ALBERT LEA, Minn. – An Albert Lea father pleaded not guilty in connection to a family fued that ended with gunfire. Darrell George Hondl, 59 of Albert Lea is accused of shooting off an AK-47 following an argument with his son on Jan. 2. An Oct. 18 trial date has been set in the case. … Read more
AUSTIN, Minn. – A Mower county man convicted of drug trafficking last year is going to prison. Michael James Weis, of Austin, was arrested in November 2021 after allegedly selling meth to a confidential informant a half dozen times. The 53 year old was sentenced to six years and three months behind bars. -0-
(ABC 6 NEWS) – A fire left $20,000 in damages to a mobile home in Albert Lea on Saturday morning. Albert Lea Fire and Police Departments responded to the 900 block of Gene St. and reported no one was inside of the trailer. It took crews about two hours to extinguish all the hot spots. … Read more
NORTHWOOD, Iowa – The Worth County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of the person killed in a Northwood house fire. Douglas Alan Braun, 52 of Northwood, died in Wednesday’s blaze that destroyed the home at 201 14th Street South. One other resident and s sheriff’s deputy were taken to MercyOne for treatment of possible … Read more
ALBERT LEA, Minn. – An Albert Lea man charged with burglarizing a former church last year has struck a plea deal with prosecutors. Jonathan Michael Boyd pleaded guilty to second-degree burglary for breaking into an old church on Main Street in Freeborn on September 10, 2021, court documents state. The building is being converted into … Read more
A routine traffic stop in Blooming Prairie landed one person in handcuffs. David DeLuna, 44, made his first appearance Monday in Steele County District Court, where he’s facing criminal charges after allegedly fighting with officers, spitting at them and trying to bite one of them, stemming from an incident Saturday just before midnight, when a … Read more
NORTHWOOD, Iowa – One person died and another was saved in an overnight house fire in Worth County. The Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported fire at 201 14th Street S. in Northwood early Wednesday morning and were able to evacuate one resident from the home, which became fully engulfed in flames, but reported a … Read more
(ABC 6 NEWS) – Austin is lending a helping heart to those with autism. Residents will take part in free training called ‘Heart,’ which stands for helping enhance autism response training, as part of the Autism Friendly Austin initiative. There will be two free training sessions Wednesday, incluidng for law enforcement and first responders, as … Read more
The Albert Lea City Council finally approved a motion Monday supporting a watershed management plan. The $1.94 million project, which has been in the works since 2018, breaks up the Shell Rock and Winnebago river watersheds into four areas – a Fountain Lake tributary; Albert Lea Lake tributary; the area south of the watershed, including … Read more
COVID cases are continuing to climb across the state. The Minnesota Department of Health Tuesday reported 37 COVID-19 deaths and over 35,000 new infections. One of the deaths was an elderly Freeborn County resident in their late 90’s. Minnesota’s death toll now stands at over11,000. MDH reports 1,507 hospitalizations as of Monday, including 228 intensive … Read more