Crime, Courts & Emergencies
Man charged with assaulting woman and stealing her cell phone
An Austin man who allegedly assaulted a woman and stole her cell phone made his first appearance on ...
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Law Enforcement
MnDOT asks motorists, farm equipment operators to safely share the road during harvest season
Motorists traveling on Minnesota highways this fall need to be aware of large, slow-moving farm equipment moving to ...
Law Enforcement
Seat belt citations drop for third straight year
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety (DPS-OTS) announced Wednesday that 1,805 seat belt citations ...
Crime, Courts & Emergencies
Mapleton woman charged after meth found in vehicle
A Mapleton woman arrested after about 29 grams of methamphetamine was allegedly found in her vehicle made her ...
Crime, Courts & Emergencies
August standoff suspect receives burglary, child porn charges
An Austin man who was arrested in August after a police standoff has received additional criminal charges. Ryan ...
Crime, Courts & Emergencies
Truck reported stolen from corn field
The Mower County Sheriff’s Office is looking for information that could lead to the recovery of a truck ...
Law Enforcement
2-vehicle accident sends five to hospital
A two-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon, in rural Mower County, sent five people to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. ...
Crime, Courts & Emergencies
Lansing man gets jail time, 10 years probation in vehicular homicide case
Christopher Robert Stewart, 33, of Lansing was sentenced to 360 days in jail, to be served as work ...
Albert Lea
Update: Man charged with Albert Lea school bomb threat
Albert Lea police say a man called in a bomb threat at Lakeview Elementary School Thursday morning to ...
Crime, Courts & Emergencies
Convictions: Sept. 26 – Oct. 2
—Stephen Aaron Craig Brandt, 38, of Blooming Prairie was sentenced to 180 days in jail for gross misdemeanor ...
Albert Lea
Suspect arrested after bomb threat at Lakeview Elementary
Albert Lea police have arrested a man who allegedly made a bomb threat at Lakeview Elementary School Thursday ...
Crime, Courts & Emergencies
Murder suspect makes first court appearance
Accused of shooting 20-year-old Austin resident A suspect in the July 31 shooting death of 20-year-old Austin ...
Blooming Prairie
BP man charged for over $6K in alleged fraudulent purchases
A Blooming Prairie man who allegedly acquired more than $6,000 in merchandise from an Austin auto parts dealer ...
Albert Lea
Shots fired on 2 streets in Albert Lea
Police are investigating after two homes in Albert Lea were damaged by gunfire early Tuesday morning. According to ...
Crime, Courts & Emergencies
Convictions: Sept. 19-25
—Colton Thomas Crews, 27, of Austin was sentenced to one year of probation for gross misdemeanor DWI – ...