A snowmobiler is recovering after crashing in the Rochester area Friday night. The Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office said in an update on Sunday that the man was riding with a group north of Dover when he lost control of the snowmobile and was thrown from it. The 30-year-old unidentified man was airlifted to an area … Read more
Residents are waking up to freezing temperatures this morning. The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Chill Advisory for all of southern Minnesota in effect until 10:00 am Monday morning, including in Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Rice, Steele, and Waseca. -0-
A free course in Albert Lea hopes to get more people interested in starting a family childcare business. The class is Monday night from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Brookside education center where participants will explore licensing and training, planning, and grants and loans. -0-
FOREST CITY, Iowa – A Freeborn County man accused of stealing more than $300,000 from a private property in Iowa has escaped jail time. A judge ordered Brandon Lee Crews, of Emmons, Minnesota, to five years probation, after he accepted a plea deal for lesser charges. The 32 year old was arrested for smashing out … Read more
AUSTIN, Minn. – The superbowl is all about the parties and the snacks, and this year your beer can taste like a snack, thanks to Hormel Chili’s first-ever Hormel Chili Cheese Brew. Austin, Minnesota based Hormel Foods announced Thursday that they’re creating the tasty corn chip and chili cheese flavored brew just in time for … Read more
In February, the City of Wells intends to rollout an online reporting system for the Wells area. This system will allow residents to report various issues though out the area that City Hall should be made aware of, such as potholes, city code enforcement complaints, and ordinance complaints, and upon receiving the complaint, the system … Read more
Austin, MN (KROC-AM News) – An Austin woman has admitted to murder charges stemming from two fatal drug overdoses in Austin last year. 43-year-old Yashica Thomas entered guilty pleas Thursday in Mower County Court to two counts of third-degree murder linked to the drug overdose death of a 23-year-old Austin man last March and another … Read more
ALBERT LEA, Minn. – An Olmstead County man arrested after a 2021 DUI crash that led to the discovery of methamphetamine in Freeborn County was sentenced Thursday. A judge ordered, Troy Christopher Marlow, 52 of Rochester, to five years of supervised probation as part of a plea deal stemming from the incident in which Marlow … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – Recent investigations conducted by the Minnesota Department of Health found that two nursing homes in the area were negligent. According to the report by MDH, a worker at St. Mark’s failed to follow protocol and administer CPR on a resident who died as a result. MDH also conducted a similar neglect … Read more
A South St. Paul man arrested on drug charges during a traffic stop in Clarks Grove pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of first-degree meth possession in Freeborn County District Court. Jeremy Jake Clarin, 42, entered the plea as part of an agreement with the Freeborn County Attorney’s Office. Court documents state that deputies confiscated … Read more