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Missing Man Found Alive   
Seth Strusz is finally safe.  After being missing for more than 24 hours, crews have found him alive.  The 34-year-old Hartland man was found two miles north of where he went missing after spending the night in a cornfield...   
Updated: Nov 20, 11:08 PM
 
Thunder Coach Talks Trouble   
The Albert Lea Thunder hockey team is in trouble after allegations of illegal contracts between players and ownership. This could have serious consequences for the thunder franchise...
Updated: Nov 20, 11:03 PM
 
North Star Foods Building to Come Down
The future of the North Star Foods building in Saint Charles is now clear.  As we've reported, back in April a fire broke out and destroyed much of the facility...

Updated: Nov 20, 11:01 PM
 
One H1N1 Shot Better Than None   
As vaccine shipments continue to trickle in across the state, parents have their eyes on it.  Health officials recommend children receive not one, but two doses of the H1N1 vaccine...
Updated: Nov 20, 10:45 PM
 
Trouble for Albert Lea Thunder   
Developing news tonight, that could have the Albert Lea Thunder Hockey Team, kicked out of the NAHL.  The reason? An alleged pay-to-play contract, which is against the league’s policy...
Updated: Nov 20, 07:31 PM
 
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Bus Crash Investigation Continues   
The investigation into the cause of the fatal bus crash outside of Austin earlier this week continues tonight.  We sat down with a couple that lived through the whole ordeal...
Updated: Nov 20, 07:26 PM
 
Racial Tensions in Rochester Schools   
Racial tensions are rising within the Rochester School District.  The most recent incident took place this morning when a group of students erupted into a fight.  According to police that fight was between a group of Somalis and African Americans...
Updated: Nov 20, 07:22 PM
 
Price for Old Owatonna Hospital Dropped   
The city of Owatonna has dropped the asking price for the old Owatonna Hospital property from $2 million all the way down to $750,000. But city officials say it may not be the last price drop...
Updated: Nov 20, 07:11 PM
 
Company Confident of Cause of Bus Crash
A Minnesota bus company remains confident that a driver's sudden medical emergency led to the fatal bus crash earlier this week that killed two and injured 20...
Updated: Nov 20, 04:06 PM
 
Racial Tensions at Owatonna High School   
Racial tensions at Owatonna High School have the police pulling extra security duty and some parents extremely worried...
Updated: Nov 20, 03:26 PM
 
Saturday Night Set for Initial Health Care Vote
The Senate has a test vote on a health care reform bill scheduled for tomorrow night...
Updated: Nov 20, 08:52 AM
 
Missing Driver Identified   
Dozens of law enforcement combed through Freeborn County, for hours tonight looking the missing driver of a farm vehicle that ended up in a swamp. ABC 6 was first on the scene...
Updated: Nov 20, 07:47 AM
 
Students Back in School After Accident   
Students are back in class today in Wabasha-Kellogg after their bus collides with a car in northern Rochester Wednesday night.  It all happened at the intersection of highway 63 and 75th Street...
Updated: Nov 20, 07:57 AM
 
Oprah Winfrey Announces End of Talk Show
Oprah Winfrey's production company says Winfrey will announce Friday that her talk show will end in 2011 after its 25th season on the air.
Updated: Nov 19, 07:02 PM
 
Grain Truck into Swamp: Driver Missing   
A search is underway for the driver of a grain truck in Freeborn County.  Authorities say the truck drove into a swamp near the intersection of 725th Avenue and County Road 14 just north of Albert Lea, now the driver is missing.  
Updated: Nov 19, 07:00 PM
 
More on Bus Driver Involved in Crash   
We searched for anyone who might know 52-year-old Ed Erickson throughout the town of Elgin.  We even went to, what's listed as, his last known address, but all we found there was a number for the landlord, Keith Johnson...
Updated: Nov 19, 06:57 PM
 
Survivor Talks About Bus Crash   
It was just over 24 hours ago we first brought you word that a charter bus had overturned just-off I-90 on the west edge of Austin.  It was a crash that killed two people, and injured more than 20 others...
Updated: Nov 19, 06:54 PM
 
Threats at Mason City Schools   
This has been a scary week for parents, students and school officials in Mason City after threatening graffiti was found in two school bathrooms.  The graffiti referenced a violent act that's supposed to take place at the school tomorrow...
Updated: Nov 19, 06:51 PM
 
Local Girl to Play in Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade   
It's a thanksgiving event that's just as traditional as a turkey.  Macy's 83rd annual Thanksgiving Parade will kick off with brilliant floats and performances, but this year it'll have a local tie...
Updated: Nov 19, 06:47 PM
 
Bail Money Scam Targets Restaurants
A new scam in Olmsted County is hitting restaurant owners in the pocketbook...
Updated: Nov 19, 02:34 PM
 
Mason City School Restricts Access After Threatening Messages   
Mason City High School is restricting access to its campus after school officials found several threatening messages on bathroom stalls...
Updated: Nov 19, 02:39 PM
 
New Lutheran Body to Form After Gay Pastor Vote
A retired bishop in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America from State College, Pa., is leading a movement to split away from the denomination...
Updated: Nov 19, 08:47 AM
 
SE Minnesota Plagued With Series of Traffic Accidents   
A series of traffic accidents in southeastern Minnesota had emergency responders hopping for several hours...
Updated: Nov 19, 08:13 AM
 
Hospitals Deal with Accident Victims   
The crash sent ambulance crews and hospital workers into "disaster mode" as people were taken away from the scene...
Updated: Nov 19, 07:55 AM
 
Bus Company has Flawed Record   
We also looked up the safety records for that company and found information that could help investigators piece together what exactly happened.  We found inspection papers online...
Updated: Nov 18, 11:33 PM
 
School Bus Vs. Car Crash   
Several people are injured after a school bus, with kids on board, collides with car in Rochester.  The accident happend at the intersection of Highway 63 North and 75th St. in Rochester...
Updated: Nov 18, 11:30 PM
 
Ambulance Vs. Car   
An ambulance trying to respond to the school bus crash in north Rochester ended up getting into an accident with several cars in downtown Rochester.  It happened at the intersection of 2nd street and 3rd avenue southwest...
Updated: Nov 18, 11:27 PM
 
Car Plummets into Zumbro River   
In Byron, a woman and her one year old baby are okay after losing control of their car and plummeting into the Zumbro River.  A 21-year old driver was heading north on County Road 105 when she took a turn too fast, then lost control...
Updated: Nov 18, 11:24 PM
 
Mayo CEO Ready to Step Down   
The top man at Mayo, Dr. Denis Cortese, is retiring from the clinic this week after nearly four decades of service.  But today, during his final interview with the local media, Dr. Cortese had some interesting things to say about the government's effort to reform healthcare...

Updated: Nov 18, 11:20 PM
 
Abduction Attempt Sparks Lesson   
Austin police are looking for a man who tried to lure an elementary school girl into his car yesterday afternoon.  Now her school is trying to reinforce the message of "stranger danger"...
Updated: Nov 18, 11:17 PM