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Local News
Missing Driver Identified
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 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 |
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Students Back in School After Accident
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 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 |
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Oprah Winfrey Announces End of Talk Show
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 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
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Grain Truck into Swamp: Driver Missing
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 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
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More on Bus Driver Involved in Crash
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 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
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Survivor Talks About Bus Crash
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 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
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Threats at Mason City Schools
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 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
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Local Girl to Play in Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
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 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
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Bail Money Scam Targets Restaurants
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 A new scam in Olmsted County is hitting restaurant owners in the pocketbook...
Updated: Nov 19, 02:34 PM
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Mason City School Restricts Access After Threatening Messages
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 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
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New Lutheran Body to Form After Gay Pastor Vote
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 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
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SE Minnesota Plagued With Series of Traffic Accidents
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 A series of traffic accidents in southeastern Minnesota had emergency responders hopping for several hours...
Updated: Nov 19, 08:13 AM
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Hospitals Deal with Accident Victims
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 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
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Bus Company has Flawed Record
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 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
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School Bus Vs. Car Crash
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 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
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Ambulance Vs. Car
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 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
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Car Plummets into Zumbro River
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 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
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Mayo CEO Ready to Step Down
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 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
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Abduction Attempt Sparks Lesson
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 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
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Enrollment Surge
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 The economy is forcing companies to cut budgets and jobs, sending people into the unemployment line. While many continue to look for work, others are going back to school, causing an enrollment surge for MnSCU colleges...
Updated: Nov 18, 11:12 PM
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2 Killed in Bus Crash Identified
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 The two people killed in a Minnesota charter bus crash are being identified as two women from the southeastern corner of the state...
Updated: Nov 19, 04:17 PM
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Camera Captures Pictures of Armed Robbery Suspects
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 2 suspects are on the loose today after allegedly robbing 3 check cashing employees at gunpoint...
Updated: Nov 18, 03:42 PM
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ELCA Move on Gay Pastors Spurs Opposition Group
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A decision by the country's largest Lutheran denomination to allow gay pastors to serve as clergy is leading an opposition group to try to form its own Lutheran church body...
Updated: Nov 18, 02:28 PM
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Semi Accident Blocks Highway 30
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 Plan on a detour if you're driving on Highway 30 near Ellendale. A semi accident has led to the closure of Hwy 30 between County Road 3 and County Road 45...
Updated: Nov 18, 12:09 PM
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Cooking With Kids
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We're one week away from Thanksgiving, and sometimes moms can use all the help they can get. So why not get the kids involved?
Updated: Nov 18, 08:56 AM
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Attempted Abduction in Austin
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 Austin police are investigating an attempted abduction this morning. Police say the incident happened near the corner of 19th Street Northeast and 1st Avenue...
Updated: Nov 18, 08:45 AM
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Hormel Home Expansion Completed
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 After months of planning and hundreds of hours the Historic Hormel Home expansion is complete...
Updated: Nov 18, 08:35 AM
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The Senate has a test vote on a health care reform bill scheduled for tomorrow night...