(ABC 6 News) – The Worth County Sheriff’s Office provided an update into the investigation of a woman found dead in the Shell Rock River on September 16. Officials said that no foul play is suspected in the death of Melissa Jo Olson, of Northwood, IA, whose body was found near 390th St. and Raven … Read more
FOREST CITY, Iowa – An Albert Lea man charged with a rash of crimes in Winnebago County has pleaded guilty. Eric Williams Jensen, 33, is accused of first breaking into a farm building in rural Thompson and stealing 2.5 gallons of gasoline on May 25. The following day, Jensen was arrested after leading police on … Read more
(ABC 6 News) s/austin – No injuries were reported in a police involved shooting just south of austin Wednesday. The incident happened near Planet Fitness in southeast Rochester, after the Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office says deputies attempted to serve a warrant for a suspect who jumped in his car and sped off, prompting an officer … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – A St. Louis, MO man arrested at an Albert Lea restaurant with his missing children appeared in Freeborn County Court this week [Wednesday]. Christopher Michael Gonzalez, 43, is accused of taking his two children on Nov. 28, after being ordered to have no contact a month prior, according to the State … Read more
Rochester, MN – An Austin man was sentenced yesterday to more than 6-years in prison for driving drunk and crashing into a Rochester home last year. Marcus Antwan Martin was found standing outside a car that had driven through a chain-link fence and landed inside a house at 609 14 1/2 Street Southeast. Martin’s blood … Read more
FOREST CITY, Iowa – A Forest City teen has accepted a plea deal in connection to a domestic assault incident this fall. Kenneth Skyler Dean Pedelty, 18, is accused of pulling a knife on a relative, and punching and kicking the woman, before then holding three women at gunpoint. The teen was facing nearly a … Read more
The Trinity Lutheran Church in Owatonna was bustling with volunteers Monday in preparation for the return of in-person shopping for Steele County Toys for Tots. This year, organizers said the local Toys for Tots program is anticipating about 1,200 children will receive toys, totalling about 500 families. Unlike the previous two years, families were finally … Read more
The principal of a Rochester area high school is facing child sexual abuse allegations from decades ago. A warrant was filed Tuesday against the Hayfield High School Principal, Grant Klennert, stemming from an investigation that began in October in which three alleged victims in the case reported being sexually assaulted by Klennert between 1997 and … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – A Rochester woman accused of starting a fight at a vape shop and throwing a rock at a city bus was sentenced in Olmsted County Court Monday. Krystal Lynette Phillips, 33, was convicted of harassment and obstructing the legal process in the August fight, as well as 3rd-degree damage to property … Read more
MOWER COUNTY, Minn. – A $100,000 bond has been set for a Spring Valley man facing a felony assault charge. Kainun Thorson allegedly followed a man and his family while reaching speeds around 90 miles per hour before he displayed a knife toward the victim. Court documents state Thorson and the victim knew each other. … Read more