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  • 2 weeks ago | kaaltv.com | Anne Halliwell

    (ABC 6 News) – Applications are open for cannabis microbusinsses in Olmsted County. The application window opened Monday, June 9, and will close June 20. Of the applicants, Olmsted County will select up to eight microbusinesses. If more than eight eligible businesses submit applications by 5 p.m. June 20, Olmsted County will hold a public lottery.

  • 3 weeks ago | kaaltv.com | Anne Halliwell

    (ABC 6 News) – Southeastern Minnesota received $5 million in federal funding to repair May 2024 flooding damage — including erosion to the Rapidan Dam. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced the grant on June 5, 2025. “The floods of May 2024 took a heavy toll on southeastern and south-central Minnesota and when natural disasters hit we need to work together to rebuild,” Klobuchar said in a press release.

  • 3 weeks ago | kaaltv.com | Anne Halliwell

    (ABC 6 News) – A woman accused of killing two children in a 2023 Amish buggy crash will enter a guilty plea by the end of the month, according to new court documents. Fillmore County attorney Brett Corson confirmed that a judicial directive filed June 5 ordered Samantha Petersen and her attorney to file a signed Rule 15 plea agreement with the court as soon as possible — but no later than June 25. A plea hearing was scheduled for 3:15 p.m. July 11.

  • 3 weeks ago | kaaltv.com | Anne Halliwell

    (ABC 6 News) – A Minneapolis man is held in the Mower County Jail without bail or bond after an alleged probation violation. Jonathan Norcross, 28, pleaded guilty to two charges of possessing child pornography and was sentenced to probation in January of 2025. According to court documents, Norcross was accused of violating his probation just two months later, and was ordered to appear in Mower County Court in May for a probation violation hearing.

  • 3 weeks ago | kaaltv.com | Anne Halliwell

    (ABC 6 News) – An Austin man faces eight charges of felony possession of a firearm with no serial number, following a home search in the 800 block of 14th Avenue SE. Jonathan Julio Nique, 22, was also charged with one count of felony possession of a dangerous weapon in a courthouse late last week, after allegedly bringing live ammunition to a hearing in Mower County. Nique posted $50,000 bail with conditions, and was ordered not to own or possess firearms while released on probation.

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