An Austin man charged with attempted murder and arson in 2018 is going to jail. In a recent amended court decision [Tuesday], Darrell James Wigham, who is currently incarcerated at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Stillwater was sentenced in Mower County District Court to more than 7 years in prison [88 months], for setting fire … Read more
A trial date has been set for a Kiester man who has pleaded not guilty to leading law enforcement on a high speed chase. Deputies responded Sept. 1 to a report of someone stealing $27 worth of fuel from Lakeside Gas Station in Crystal Lake and officers spotted the vehicle on Highway 18, prompting a … Read more
A 71 year old New Richland man was critically injured Tuesday afternoon in a crash in Jackson County. Lyle William Schlaak was hospitalized for life-threatening injuries after he apparently lost control of his SUV on I-90, skidded off the roadway and overturned just east of Worthington, in Ewington Township, according to a press release from … Read more
LAKE MILLS, Iowa – In northern Iowa, Fortune Brands said it’s closing the Larson factory in Lake Mills. About 200 employees at the door and window manufacturer in Winnebago County have been laid off. The company said it made the decision based on an industry assessment and economic risks. Fortune Brands says it will help … Read more
AUSTIN, Minn. – Two people arrested for drug possession during a traffic stop in Mower County have now entered different pleas. The Austin Police Department says it stopped a vehicle on April 28 and confiscated 27.82 grams of methamphetamine. Brittany Nichole Brown, 35 of Austin, has pleaded guilty to second-degree drug possession. Shane Thomas Rose, … Read more
BREAKING NEWS – Few details are being released about a death investigation NE of Albert Lea. Rochester police say they found a dead body near Rochester train tracks Saturday night. RPD says they received a call just before midnight about a train hitting a pedestrian who was lying on the tracks near Broadway Ave. N … Read more
AUSTIN, Minn. – Two people arrested for drug possession during a traffic stop in Mower County have now entered different pleas. The Austin Police Department says it stopped a vehicle on April 28 and confiscated 27.82 grams of methamphetamine. Brittany Nichole Brown, 35 of Austin, has pleaded guilty to second-degree drug possession. Shane Thomas Rose, … Read more
BREAKING NEWS – Few details are being released about a death investigation NE of Albert Lea. Rochester police say they found a dead body near Rochester train tracks Saturday night. RPD says they received a call just before midnight about a train hitting a pedestrian who was lying on the tracks near Broadway Ave. N … Read more
One woman is dead after a residential fire in Waseca Wednesday [Sept. 21]. The Waseca Fire Department released a statement Thursday [Sept. 22] about a structure fire in the 500 block of Ninth Avenue NW in Waseca but did not immediately release the name of the victim yesterday. An obituary for Debra Mulcahy was shared … Read more
A man shot himself in the shoulder during a drug robbery at a Faribault park. The injured shooter hit the teen drug dealer in the face with a sawed off shotgun causing it to accidentally discharge, at Teepee Tonka Park Saturday evening. So far, only the suspects friend has been charged with illegal possession of … Read more