Albert Lea

The State Patrol says 9 people were in the van when it crashed.

Police say the young bicyclist failed to yield at an intersection in the southern Minnesota city.

The crash was reported a few miles west of Ellendale.

The people living in the home were not present when the fire broke out.

The house was previously declared uninhabitable following a fire in late April.

The crash was reported shortly after 1:30 Saturday morning.

The storm system has dropped in excess of 20 inches of snow in southeastern Minnesota.

As of noon on Sunday, some areas of Rochester are reporting more than a foot of accumulation.

MnDOT will close I-35 southbound at Albert Lea as Iowa shuts down the highway. A no travel advisory is now in effect across southeast Minnesota.

The State Fire Marshal's Office has sent an investigator to search for the cause of the fire.