The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency  has issued an air quality alert for all of Minnesota. The alert takes effect 9 a.m.

Interstate 90 between Albert Lea and Alden is closed because of downed power lines in the roadway, according to the Minnesota ...

Albert Lea firefighters responded to a report of a bedroom on fire Friday night at 702 St. Thomas Ave. Dispatchers received a ...

The Freeborn-Mower County Relay for Life celebrated a special milestone on Friday at the Freeborn County Fairgrounds. This ...

Guest column by Jinny Rietmann As summer winds down, we often see an increase in people exploring new career opportunities.

It’s not often you’ll see a preseason NFL game momentous enough to lead a starting quarterback to pause for a moment of ...

Hunger relief organizations are working to de-stigmatize visits to the local food shelf: making them feel like nothing more ...

President Trump and his administration have no respect for the rule of law and democracy. In fact, he is doing all he can to ...

After voting against approving the registration for the city’s first cannabis dispensary at its last meeting, the council ...

Chris Baas took the men’s championship flight at the Green Lea Club Championship. In the women’s championship flight, Annie ...

Have you ever had to sit in sadness? A dear friend passed away this week. I have been praying for a crazy miracle tempered by ...

Hundreds of inmates have already left Stillwater Correctional Facility as part of a years-long plan to close the aging prison ...