(ABC 6 News) – The family of a fallen Albert Lea firefighter has one less thing to worry about this Christmas. Tunnel to Towers Foundation announced it has paid, in full, the mortgage on the home of Lieutenant Brett Boss, as part of its 4th annual, ‘Season of Hope.’ The Albert Lea native lost his … Read more
Minneapolis, MN (KROC-AM News)- A northern Minnesota tow truck operator has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after he was caught trafficking large quantities of meth three different times from February 2020 to September 2021. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Officce, the traffic stops that led to 52-year-old Trent Holden’s arrest was part … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – The name of an elderly Austin man injured after a crash on I-90 in Freeborn County on Friday morning has been released. According to the Minnesota State Patrol (MSP), Terry Falch, 74, was a passenger in a vehicle that colloided with a Semi on I-90 near mile marker 155 in Manchester … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – The trial for a former counselor and coach at Albert Lea Highschool was rescheduled after a motion to introduce new evidence to the proceedings was requested Friday. Richard John Polley, 33, was arrested and charged with 3rd-degree criminal sexual conduct after allegedly having sex with a student under age 18 in … Read more
A Freeborn County District Court judge sentenced a Crystal man to 107 months in prison Tuesday in connection to a 2021 traffic stop turned drug bust and high speed chase that reached 130 mph. Matthew Douglas Ingram, who was found with over 200 grams of methamphetamine on Interstate 90, was convicted on one count of … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – Few details are being released after two people were found dead inside a southeast Rochester residence Thursday morning. According to the Rochester Police Department, officers responded for a welfare check at a residence on 3rd Ave. SE in Rochester and found a man and a woman deceased. Carbon monoxide was not … Read more
MASON CITY, Iowa – A few more details have been released about a shooting Monday night just south of Albert Lea. Police said the suspect, identified as Stephen Allen Tidemanson, 24 of Mason City, was arrested Tuesday afternoon on attempted murder and first-degree theft. Tidemanson is accused of shooting a man he was fighting with … Read more
Snow covered roads are being blamed for a collision involving two semi’s on westbound Interstate 90 in Freeborn County Tuesday morning. The Minnesota State Patrol reported that the road was covered with snow and ice when one of the trucks crossed the median and struck another semi truck at milepost 164 in Bancroft Township. Both … Read more
A Hayfield man who pleaded guilty to a felony DWI charge in Mower County District Court after a traffic stop on January 17th of this year has been sentenced to jail time and supervised probation. 44-year old Dwight David Blanchard was sentenced Monday to 30 days in jail and seven years of supervised probation. Several … Read more
One of the men involved in a drive-by shooting last summer in Janesville was sentenced Monday in Waseca County Court. William Cornelius Terrel Peavy, 32, of Waseca, received a four-year prison sentence on felony charges of aiding and abetting, stemming from a July incident in which Peavy was driving when a man riding with him … Read more