The local area is under a heat advisory from noon through 8 p.m. Wednesday as heat index values up to 101 are expected.  Hot ...

I had been outside attempting to fence in the mosquitoes. I made a noble effort, but it didn’t work. What it did do was work ...

The Trumps did not study politics. He is an outsider, and he ran as a joke. He stands with Russia, North Korea and other ...

The Vikings begin training camp practices Wednesday with 91 players and a handful of position battles set to play out over ...

President John F Kennedy during his inaugural address statedm “And so, my fellow Americans: Ask not what your country can do ...

First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea decided last month to bring in the Rev. Ryan Stevenson-Cosgrove to join the church’s ...

Is it a close friend who sent a 50th birthday card to Epstein in 2003 with a drawing of a woman’s nude body, signed his ...

A hit-and-run was reported at 10:12 a.m. Tuesday at 2011 E. Main St.  1 arrested on warrant Email newsletter signup Sign up for our daily email newsletter Police arrested James Edward Mills, 63, on a ...

An Albert Lea man was sentenced Tuesday to five years and five months in prison after receiving a package with cocaine in February 2024.  Freeborn County District Court Judge Ross Leuning found Juan ...

Funding will expand capacity and boost sales of Minnesota agricultural products The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has awarded about $1.755 million in grant funding to 42 Minnesota businesses ...

It has made my heart happy to drive into Edgewater Park and see the new inclusive playground buzzing with activity.

We were pleased to hear the Albert Lea school board vote Monday night to provide transportation to a group of students who live west of U.S. Highway 69 near Southwest Middle School and Sibley ...