An Austin woman has entered a plea of guilty to theft of government funds after over two decades of Social Security fraud. According to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Minnesota, acting U ...

There’s a certain kind of electricity that only happens when live music fills the walls of a place steeped in history — where ...

The Albert Lea Senior Center recently took a trip to the Sidekick Theatre to enjoy “On the Road Again,” a lively country ...

In the past our country welcomed immigrants. Most of them have good reasons for being here — war in their country, famine or ...

I am not the only person in our district who feels we are talking into the wind. Our words sucked into the rush, silenced, ...

Our economy is experiencing a devastating self-inflicted crisis. The tariffs unleashed by Trump are roiling markets for our ...

Are trailer hitch load extenders legal? Occasionally I haul some lumber that sticks out beyond my tailgate and would like to ...

I was contacted by a few Albert Lea city staff members who told me that the plaque put up in memory of my daughter, Sophie, at the splash pad had been torn off its base.

In going through your paper this past Saturday, you will have likely noticed part of one page that recognized public safety telecommunicators (PST) as part of National Public Safety Telecommunicators ...

The squirrel hit the ground with a resounding thud. I’m sure it tried to use its bushy tail as a parachute, but if it did, it worked as well as a parachute Wile E. Coyote might have ordered from Acme.

The Freeborn County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday voted 3-1 on a resolution that opposes the proposed battery energy ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is waiving vehicle permit fees at all 73 state parks and recreation areas on April 26. This “Free Park Day” is one of four days each year on which the DNR ...