From a severe thunderstorm watch in southwestern Minnesota to multiple tornado watches further north and east, intense storms left a path of damage across the state on Thursday. Already battered by hail the size of baseballs and 60-80 mph winds in separate severe weather events Monday and Wednesday, Thursday’s line of storms ripped across Minnesota, … Read more
The Austin Letter Carriers announced this week that their annual May food drive has been cancelled for a third consecutive year. According to a news release, the local carriers planned to join an area wide food collection this Saturday [May 14], but the increase of COVID cases in Mower County has reduced staffing in some … Read more
ROCHESTER, Minn. – A man tied to a gun investigation led police on a brief foot chase Tuesday morning that ended with him out of breath. Police said they made a traffic stop in connection to a weapons case, and as officers searched the vehicle the driver fled on foot behind the Mayo Civic Center. … Read more
An Austin man facing a 2021 felony burglary charge was sentenced recently in Mower County District Court to probation. Nathaniel Christopher Easley accepted a plea deal in the case Thursday and was ordered to five years of supervised probation for a felony charge of 3rd degree burglary, with other charges dismissed as par of the … Read more
An Austin man convicted of violating a felony domestic abuse no contact order two days before Christmas last year [December 23] has been sentenced in Mower County District Court. A judge ordered Jacob Michael Storlie on Friday to 21 months in prison for a felony charge of violating a domestic abuse no-contact order stemming from … Read more
ALBERT LEA, Minn. – Classes were briefly disrupted after a handgun was found during a pop up search at an Albert Lea school. Albert Lea Area Schools says local law enforcement conducted a drug search in the high school parking lot Monday, and officers discovered the firearm and ammunition in one of the vehicles being … Read more
ALBERT LEA, Minn. – A fued between a Freeborn family that left the father hospitalized, resulted in probation time for the man’s son. Brandon Lee Crews, of Emmons, accepted a plea deal in connection to the domestic dispute, in which the 31 year old is accused of beating his father with a baseball bat, breaking … Read more
ALBERT LEA, Minn. (KTTC) – Albert Lea hosted its first Cinco De Mayo festival on Thursday. The event was held downtown, on North Broadway and hundreds of people attended throughout the nine hours the festival took place. Organizers said it took about a month to put together the event that commemorates Mexico’s victory over the … Read more
AUSTIN, Minn. – Austin police and the school district are sending a warning about the danger of “splatter” guns. The Austin Police Department said in a FB post that the guns are intended for recreational purposes but these “splatter” guns can also look very realistic and could cause police or others to think they were … Read more
ABC 6 News) – Frontline meat and poultry employees are getting a bonus check for working through the pandemic. Meatpackers and food processing workers gathered at the Austin Labor Center on Wednesday to celebrate new legislation giving over 600,000 workers each a $750 check. The union members of UFCW 663 have been fighting for the … Read more