Albert Lea officials recently lobbied at the Minnesota State Capitol for funding toward upgrading the local wastewater treatment plant. Albert Lea City Councilor Larry Baker, Minnesota Sen. Gene ...

The Albert Lea-Freeborn County’s 20th annual Agriculture Luncheon is scheduled for noon Tuesday at the Fairlane Building at ...

ALBERT LEA, Minn. – A plea deal has been struck over hundreds of grams of cocaine discovered in Freeborn County. Kevin Eugene ...

The Albert Lea City Council approved dividing the 10-acre property into smaller lots on Wednesday, thus moving the plan forward. If approved, the store would go in at the corner of East Main Street ...

Nose for News by Sarah Stultz I've always had an appreciation for Albert Lea, the struggles it has overcome and the aspirations it has for the future. When I first arrived in the city 18 1/2 years ago ...

The City Council on Monday approved subdividing a parcel at the corner of East Main Street and Blake Avenue to accommodate for the potential construction of an Aldi grocery store. City Manager Ian ...

ALBERT LEA, Minn. – Admission to the History Center of Freeborn County will be free to all for the month of March. That’s ...

Brayson Sawyer, sr.; Eli Ladu, sr.; Angok Kuch, sr. Mayo: Isaac Peterson, jr.; Will Gyarmaty, jr. Austin: Cole Hebrink, jr. Red Wing: JuJu Koehler, sr. Albert Lea: Carter Conn, jr. Faribault: Ryan ...

On the morning after the Trump administration cut the Department of Education workforce in half, Gov. Tim Walz sounded the ...

It has now been five years, but I remember exactly where I was when I found out the world was stopping. I was standing in the playground at Banfield Elementary school working as a recess supervisor ...

The 46-day trial of Harry Hayward in 1895 riveted the nation with its shocking surprises, even inspiring a 'murder ballad' ...

For the entire month of March, the History Center of Freeborn County said it is offering free admission for all.