FREEBORN COUNTY
Fatal Minnesota car chase connected to homicide 
Authorities say a police chase through three Minnesota counties that ended with a fatal crash is likely related to a homicide in Austin.
By Associated Press , February 01, 2013
Albert Lea, Minn., teen charged with killing family Chihuahua with brick
Court documents say the 17-year-old boy recently used the brick to smash the dog's skull.
By Associated Press , October 31, 2011
AROUND MINNESOTA: Nursing aide jailed for abuse ... Lawsuit over RNC arrests dismissed ... Prof discusses Rwanda charges
A Freeborn County judge has sentenced a former Albert Lea nursing home aide to a total of 180 days in prison for abuse of residents at the home where she worked.
By Associated Press , October 23, 2010
1 charged in Albert Lea abuse case pleads
One of two women charged in the abuse of residents at an Albert Lea nursing home has agreed to a plea deal.
By Associated Press , August 16, 2010
Pawlenty seeks disaster declaration for Polk, six other counties
Updated: 8:30 p.m.Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s request for federal financial help in the aftermath of last week’s damaging storms is on its way.
By Kevin Bonham , June 25, 2010
Freeborn County commissioner Tuttle charged
Freeborn County Commissioner Linda Tuttle has been charged with one count of felony theft.
By Associated Press , June 25, 2010
Freeborn County commissioner Tuttle arrested
Freeborn County Commissioner Linda K. Tuttle has been arrested in connection with fraud allegations.
By Associated Press , June 23, 2010
Elderly Minnesota driver gets probation in fatal crash
An 87-year-old driver has been sentenced to probation in Freeborn County for a crash that killed a motorcyclist last year.
By Associated Press , June 22, 2010
UPDATED: 3 killed, dozens injured in Minnesota tornadoes
UPDATED 7:19 P.M.Police and National Guard soldiers blocked off neighborhoods Friday as city officials organized a cleanup from tornadoes that ripped through the city Wadena the night before, part of a turbulent system that fueled twisters across the state and killed at least three people.
By Dave Kolpack , June 18, 2010
- Southern Minnesota tornado
- Home lifted from foundation
- N.D. storm roundup: High winds, destruction
- Wadena, Minn., area reels after tornado kills 1, injures 20
- Friday's Herald: Deadly tornadoes hit
- Friday's Herald: Tornado kills 1 in Mentor
- GF COUNTY TORNADO: Out just in time
- GALLERY: Your tornado, severe storm photos
- GALLERY: Herald photographer storm photos
- Talk about this topic
- Man killed in Mentor tornado identified
- NEW GALLERY: Wadena, Minn., tornado aftermath aerials (June 18, 2010)
- GALLERY: Mentor, Minn., C-Store tornado aftermath (June 17, 2010)
- 'Everything changed': Wadena prepared to pick up the pieces after tornado
- GALLERY: Maple Lake tornado damage near Mentor, Minn. (June 17, 2010)
Southern Minnesota hunters rescued after boat capsizes
Authorities say the men were returning to shore after hunting Sunday when their boat sank and capsized on Pickerel Lake in Albert Lea.
By Associated Press , November 23, 2009
Minnesota baby who died of swine flu had heart ailment
Ten people have died of swine flu-related illness in Minnesota. The state health department says the victims include another child from Steele County and a Martin County woman in her early 60s, and both also had underlying health conditions.
By Associated Press , October 23, 2009
Callers swamp Minnesota FluLine
Health officials are scrambling to expand a hotline for Minnesotans suffering from the flu after callers to the new service reported the telephone went unanswered, they received busy signals and there were hours-long waits before nurses called back.
By Don Davis , October 23, 2009
Southeastern Minn. counties prepare to share judges
Court officials in southeastern Minnesota are anticipating some delays this fall as judges begin hearing cases from neighboring counties.
September 07, 2009
SE Minnesota girl, 3, killed when run over by mom
A 3-year-old girl has died after her mother accidentally ran over her with a vehicle at the family’s home in Myrtle, Minn.
December 18, 2008
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