Dana Waltz passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN. Funeral service ...

Elaine Sue Hoffman, 82, of Hollandale MN, passed away peacefully April 7, 2025 surrounded by her family, after a hard fought ...

The Albert Lea girls softball team hosted Mankato East as well as Northfield on Thursday at Hammer Complex. The Tigers went ...

The Minnesota Legislature will only have one month to get bills signed and sent off once they return from a weeklong break for Passover and Easter. A couple of committees are working Friday to meet ...

Patty Greibrok of rural Glenville has impacted hundreds, if not thousands, of Albert Lea’s children in the quest to grow a ...

A gift made this week in memory of an 11-year-old naturalist from rural Lake Mills will further the research of one of her ...

With residents and businesses in Freeborn County throwing away almost 24,000 tons of trash in 2024, the city of Albert Lea and Freeborn County encourage everyone to reduce waste, recycle more and ...

The U.S. is facing a critical physician shortage, with projections indicating a shortfall of up to 86,000 doctors by 2036.

A revenue estimate anticipates that 15 social media sites would be subject to the tax since they have more than 100,000 ...

Today we are experiencing an insidious takeover of the United States government. Anne Applebaum of the Atlantic noted that ...

Earth’s climate has been changing since the dawn of time. It’s ludicrous to think mankind can do anything that will modify ...

It is a regular occurrence to open our local newspaper and read letters filled with anger and vitriol aimed at our state Rep.