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I-35 in Faribault shut down: Video shows standoff on highway
FARIBAULT, Minn. (FOX 9) - Traffic cameras show a confrontation between police and a man holding a weapon along I-35 near Faribault, Minnesota that shut down traffic for hours. What we know so far. Traffic was blocked off along I-35 on the southside of Faribault for hours on Sunday evening...
UPDATE: Suspect apprehended after police standoff near Faribault
Suspect apprehended after police standoff near Faribault. (ABC 6 News) – Minnesota State Patrol has confirmed an armed suspect in a standoff with law enforcement was apprehended Sunday evening. MSP assisted Rice County Sheriff’s Office on an incident on I-35 near mile post 54, south of Fairbault. The...
I-35 open after incident with police on scene caused temporary detour near Faribault
Interstate 35 has reopened after an incident with police on the scene caused a detour in both directions near Faribault Sunday. Motorists were detoured off of Interstate 35 in both directions at Medford near Faribault late Sunday afternoon. A police presence was visible on MnDOT traffic cameras. Around 8 p.m.,...
Trailer reported stolen and other reports
A utility trailer was reported stolen at 5:02 p.m. Thursday at 111 W. Main St. in Clarks Grove. It was recovered in Faribault with a stolen motorcycle on it. Computer reported hacked Police received a report at 9:50 a.m. Thursday of a computer that was hacked on Canary Drive. Tires slashed on vehicle Tires were […] The post Trailer reported stolen and other reports appeared first on Albert Lea Tribune.
Electrical fire likely cause of house fire that killed elderly couple, says sheriff
LE SUEUR COUNTY, Minn. — The Le Sueur County Sheriff says an "electrical component" likely caused a house fire that killed an elderly couple last Sunday. The Montgomery Fire Department was one of four departments that responded to a 911 call at nearly 1 a.m. and discovered Betty, 73, and Roman Jindra, 76, dead in their kitchen. The sheriff says Betty had called to say the couple was trapped inside.
Mixed driver safety news this summer – fatalities up statewide, down in Rice County; Registration for Northfield Shares a Dinner opens on Sunday morning
Halfway through the period that Minnesota Law Enforcement calls “The 100 Deadliest Days of the Year,” Northfield Chief of Police Mark Elliott is reciting a familiar refrain. Those behind the wheel need to slow down and pay attention. Last year, across the state, there were fewer driving fatalities...
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