An Austin woman currently serving a 57-month prison sentence at the Minnesota Correctional Facility on a felony 3rd degree drug possession charge stemming from a search of her residence in 2020 has now also been sentenced to prison time on a felony unemployment benefits charge in Mower County District Court. Mallory Jean Kurth was convicted … Read more
ALBERT LEA, Minn. (KTTC) – Albert Lea City Manager Ian Rigg went before the City’s Public School Board Tuesday evening, presenting the city’s proposed ordinance around newly legalized THC products. Rigg said, they’re creating a license requirement that is very similar to tobacco, with a focus on making sure residents under the age of 21 … Read more
Safety is the priority as students return to classrooms around the county. Over the last few years, both the COVID-19 pandemic and active shooter situations have prompted schools to implement safety measures. In regard to COVID protocols, the CDC and the state of Minnesota both require that schools have a return to safe learning plan. … Read more
Austin families are getting a helping hand as kids head back to school. Each year, the Austin Early Risers Kiwanis, Faith Free Church, and the Eagles Club come together to raise money for the Kids Closet program at Austin’s elementary schools and Austin’s Head Start program. The annual donation began in 2015, with The Kids … Read more
An Austin man facing a felony charge for violating a domestic abuse no-contact order stemming from a 2021 incident has been sentenced to prison time in Mower County District Court. Willie Padilla, 43, who is currently incarcerated at the Minnesota Correctional Facility at Oak Park Heights was convicted and sentenced Friday to 23 months in … Read more
ALBERT LEA, Minn. – The trial of an Albert Lea man accused of shooting three people and causing an eight-hour standoff is getting underway. Devin Matthew Weiland, 32, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of attempted first-degree murder and three counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon. He was arrested on November 29, … Read more
A California man who was one of two suspects busted for drug possesion during a routine traffic stop in Austin has been sentenced to prison. A Mower County District Court judge ordered 35-year-old Marcos Darrel Brito Friday to serve 65 months in prison, after he was found to be in possesion of over 2,300 grams, … Read more
An Albert Lea man has escaped jail time after stealing a trailer from Cornerstone Church in Austin last year. Justin Thomas Rios was recently sentenced in Mower County District Court to two years of supervised probation, stemming from the 2021 theft of the trailer which police said also contained a bicycle that had been stolen … Read more
State charges have been dropped against three men busted for drugs during a traffic stop in Steele County. The trio now faces federal charges in the case stemming from the bust in which a Minnesota State Patrol trooper K-9 sniffed out 30 to 40 pounds of methamphetamine when they were pulled over on Interstate 35 … Read more
CASCADE TOWNSHIP, Minn. – A two-vehicle collision just north of Albert Lea Thursday sent one person to the hospital. The Minnesota State Patrol says, Cynthia Carolina Gaytan, 39 of Claremont was on Highway 14 in Olmsted County, when she struck some debris in the road near mile marker 208, sending it flying into the windshield … Read more