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Walters Man Pleads Guilty to Calling in Bomb Threat to an Albert Lea School

A Faribault County man is accused of calling in a bomb threat to an Albert Lea School is pleading guilty. Anthony Woodraska, 32, of Walters, was arrested on October 7th.  According to the Albert Lea Police Department, Woodraska was being sought on numerous theft related charges and they located him at a home in the…

Wells Man Charged with Making Terroristic Threats

A Wells man has been formally charged with making felony terroristic threats after allegedly threatening another man at the Wells VFW. Justin Crowe, 34, of Wells, was formally charged with engaging in felony terroristic threats on Monday in Faribault County District Court. According to Police Reports, a man at the VFW bar told authorities that…

Bricelyn Man Sentenced on Drug and Weapon Charges in Winnebago County

A Bricelyn man has pleaded guilty to illegal drug and weapon charges in Winnebago County District Court. Dale Hayward recently pleaded guilty to charges of having possession of a Schedule 1 Controlled Substance, marijuana, a serious misdemeanor and carrying weapons, a serious misdemeanor, stemming from a traffic stop by the Lake Mills Police Department on…

Two Blue Earth Men are Facing Charges in MN & Iowa following a Traffic Stop

Two men from Blue Earth are facing charges in both Minnesota and Iowa following a weekend traffic stop by Law Enforcement in Kossuth County. On Saturday, the Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office received a call from authorities in Martin County, Minnesota requesting assistance in stopping a van pulling a trailer heading into Kossuth County.  Officials in…

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Local Sports Schedule — Friday 11/5/21

Football Section 2AA Championship in JanesvilleMaple River vs. Blooming Prairie (On 98.1 FM & kbew98country.com, 7pm) Section 3AA Championship in MarshallPipestone vs. Jackson Co. Central Section 2A Championship in New PragueMayer Lutheran vs. Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Section 5—5A ChampionshipChaska at Mankato West Section 3AAA Championship in Janesville (1pm Saturday)Fairmont vs. Waseca

Local Sports Results from Saturday 10/30/21

Football Section 2AAMaple River 8, BEA 7 (OT)Booming Prairie 49, St. Clair/Loyola 17 Section 2AMayer Lutheran 35, USC 0G-F-W 40, Lester Prairie 12 Section 3AAAFairmont 40, Luverne 6Waseca 51, Tri-City United 8 Section 3AMurray Co. Central 20, Martin Co. West 10Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 29, Springfield 19 Section 3AAPipestone 26, MN Valley Lutheran 6Jackson Co. Central 38, Redwood…

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