Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday issued a disaster proclamation for Emmet, Hancock, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas, ...

Freeborn County Sheriff Ryan Shea and Albert Lea Mayor Rich Murray, along with a handful of other incumbents on the Freeborn ...

Police received a report at 12:41 p.m. Monday of copper that was stolen at 2400 Myers Road. The theft was believed to have ...

Twenty Albert Lea High School students on Tuesday received Chamber Bucks for winning the first student essay contest held by ...

County workers who administer federal safety net programs such as SNAP and Medicaid are looking forward to a slightly easier ...

There are many fears in this world. Every time there is a shooting — whether at a school, mall, workplace or in a domestic ...

Question: Did I hear something about a new law about stopping for school buses? Answer: In March 2026, Minnesota law changed ...

It’s a big week for Albert Lea High School seniors, and in honor of this year’s graduates, I want to share a few thoughts ...

As winter settles over southern Minnesota each year, the cold arrives quietly at first. Frost creeps across windows in the ...

The American Legion in Minnesota gives its full support to Fertile-Beltrami High School senior Beau Durand to wear an Army National Guard sash at graduation.

Joseph Welp was standing in the window of his home Sunday night watching as the storm moved across the field south of his ...

You can feel it coming can’t you? Maybe it’s a more recent feeling or maybe it’s something you’ve felt in recent months, ...