(ABC 6 NEWS) – The Albert Lea Police Department has identified a suspect involved in a shooting Sunday [May 1]. Officers responded to the 1300 block of Louis Street and when they arrived, what sounded like gunfire rang out, before deputies then found a 34-year-old man outside a residence suffering from a gunshot wound. He … Read more
ABC 6 News) – The City of Rochester said six dead geese found at Silver Lake Park may have died due to Avian Influenza. The Rochester Parks and Rec Director said they’re, “taking precautions and working with county and state officials to be prepared for avian flu,” according to a press release. -0-
A Cannon City Township man was convicted of 29 felonies recently in neighboring Rice County, just north of Albert Lea. Evidence presented at the more than 2 week long trial showed that 48-year-old Paul Scott Seeman, would buy junk vehicles and put the license plats on stolen vehicles to resell the illegaly titled vehicles. Seeman … Read more
For the last several years, hundreds of motorcycles have lined the parking lot of the Steele County Fairgrounds for the annual Owatonna Bike Blessing. After having to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, this year it’s business as usual hosting the event Sunday. Patrick Gavin, one of the organizers, said the event … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – Austin High School has hired an Assistant Principal. Kim Goblirsch, who was one of the top nine finalists for Minnesota Teacher of the Year, will be taking over for outgoing AHS assistant principal Karen Dunbar, who will be moving to the position of Ellis Middle School assistant principal next year. -0-
The Steele County Safe and Drug Free Coalition’s Take it to the Box program, in partnership with Steele County law enforcement, is hosting a special awareness event in conjunction with the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, this Saturday [April 30], as a safe way to dispose of your unwanted, expired, unused prescriptions. The goal … Read more
A Waseca man is accused of sexually assaulting a teen who became pregnant. Isaac Nathaniel Sanchez, 21, was charged in Waseca County Court last week with first-degree criminal sexual conduct, after the now 14-year-old girl reported to police earlier this month that Sanchez sexually assaulted her on multiple occasions at Vista Villa in 2021, when … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – The Hormel Institute hosted 270 seventh graders from Albert lea area schools to learn more about stem education Wednesday. During the event, students took part in several hands one activities and also got to learn more about different careers at the Institute, like research development. -0-
MANKATO, Minn. – A multi-agency undercover drug raid in Blue Earth County early Wednesday morning netted police five arrests and hundreds of fentanly laced pills. The Minnesota River Valley Drug Task Force (MRVDTF) says for weeks it had been investigating a group of Mankato residents for selling counterfeit oxycodone pills that contain fentanyl, and officers … Read more
AUSTIN, Minn. – A new affordable housing project in Austin is closer to becoming a reality. The Austin city council tentatively approved earlier this month, Three Rivers Community Action’s proposal to develop a 40-unit building with underground parking and green space in downtown Austin targeting low to moderate income families, as well as those experiencing … Read more