Half of the Republicans in the Iowa House are co-sponsoring a bill that would prevent schools and child care centers from requiring children be vaccinated against COVID-19. The prohibition would end in 2029, but Representative Henry Stone of Forest City says the bill may be changed, so the policy would be permanent. Stone and Representative … Read more
CLEAR LAKE, Iowa – An Albert Lea man is facing charges following a routine traffic stop turned drug bust in north Iowa. When Andrew Clinton Faulkner, 38, was pulled over Wednesday on northbound Interstate 35 near Clear Lake for following a semi too closely, officers found nearly a pound of pot, allegedly from Colorado, as … Read more
In neighboring Ellendale, just north of Albert Lea, plans for new affordable housing in the town of about 800 people is getting support. The Ellendale City Council hosted an informational open house last week at the Ellendale Community Center to give an update on the proposed low income apartment building that could be open for … Read more
OWATONNA, Minn. – What the What?! That question was echoed throughout social media after a viral video showing an employee of a fast food restaurant in Owatonna throwing a customer’s bag of food out the front door and onto the ground. The customer can also be seen, kicking the bag at the Dairy Queen before … Read more
The Albert Lea Public Library is thinking outside the box to help kids learn. The library is offering ‘hands on discovery kits’ people can check out to have a more complete learning experience, staff said in a release to the press. Each kit contains one or two books and items related to a theme designed … Read more
A West Concord man was injured in a two-vehicle accident Friday afternoon involving two Austin residents on Highway 57 in Mantorville. The Minnesota State Patrol reported that 49-year old Nicklaus Steven July collided with another vehicle, driven by 56-year old Gregory Allan Rud of Austin, on Highway 57 at the intersection with 7th Street. The … Read more
An Austin man accuesd in connection to a 2021 violent drunk and disorderly domestic assault has been sentenced. A Mower County District Court judge ordered 45-year old Aubrey Lee Ushera to more than 5 years in prison for threatening a woman with a hammer and smashing the windows of her vehicle last summer. -0-
(ABC 6 News) – An Albert Lea teen is being hailed a hero after saving her family when their home caught on fire over the weekend. According to officials, a mother and two children were asleep in the mobile home on Gene St. in Albert Lea when the fire started and one of the children … Read more
Austin, MN (KROC AM News) – An Austin man survived a crash involving a Jeep that rolled several times. The accident report says the crash happened around 7:00 am Thursday on I-90 near Austin, when Reynaldo Andrade apparently lost control of his vehicle, skidded off the roadway and overturned. The report says the road was … Read more
The Wells City Council has approved a policy for the use of body-worn-cameras (BWCs) by officers of the Wells Police Department. The 11-page document had prior public hearings before its final adoption by the council. According to the policy, the primary purpose of using BWCs is to capture evidence from police-citizen encounters. The department has … Read more