A high speed police chase during Friday morning rush hour along a busy Minnesota interstate ended with the suspects vehicle careening off a highway overpass. According to a post on the MN Safety Facebook page, Minnesota State Patrol troopers attempted to pull over a car that was speeding along I-94 and the vehicle ended up … Read more
A Mankato man is accused of assaulting multiple deputies during his arrest at a group home. Luke Daniel Emmers, 27, was charged this week [Monday] in Blue Earth County Court with felony counts of 4th-degree assault of a peace officer and attempting to disarm a peace officer. A criminal complaint says deputies responded to the … Read more
An armed felon suspected in a Makato burglary nearly turned the case cold when he hid a gun in the freezer. William Barsness of North Mankato, was charged in Blue Earth County Court this week, stemming from a Sunday morning burglary at Meadow Rivers Apartments where witnesses identifed the 45 year old as the gunman … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – A Rochester man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of trying to break into a storage office. According to reports deputies were called to KO Storage on Hadley View Court NE and the office manager told police they had seen a renter on security footage trying to break into the main office. … Read more
A 2022 undercover drug raid has resulted in prison time for an Austin man. Robert James Leonard was sentenced Thursday in Freeborn County District Court to 7 1/2 years in prison, stemming from a brief stand off related to a domestic hostage situation at his home in Oakland in Freeborn County where agents also found … Read more
MASON CITY – More details have been released about a Mason City man facing multiple arson and burglary charges following a Tuesday morning crime spree. Zachary Sankey, 39, was arrested after authorities linked him to a 5:20am fire on South Kentucky, another fire a short time later along Birch Drive, a fire an hour later … Read more
An Austin woman pleaded not guilty Monday to more than a half dozen charges for blocking off the scene of a Valentine’s Day fire [February 14], and then leading authorities on a high speed chase. Austin Police say Samantha Rae Ricke, 33, is accused of obstructing fire crews at the Japan Panda restaurant on February … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – The annual Paint the Town Pink campaign to raise funds for breast cancer and other cancer research has been canceled. Hormel Institute announced Wednesday that the final Paint the Town Pink, ‘Freezin’ for a Reason Ice Golf’ event in Austin scheduled for Saturday, will not be held due to poor ice … Read more
The Austin Area Foundation has announced the opening of two scholarships developed for Austin High School graduates. Any graduate of Austin High School currently enrolled in a four-year college or university can apply for the $1,000 scholarships. Applications are being accepted through March 31. The evaluation committee will review applications in April. Scholarships will be … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is issuing a warning after fake school shooting calls sent at least eight schools into lockdown over the past two days, including in Austin and Albert Lea. Swatting, in which someone calls in a false crime, prompts a large number of armed police officers to show up … Read more