With heavy snow hitting Minnesota Wednesday, followed by a blizzard and dangerously low temperatures Thursday and Friday, schools have started announcing closures. While some school districts are already on their winter break, others are not starting until this Friday. In anticipation of the blizzard-like conditions, school districts are announcing early closures on Wednesday, and schools … Read more
ALBERT LEA, Minn. – A trial date has been set for an Albert Lea man who pleaded not guilty to charges of assault with a deadly weapon in connection to a domestic dispute. Rio Santiago Acosta was arrested on November 9 after investigators say the 25 year old stabbed his mother’s boyfriend in the neck … Read more
ALBERT LEA, Minn. – A 36 year old Minneapolis man busted with drugs during a traffic stop in Freeborn County last year has been sentenced. Matthew Douglas Ingram, was arrested in August 2021 after an attempted traffic stop that led to a high speed chase along Interstate 90 in which Ingram hit speeds of 134 … Read more
AUSTIN, Minn. – Threatening someone with a knife results in probation for a Mower County man. Boh Nah, 34 of Austin, has been sentenced to three years of supervised probation after pleading guilty to terroristic threats, stemming from a fight on 4th Street SE this summer [June 23]. Investigators said the victim suffered a slight … Read more
The sentencing for the Albert Lea man convicted in an attempted ‘suicide by cop’ incident at Shady Oaks apartments in November 2020 has been rescheduled. Devin Matthew Weiland is accused of opening fire on Albert Lea police officers, and holding them at bay for more than eight hours, after calling them to his apartment for … Read more
ALBERT LEA, Minn. – A North Iowa woman is hurt after crashing her SUV in Freeborn County. The accident happened just after 10 am Sunday, when the Minnesota State Patrol says Marissa Irene Zazueta, 30 of Northwood, apparently lost control of her SUV on Interstate 35 and overturned near mile marker 9. She was taken … Read more
AUSTIN, Minn. – An Albert Lea woman pleaded guilty to 2020 drug possession charges in Mower County court Friday. Victoria Ann Lopez, 35, was arrested during an undercover drug raid at an Austin home were detectives confiscated methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. The South-Central Drug Investigation Unit says Lopez sold meth to a confidential informant on … Read more
MOWER COUNTY, Minn. – Snow and ice covered roads are being blamed for a two car crash during Thursday morning rush hour on I-90 that sent an Austin man to the hospital. The Minnesota State Patrol said Nicholas Smith, 43, was injured after he collided with a truck driven by Leanard Winter, 64, at mile … Read more
The City of Faribault has declared a Snow Emergency for Friday [December 16]. No parking on city streets until plowed curb to curb. Unattended vehicles are subject to tagging and towing. -0-
Slick road conditions will impact your Friday morning commute. Light snow is expected to continue through the day Friday throughout most of southeast Minnesota. Motorists are being urged to drive with caution and expect delays. And there are multiple school closings, delays, and other weather-related cancellations and announcements across the Southern Minnesota area for Friday. … Read more