(ABC 6 News) – Due to new areas and growth in population, the City of Albert Lea is redistricting its council wards for the first time since 1992. The plan would shift some voters from Ward one in northern Albert Lea into Ward two, and would result in a shorter term for the ward one … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – Human remains were found near a Rochester school Wednesday afternoon. The Rochester Police Department said a woman’s body was found by a snow pile in the parking lot of Gage Elementary School, which authorities said appears to have been there for some time. Rochester Public Schools sent a note to families, … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – Past meets present at Our House Senior Living in Austin. The nursing home is planning a prom for its residents, but they are needing donations of dresses, suits and any other prom attire. They are also looking for corsages and boutonnieres. If you have any items to donate you can bring … Read more
MASON CITY [s/a.l.] – A woman from neighboring Mason City, just south of Albert Lea, wanted in connection to a 2020 undercover drug sting has been arrested. According to a criminal complaint filed last year, 33-year-old Alyssa Hudson is accused of conspiring with another woman to deliver a mix of heroin and fentanyl to a … Read more
WORTH COUNTY, Iowa – A suspect linked to a burglary last year at a Worth County restaurant, is now in police custody. Jesse Parrott, 27, was arrested Friday on charges of burglary, theft and criminal mischief. Court documents state Jesse Daniel Perrott and another man broke into Gobbler’s Roost and damaged several gaming machines, a … Read more
NORTHWOOD, Iowa – A sentencing date has been set for a Worth county father in connection to 2021 theft charges filed against him and his son. Deryck William Leitner Sr., 48 of Kensett, has pleaded guilty to changing vehicle identification numbers on a stolen snowmobile in Worth County. Charges against Deryck William Leitner Jr. have … Read more
An Austin man facing a 2021 felony terroristic threats charge has been sentenced in Mower County District Court. A judge recently ordered 26-year old Shane Micheal Kranz to 55 days in jail and three years of supervised probation. Kranz, who accepted a plea deal in the case, was given credit for 55 days already served, … Read more
UPDATE: The Steele County teen killed in a single vehicle crash over the weekend has been identified. According to the Steele County Sheriff’s Office, 19-year-old Brett Alan Delhanty of Owatonna was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash on Lemond Road south of U.S. Highway 14 involving a tree outside Owatonna. The crash remains … Read more
Wells, MN – A Freeborn county woman was injured after crashing into a tree in Faribault County Saturday afternoon. The Minnesota State Patrol reports that 64-year-old Beth Hagmann of Emmons was driving north on Highway 22 at the intersection with 6th St SW when she skidded off the roadway. She was transported to Mayo Clinic … Read more
Three developers are making plans to build more housing in Faribault. The Faribault City Council approved preliminary development agreements with the companies on Tuesday for two apartment complexes and a senior facility, with a 74 unit apartment building going up south of the Highway 60 viaduct, and a 200-250-unit complex east of the Faribault Soccer … Read more