Work on Interstate 90 from Blue Earth to the Wells exit, slated to wrap up in 2026 will now be completed way ahead of schedule. Minnesota Department of Transportation District 7 engineers shared the good news with the Faribault County Commissioners at their recent [Aug. 16], meeting. Officials said this part of the $72 million … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – A former agent with the Albert Lea Housing & Redevelopment Authority is facing embezzement charges. Marcie Marie Thumann is charged with one count of theft after prosecutors say she stole more than $200,000 of federally issued funds from the program for her own personal use. She’s facing federal prosecution because the Authority … Read more
ABC 6 News) – A man charged in a fatal shooting in Albert Lea appeared in Freeborn County Court Friday on charges of manslaughter and assault. Ben Vidal Moreno, 32, is acussed of allegedly shooting Juan Vasquez Jr., 45, on 160th Street in rural Albert Lea following a shootout Aug. 9 that ended in Vasquez’s … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – One man is dead and two others are injured after a two-vehicle crash in Winnebago Co. on Saturday. According to the Iowa State Patrol, the crash happened at 20th Ave and 460th St N near Buffalo Center when a 61-year-old man from Buffalo Center was turning into a residence and pulled … Read more
KIMT-TV 3 NEWS – A $348,486 grant is going to Riverland Community College to support an “Educating Autonomous Vehicle Technicians” project. The money is coming from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program and Riverland and M State, along with Austin Ford, to develop curriculum, purchase equipment, participate in professional development, and … Read more
ALBERT LEA, Minn. – A Colorado woman arrested for cocaine in Freeborn County last year is taking a plea deal. Adrienne Erin Smith, 28, was charged with second-degree possession of cocaine on October 3, 2021, stemming from an incident in Harmony Park near Clarks Grove where officers spotted her holding a plastic baggie and a … Read more
An informational meeting for anyone interested in participating in the annual City Archery Deer hunt will be held this evening [August 18]. The meeting will be held from 6 to 7pm at the J. C. Hormel Nature Ceneter where attendees will be provided more information about the annual deer hunt. An archery proficiency qualifying test … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – Students in Albert Lea headed back to class Wednesday morning. Superintendent Ron Wagner said as the new school year begins, student safety remains a priority, adding this year will be about creating a new normal. The district received $5.2 million in elementary and secondary school emergency relief which has to be … Read more
ALBERT LEA, Minn. – One Albert Lea business owner went to the police department last week for a pretty strange string of crimes taking place recently. “American Oil” has reported waste vegetable oil thefts, a substance more valuable than some may realize, the owner noted. The National Renderers Association reported that in 2019, an estimated … Read more
The man arrested for a homicide south of Albert Lea last week waived extradition Tuesday in a hearing at the Hancock County Courthouse. 32 year old Ben Moreno, who was arrested on Thursday in rural Forest City in coordination with the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office, is expected to be returned to the custody of Freeborn … Read more