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Woman arrested after 100 mph pursuit in Olmsted County
STEWARTVILLE, Minn. – A woman is arrested after a 100 mile per hour chase in Olmsted County. The Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office says deputies saw Alysa Mohs, 32 of Rochester, driving in the 2000 block of North Main Street in Stewartville around 11 pm Tuesday. Deputies say they knew there was a warrant for Mohs arrest for a gross misdemeanor violation and tried to pull her over.
Butterfly Garden idea blooms bigger in Chatfield
(ABC 6 News) – A pre-Covid 19 plan is finally coming together for Chatfield Elementary School. Over four years ago, students raised nearly $10 thousand in a walkathon to finance a butterfly garden in the school. But, the plan was put on hold due to the pandemic. However, an...
Rochester man sentenced for crash that resulted in woman's leg amputation
ROCHESTER, Minn. – A sentence has been handed down for a motorcycle crash that led to the discovery of drugs and a leg amputation. Andreas Maxwell Schmidt, 46 of Rochester, has pleaded guilty to fourth-degree drug possession and fourth-degree DWI for the crash that happened September 25, 2021. Law...
SE Minnesota transportation study has been launched
CHATFIELD, Minn. – A transit study covering 11 southeast Minnesota counties is getting underway. The City of Chatfield says it is intended to be comprehensive assessment and financial plan for a transportation management organization (TMO) which will address workforce, mobility, access to services and post-secondary education, and quality of life transportation challenges.
First sentence handed down for check forgery in SE MInnesota
PRESTON, Minn. – A man receives his first sentence for passing forged checks in southeast Minnesota. Jacob John Kenfield, 41 of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, has been ordered to spend one year and nine months in prison, with credit for 449 days already served, for pleading guilty to one count of check forgery in Fillmore County.
North Iowa woman facing more bad check charges in SE Minnesota
PRESTON, Minn. – A North Iowa woman already serving time for passing bad checks in Fillmore County is now facing another trial. Mindy Jo Jones, 44 of Cresco, IA, is facing three counts of theft, four counts of check forgery, and two counts of possession of stolen checks. Jones...
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