[n/al] – A settlement was reached Tuesday with a former inmate incarcerated in a neighboring Rice County jail, just north of Albert Lea, who accused a correctional officer of assault in 2019. Elizabeth Benjamin will receive $83,000 to dismiss the lawsuit against the county and a former jail deputy alleging excessive force and negligence. A … Read more
It’s been three weeks since a north Iowa woman’s body was found in a river north of Albert Lea, and officials have yet to release any details of the investigation. The Worth County Sheriff’s Office issued an update Friday saying they have been continuing to gather information and conduct testing, and completion of reports may … Read more
A Lake Mills woman recieved two back to back sentences stemming from a traffic stop in March. Shauni Turnmeyer pleaded guilty to Count 1 of “Eluding,” and was placed on probation for 3-5 years. And a judge ordered her to serve 10 days in the Winnebago County Jail on an OWI aggravated misdemeanor charge. Turnmeyer … Read more
Elko New Market, MN (n/albert lea)- Authorities in southern Minnesota are investigating after discovering a body in a residential street in Elko New Market Township about an hour north of Albert Lea Friday morning. According to a news release from the Sheriff’s Office, the the Medical Examiner’s Office is working to identify the man and … Read more
An Austin man already serving a 78-month prison sentence on 2020 felony drug trafficking charges has been sentenced to additional prison time in Mower County District Court. 36-year-old Joseph Perry White, who is currently incarcerated at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in St. Cloud was convicted and sentenced Thursday to just over eight years in prison … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – A man convicted in a 2020 drug raid was arrested after failing to appear for sentencing on Monday. Freeborn County Court issued an active warrant for Marco Antonio Alquicira Friday [Oct. 7]. Freeborn County law enforcement reported that Alquicira had not complied with GPS monitoring. Alquicira was arrested after a Sept. … Read more
Albert Lea, MN (KROC-AM News)- The name of a motorcyclist from Iowa injured a crash on I-90 near Albert Lea Sunday morning has been released. The State Patrol’s incident report says 46-year-old Dominick Beach was driving on the entrance ramp to eastbound I-90 from Freeborn County Rd. 46 east of Albert Lea when the wheel … Read more
WORTH COUNTY, Iowa – After the body of Melissa Jo Olson was found in the Shell Rock River, authorities in Worth County are urging anyone who knows anything abut this case to come forward. In a release Friday, the sheriff’s office said the body was found Sept. 16 along 390th St. and Raven Ave.. The … Read more
AUSTIN, Minn. – A man sentenced to prison earlier this year has been sentenced in another case. Joseph White, of Austin, was sentenced recently to more than eight years in prison for second-degree possession of methamphetamine. That comes after he pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of second-degree sale of drugs in November 2021. He … Read more
New Richland’s search for a new chief of police has ended, with the spot filled by a familiar face. In August, after the then-chief left to take a position with the Waseca County Sheriff’s Office, Tanyce Bruegger stepped up to fill the role on an interim basis. She was selected at the Sept. 26 New … Read more