A New Richland man was killed Wednesday morning in a crash on Minnesota Highway 13. The Minnesota State Patrol report stated that, Scott Bernard Bolduan died at the scene of the two car wreck on Highway 13 south of State Highway 30 when a semi collided with the 58 year old. The Waseca County Sheriff’s … Read more
AUSTIN, Minn.– No harm no foul. That’s the sentiment from the Austin Public Library Board which voted in favor of keeping their ‘Drag Queen Story Hour’ despite some push back from members in the community. The library says although they received more support to host the story time catered to children, they also received letters … Read more
ALBERT LEA, Minn. – An Albert Lea man charged in a shooting last year has escaped prison time. Javen Juan Moreno was sentenced Wednesday to five years probation and 40 hours of community work service, stemming from the an incident on May 1, 2022, in which the now 21 year old shot a good samaritan … Read more
An elderly Blue Earth County man was sent to the hospital early Monday morning after a one vehicle crash in Blooming Prairie. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Donald Martin Ostberg, 72, apparently lost control of his vehicle on Highway 30, skidded off the roadway and overturned near Highways 218. He was taken to Owatonna … Read more
A Clarks Grove man is now facing multiple charges after he reportedly led authorities on a high speed chase in a stolen vehicle last week. Shwe Thaung, 28, was charged Friday in Freeborn County District Court with four felonies, and four misdemeanors, including drug possession and DUI. Court documents state the vehicle was stolen from … Read more
A Freeborn County man charged with arson in connection to a domestic incident has accepted a plea deal. Jeremy Posey pleaded guilty in March to one count of second-degree arson and one count of domestic assault, stemming from a 2022 case in which Posey assaulted a woman and then started a fire that burned a … Read more
Alcohol was not a factor, investigators say, in a two car crash on Interstate 35 near Albert Lea that sent four people to the hospital Sunday afternoon. It is unclear what led to the crash, but the Minnesota State Patrol says a car driven by a 53 year old Arizona woman was northbound on I-35 … Read more
AUSTIN, Minn. – A guilty plea was entered in a Mower County child rape case. Robert Lee Stehlik, 50, was charged in February with two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and two counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor. The 50 year old is accused of sexually assaulting the victim dozens of … Read more
AUSTIN, Minn. – An Austin man charged with eight sex crimes pleaded guilty to one of them. Investigators say Kevin Alexander Morgan-Price, 21, is accused of druging and then raping a woman in a wooded area of Austin in 2021 while she was unconscious. The victim says she woke up to Morgan-Price sexually assaulting her. … Read more
Plans for a new food truck plaza on East Main Street are moving along. The contractor has already completed the concrete work for the food truck plaza being built on East Main Street, and city of Albert Lea crews will begin landscaping and planting trees this week. When completed this summer, food trucks may park … Read more