(ABC 6 News) – A couple big construction projects are nearing completion in Albert Lea. Crews are putting the final pieces in place for the new water tower on Fountain Street. The 18 stories tall tower is 4 stories taller than the original built in 1938. And, East Main Street will open the middle of … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – An Albert Lea shooting suspect is due back in Freeborn County Court Friday. Ben Vidal Moreno, 32, appeared on charges of manslaughter and two charges of 2nd-degree assault Thursday [Aug. 25], for the alleged shooting of a 45 year old Albert Lea man. Friday, Aug. 26, Moreno will appear again on … Read more
OSAGE, Iowa – A Mower County man is taking a plea deal over drug charges in Mitchell County. Logan Carlyle Cox, 26 of Austin, was arrested March 24, 2021, after a late night traffic stop in which Cox was pulled over in a stolen vehicle. Investigators say they found an orange juice container in the … Read more
An Iowa man was injured in a one-vehicle, rollover accident on southbound Interstate 35 in Freeborn County Monday afternoon. The Minnesota State Patrol reported that the driver of a pickup pulling a camper trailer apparently lost control of his vehicle on I-35, skidded into a ditch and overturned at milepost 24 in Geneva Township. The … Read more
AUSTIN, Minn. – A southeast Iowa man convicted in a 2020 domestic kidnapping has been sentenced to prison. A judge ordered Keshaun Austin Baker Tuesday to three years and five months behind bars, with credit for 34 days already served. The 22 year old pleaded guilty in April to one count of kidnapping in connection … Read more
ABC 6 News) – The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry announced that the states minimum-wage rates will increase effective January 1, 2023. The rates will be adjusted for inflation to $10.59 an hour for large employers and $8.63 an hour for other state minimum wages. These increases are both 2.5%. Employees will recieve a … Read more
Eden Prairie, MN – A man is dead after he reportedly shot himself at a Minnesota mall Monday evening. The Eden Prairie Police Department says officers responded to Eden Prairie Center for a report of gunshots and found the deceased man on the second floor of a sporting goods store. Authorities locked down the mall … Read more
ALBERT LEA, Minn. (KTTC) – Albert Lea’s City Council unanimously voted to call on the state legislature to hold a special session, after a bonding bill was not passed. Councilman Larry Baker said that the city has several projects that need bonding money, or else Albert Lea residents would see their property taxes increase, whihc … Read more
GENEVA TOWNSHIP, Minn. – A pickup truck and camper trailer crashed Monday afternoon in Freeborn County. The Minnesota State Patrol says the crash happened on Interstate 35 near mile marker 24, causing the vehicle to skid into a ditch and overturn. The names of the driver, a 67-year-old man from Sioux City, Iowa, and a … Read more
AUSTIN, Minn. – An Austin woman accused of attacking police with a meat cleaver has accepted a plea deal in the case. Wah Ku Paw was arrested in January on multiple charges, stemming from a child welfare check, court documents state. Authorities say the 27 year old allegedly had a child strapped to her back … Read more