ROCHESTER, Minn. – After six months of bargaining, food service workers at Mayo Clinic in Albert Lea have come to an agreement. The contract impacts 500 SEIU members and an additional 100 from Teamsters 120 and AFSCME Council 65. The agreement is a step in the right direction and the wage increases are significant, officials … Read more
A two car crash sent an elderly Faribault woman to the hospital Thursday afternoon. The State Patrol’s accident report says 81-year-old Darlene Ross collided with a vehicle on Hwy. 60 at the intersection with Grant St.. She was treated for what were described as non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the other vehicle, identified as 24-year-old … Read more
Lewiston, MN (KROC-AM News)- Alcohol is suspected to be involved in a two-vehicle crash on I-90 in Winona County that sent an Austin man to a hospital Wednesday night. The State Patrol accident report indicates 66-year-old Rick Nelson crashed into the guardrail and stopped in a lane of traffic, before his vehicle was then struck … Read more
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) – A South Dakota teen was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison for a 2021 drug robbery murder in Austin. Miguel Nunez, now 19-years-old, accepted a plea deal on a second-degree unintentional murder charge in connection with the death of 45-year-old David Harris, who was found shot to death in … Read more
Winnebago County is showing support for our veteran’s just ahead of Veteran’s day. The County Courthouse will be illuminated green as part of “Operation Green Light,” a new initiative to support our veterans, as well as raise awareness about the unique challenges faced by many veterans, and their families. Residents are encouraged to participate by … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – A Rochester man was assaulted by three teens during a would-be vape sale Wednesday morning. All three teens face charges of 1st-degree robbery, stemming from the incident, in which a police officer reportedly saw the victim get in his car parked on East Center Street near 6th Avenue, and speed off, … Read more
AUSTIN, Minn. – An Austin man was arrested this week for allegedly attacking two people with a metal pipe. Robert Marshall, 47, is facing three felony charges stemming from the incident in the 400 block of 9th St. NE. on the night of Oct. 21 when he grabbed a large pipe and began swinging it … Read more
ALBERT LEA, Minn. – Two Albert Lea women arrested in connection with a Freeborn County homicide and robbery are set to stand trial. Ashley Marie Estrada, 34, and Raquel Isabel Vasquez, 25, both are charged with second-degree burglary, stemming from the incident in which, Vasquez and Estrada had broken into a home, used the bathroom, … Read more
PRESTON, Minn. A Fillmore County fatal overdose resulted in jail time for the drug dealer. Nelson Augustino Soro, 22 of Owatonna, was arrested last year [2021] and charged with third-degree murder, third-degree drug sales, fourth-degree drug sales, and fourth-degree drug possession, after prosecutors say he sold Percocet pills laced with fentanyl that caused the death … Read more
A wrongful death lawsuit blames an alleged drunk driver and a golf course for a fatal crash last summer. The family of Megan Rose Graham, of Fairbault, recently filed a civil lawsuit against Orville Boyd Knott Jr. and the Straight River Golf Course, after the golf cart Graham was driving was reportedly struck by Knott … Read more