Lakes Cleanup Day All are invited to help take care of Albert Lea’s outdoor spaces at Lakes Cleanup Day beginning at 8 a.m.

A driver was accelerating and on her phone when she fatally struck a motorcyclist at an Anoka County intersection, according to a criminal complaint.

Minnesota House Democrats blocked a Republican-backed bill that would have given millions to “crisis pregnancy centers” that ...

The Albert Lea Public Library, 211 E. Clark St., is upgrading its catalog and online system to improve access to the ...

State lawmakers return from a weeklong break on Monday with a two-year budget still in the works and the clock ticking down ...

Bridge Community Church will have its spring craft and bake sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. There will be a variety of crafts and baked goods to purchase. Email newsletter signup Sign up for our ...

GMC truck was reported stolen at 9:59 a.m. Friday at 422 Court St. The truck was last seen at about 7 p.m. Thursday. A truck was reported stolen at 3:21 p.m. Friday from the parking lot at the ...

As the weather warms up and peak gardening season approaches, area plant sellers are hard at work getting stores open and ready to welcome customers. Hill’s Gardens in Albert Lea opened this week, and ...

Across the board, Freeborn County mental health professionals will agree that many students in Freeborn County are facing ...

About six years ago, my niece’s husband was killed in a car accident on his way to work, leaving her a widow at 40 with three ...

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Thursday visited Albert Lea and attended a meeting about the benefits of sustainable crop farming ...

An Albert Lea family with a long-standing restaurant in the community has branched out to offer a different type of cuisine ...