a bicyclist who collapsed by giving them CPR. Both were honored at this weeks Faribault City … Read more
FOREST CITY, Iowa – Theft, meth, and a gun crime are sending a Winnebago County man to prison. Christopher Eugene Bachman, 40 of Buffalo Center, has been sentenced to five years behind bars after pleading guilty to 2022 drug and weapons charges. Law enforcement says Bachman was arrested in Thompson last year [2022], with tools … Read more
The old Union Hotel is getting new life. The historical hotel in Waterville, also known as the Rainbow Hotel, constructed in 1888 on the corner of Second and Paquin Street, will soon be transformed into a new apartment complex. We Buy Houses Southern Minnesota, which purchased the hotel in July, says the building will consist … Read more
Snow and ice-covered roads are being blamed for a crash on Highway 218 in Steele County that claimed the life of an Owatonna man. The Minnesota State Patrol says the crash happened Tuesday near Owatonna when two vehicles collided headon, killing Terry Jon Pelovsky, 59. The other driver, identified as, Becky Linn Schwering, 58, of … Read more
Austin, MN – A lockdown was ordered at Austin High School Wednesday due to a report of a firearm possibly being brandished at the school. The lockdown was put in place around noon and lasted about an hour. Austin Police says with assistance from the Mower County Sheriff’s Office they “have not been able to … Read more
FOREST CITY, Iowa – A woman charged with 12 crimes for repeatedly burglarizing a Winnebago County farm is taking a plea deal. Melissa Ann Frost, of Blue Earth pleaded guilty to three of the dozen criminal charges, stemming from four different occasions between July and August 2021 in which the 43 year old is seen … Read more