Wisconsin State

Albert Lea, MN

Austin, MN

Mower County, MN

AUSTIN, Minn. – Construction should start this summer on a nearly $1 million project to reduce flooding and improve water quality in the Dobbins Creek watershed. Two berms, each spanning a quarter-mile in length, will be built six miles east of Austin in Red Rock Township on cropland owned by farmer Al Akkerman. The berms north of Interstate 90 and east of Mower County Road 19 and will provide temporary storage for stormwater running off 467 acres of mostly cropland.

$1 million stormwater project planned for summer in Mower County

Minnesota State

Rochester, MN

ROCHESTER, Minn. - Spring break is just around the corner for Rochester students and AAA is seeing an increase in Minnesotans traveling this season. AAA Public Affairs Specialist Meredith Mitts says 32-percent of Minnesotans plan on traveling for spring break, which is up about 10-percent from last year. She says...

Gas price impacts ahead of spring break travel

Iowa State

Mason City, IA

MASON CITY, Iowa – Just as the rain ended, a fire broke out in a Mason City home early Friday evening. Crews responded to a fire in the 100 block of 5th Street NW a little before 6 pm. Crews were on the scene for over an hour. No...

House catches fire Friday evening in Mason City

Raymond, MN

RAYMOND, Minn. – Governor Tim Walz saw for himself the train derailment in Raymond on Thursday. The Governor’s Office says Walz is Governor is coordinating closely with the United States Department of Transportation, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Minnesota Department of Public Safety, and Homeland Security and Emergency Management to protect the health and safety of the Raymond community. Walz also met with residents and assured them they would have the state’s full support is dealing with this situation.

Governor Walz visits site of Minnesota train derailment

Olmsted County, MN

Charles City, IA

A complex spring storm system is taking aim at the center of the country, including the Upper Midwest. This storm looks to bring several different forms of weather to our area. Friday morning will feature off-and-on showers with the occasional rumble of thunder possible. By Friday afternoon, our focus will...

Complex spring system to bring severe threat, potential winter storm

MASON CITY, Iowa. - The school board voted five to one, decreasing eight school nurses' hours by almost 20 percent. The school district is losing it's COVID-19 funding of $1.2 million. School administrators believes cutting nurses' work hours will help combat the financial loss. The school district is looking to have nurses not work the thirty minutes before and after the student's school day.

Mason City School Board approves reduction of school nursing hours

Wabasha County, MN

Kellogg, MN

WABASHA COUNTY, Minn. - A 14-year-old is in serious condition after he was stuck in a sand hole covered in sand. The Wabasha County Sheriff’s Office said it was called at 5:37 p.m. to rural Kellogg after a report the 14-year-old was stuck. Life-saving measures were taken and the...

Boy, 14, in serious condition after becoming stuck in sand hole in SE Minnesota

ROCHESTER, Minn. – An eighth-grader at Dakota Middle School is a national champion in the School Photographers of America’s 2023 Winter National Student Photography Contest Grand Champions. Middle and high school students all over the country submitted entries for the four different categories: school sports, student life, senior...

Rochester middle schooler named national photography champion

ROCHESTER, Minn.--The collider foundation announced a new addition to their team Thursday. Collider is an organization dedicated to helping early-stage entrepreneurs and small businesses develop strong business practices. They are welcoming Juliana Silva, a Columbian native who is residing in the ‘Med-City’ to help break down barriers of underserved communities...

New member joins Collider

ROCHESTER, Minn. - Discussions of establishing a historic district in Downtown Rochester have been going on for years, and after a March 20 city council meeting, it doesn't seem that anything will change any time soon. It's been a topic of debate that has been discussed for many years, and...

Historic District proposal remains idle in city council

Cedar Rapids, IA

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man serving life in prison for the stabbing death of an 18-year-old woman in 1979 has lost an appeal to overturn his conviction. The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday rejected 69-year-old Jerry Burns' argument that law enforcement officers violated his right to privacy while investigating the death of Michelle Martinko in Cedar Rapids.

Iowa Supreme Court upholds conviction in 1979 murder

ROCHESTER, Minn. - Rochester Public Works and the Minnesota Department of Transportation will be inspecting bridges across the city starting Monday. When the city sends crews out, they assess problems with bridge movement, cracks in concrete, and the overall integrity of the bridge. According to Public Works, some common concerns...

Bridge Inspections to begin on Monday

Washington State

ROCHESTER, Minn. – A volunteer died Thursday at a Rochester elementary school. Rochester Public Schools has issued the following statement:. “This afternoon, emergency services responded to Washington Elementary for a medical emergency involving a volunteer. We are saddened to share that long-time friend of Washington Elementary, Mary Ellen Trueman died shortly after arriving at the main office at Washington. Mary Ellen used to be an elementary school teacher. After retiring, she volunteered with primary grade students at Washington. She was always ready with a joke of the day for the staff each day she volunteered. She had a true passion for teaching and for students. We share our deepest condolences to Mary Ellen’s friends and family.”

Rochester school volunteer dies after medical emergency

Winnebago County, IA

Lakota, IA

FOREST CITY, Iowa – Stealing a truck in Winnebago County is sending a northern Iowa man to prison. Jacob Mikel Govern, 25 of Lakota, has been sentenced to up to 15 years in prison and must serve at least three years behind bars before becoming eligible for parole. Govern pleaded guilty on February 14 to first-degree theft.

Man sent to prison for truck theft in Winnebago County

Owatonna, MN

Freeborn County, MN

ALBERT LEA, Minn. – A man accused of vandalizing some Freeborn County laundromats is pleading guilty. Russell Christopher Bailey, 45 of Owatonna, was charged in May 2020 with first-degree criminal damage to property. Court documents state Bailey in March 2020 damaged several washing machines and dryers at Maytag Laundry and Express Laundry, both in Albert Lea. Bailey allegedly used a crowbar and a screwdriver to try and pry open the coin boxes on the laundry machines.

Laundromat vandal pleads guilty in Freeborn County

ROCHESTER, Minn.--The Rochester Police Department held their Annual Award Ceremony to recognize it’s members for their service. The honorary event brought together those representing RPD and their families at the Rochester International Event Center. Rochester Mayor Norton did the welcome for the ceremony , saying RPD provides 'state of...

Rochester police department honors members

Minneapolis, MN

Byron, MN

ROCHESTER, Minn. – Both men charged with robbing a construction site and leading law enforcement on a chase have not pleaded guilty. Court documents state that Kyle Lee Felter, 37 of Oronoco, and Taylor Allen Suchla, 31 of Minneapolis, burglarized an under-construction apartment complex in the 4600 block of Pines View Place NW on August 27, 2022, then drove away in a Dodge Caravan. Investigators say Felter and Suchla almost crashed head-on with an officer and a chase began into Dodge County.

Two guilty pleas over Olmsted County chase that ended with a Dodge county crash

Preston, MN

PRESTON, Minn. - Minnesota Veterans Homes of Preston hosted a information session about the new veterans home opening this summer. 54 residents who are a qualified veterans and require nursing care will be housed at this new facility. "It's a place where veterans need to be taken care of if...

Minnesota Veterans Homes of Preston hosts community open house for new veterans housing facility

AUSTIN, Minn. – A fiery crash that left a pickup truck split in half is putting a Mower County man behind bars. Melchor Barnabas, 24 of Austin, was sentenced Friday to a year in the Mower County, three years of supervised probation, and must pay $600 in fines. Barnabas...

Austin man going to jail for fiery crash

Lyle, MN

MOWER COUNTY, Minn. - A Lyle woman was injured Wednesday morning in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 218. The Minnesota State Patrol said Shannon Kempe, 44, was driving a 2010 Ford F-150 when the vehicle left the roadway and struck a culvert. She was taken to MCHS-Austin with non-life-threatening injuries.

1 injured after single-vehicle crash in Mower County

ROCHESTER, Minn. – A second man is sentenced for a 2020 garage burglary in Rochester. Tyler Gene Treichel, 31 of Rochester, pleaded guilty to second-degree burglary and was ordered Wednesday to spend three years and 10 months in prison, with credit for 174 days served. In October 2022, Brandon Harold Moore of Spring Valley was sentenced to four years and three months in prison, with credit for 40 days already served. Moore pleaded guilty to second-degree burglary in August 2022.

Second man sent to prison for Rochester garage burglary

Manchester, MN

Twin Lakes, MN

Glenville, MN

Hayward, MN

Conger, MN

Clarks Grove, MN

Alden, MN

Emmons, MN

Hartland, MN

Myrtle, MN

Hollandale, MN

Geneva, MN

Freeborn, MN

Oakland, MN

Walters, MN

Ellendale, MN

Northwood, IA

Lake Mills, IA

New Richland, MN

Scarville, IA

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Four electric co-ops in North Iowa and SE Minnesota issue a peak energy alert

KIMT-TV 3 NEWS – A peak energy alert starts at 5 pm for thousands of people in North Iowa and southeastern Minnesota. Freeborn-Mower Electric Cooperative in...

Four electric co-ops in North Iowa and SE Minnesota issue a peak energy alert

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