CLEAR LAKE, Iowa – Multiple campers caught fire Tuesday afternoon in nearby Clear Lake, just south of Austin, and it resulted in $75,000 in damage. The Clear Lake Fire Department responded to 3301 Willow Creek Ct. at Hidden Lake Campground just after noon and crews reported a camper trailer fully engulfed in flames, another camper … Read more
Three people miraculously walked away unharmed after a one car roll over crash in Fairbault. A press release from the Faribault County Sheriff’s office says the teen driver lost control and drove up the guide wire of a nearby utility pole in the alley near North St and Main St by the city park causing … Read more
VENTURA – A Worth county man who was out on probation for burglarizing a Clear Lake home is facing new charges. John Murphy is now accused of a March 31 home robbery and assault in Ventura where police say he dragged the victim by her hair to the curb, injuring the woman, before he stole … Read more
A Mower County judge has ordered a Hugo man to prison for a 2021 domestic standoff with authorities at a residence on Oakland Avenue West in Austin. 36-year old Shawn Christopher Wlaschin [a lashin] has been sentenced to 26 months in prison for a felony charge of possession of tear gas or a stun gun. … Read more
An Austin man convicted in connection to a 2021 drug trafficking case will spend nearly a decade behind bars for his crimes. Robert Edward Collins is charged with selling a total of 33.7 grams of methamphetamine and 23.57 grams of heroin to a confidential informant on four different occasions in Austin in May of 2021. … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – A 19-year-old from Albert Lea was elected as chair of MNGOP in Congressional District 1. Arron Farris, who is currently the chairman of District 1’s Young Republicans and vice-chair of the Freeborn County GOP, was chosen as chair by an 82 percent majority. According to his website, Farris has been active … Read more
ALBERT LEA, Minn. – A trial date is set for an Albert Lea man accused of a violent domestic assault last month. Jason Lee Beloate is charged with domestic assault with a dangerous weapon, after police say an argument with a woman on March 5 escalated to the 41 year old threatening to “bash her … Read more
Motorists traveling on Hwy 169 between Blue Earth and Elmore are advised to expect lane restrictions and brief delays as a resurfacing project begins Monday, April 25. Nine miles of Hwy 169 from Faribault County Road 52 near Blue Earth to the northern limits of Elmore will be restricted. The project should be complete in … Read more
Multiple people were hospitalized in 3 separate accidents on Hwy 14 over the weekend. A 79 year old Steele County man was flown to St. Marys with life-threatening injuries, following a two car crash on Highway 14 at County Road 5. The other driver suffered non life-threatening injuries. A Claremont teen was injured when he … Read more
Austin Utilities is looking for community feedback concerning gas pipeline safety. To comply with federal regulations, Austin Utilities will be conducting a telephone survey beginning today [April 25] to determine if their efforts to educate those who live along the pipeline about the safe use of gas have been successful. Residents should expect survey calls … Read more