The City of Austin has dipped their toes in the shallow end as it began a preliminary look at addressing the Austin Municipal ...

A building away from the cacophony of bells and whistles, cheers and groans that a casino produces, P.J. Fleck took to the ...

Summerset Theatre will close its 57th season with the comedy, “Clue: On Stage,” beginning on Wednesday, July 30 and running ...

An Albert Lea man has been charged in Steele County for burglary and damage to property after being accused of breaking into ...

By Deane Morrison In August, Mars gets lost as it sinks deep into the sun’s afterglow. Meanwhile, Jupiter climbs above the ...

By Tim Ruzek All the lights were off inside the Tendermaid Sandwich Shop on a December 1942 night. But another glow was ...

Earlier this week, a new sort of vending machine appeared outside of the Government Center’s main entrance with the promise of not only potentially saving a life, but changing a life. The vending ...

Dear Editor, It is my pleasure to announce the 2025-26 Albert Lea Civic Music concert season. This is our 79th year bringing quality musicians to Albert Lea. All concerts are at the Albert Lea High ...

As we reflect on this legislative session, I must first acknowledge the tragedy that took place on the weekend of June 14. This senseless act of political violence took the lives of Speaker Emerita ...

This summer, I celebrated our nation’s birthday in Harmony – a small town along the Root River in southeast Minnesota, and apparently home to one of the largest Fourth of July parades in the region.

Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) is currently accepting applications for its Small Town Grant program. Towns, or Native nations, with populations of 10,000 or less in SMIF’s 20-county ...

By Jed Nelson Students taking summer classes at Austin High School took part in a commencement exercise in Knowlton ...