The Albert Lea City Council on Monday recognized two Albert Lea police officers for rescuing a 7-year-old girl in January who had been kidnapped in Zimmerman.

A 59-year-old Florida man was injured Monday afternoon when a semi crashed on Interstate 35 south of Albert Lea.

The Minnesota Department of Health released initial findings from a report Tuesday indicating that the state’s uninsured rate has climbed from an all-time low to the highest level in six years, ...

While he acknowledged behavior he called “troubling,” a judge this week rejected an effort by the ACLU to block arrests ...

The Lake Mills FFA chapter recently traveled to Algona, Iowa, for the North Central District FFA Convention. While at the convention, 26 members competed in various leadership development events, ...

As March brings in warmer temperatures, the time comes when people begin looking at how they will turn the garden plans they made during the winter into a reality. Now is the time both hobby and ...

Tim Walz might not be done with politics after all. As he enters his final stretch as Minnesota governor, Walz is sketching out a plan to remain involved in Democratic politics beyond his departure ...

When the curtains go up, the shenanigans will ensue as Southwest Middle School students perform their annual spring play. This year the play is “The Capper Trap” by Matthew K. Begbie. The show will be ...

After living in Minnesota now for almost 20 years, you’d think I’d be used to the bipolar nature of the state’s weather.

In the halls of Lake Mills High School, leadership isn’t just found in the classroom or on the scoreboard; it’s being cultivated through the newly energized Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Perhaps the most exciting time of the college basketball season is just about here — the college basketball playoffs and the march to determining the top team in the country.

There comes a time when a community must ask itself what it truly values. In Albert Lea, that question has become painfully urgent as the city continues to tear down historic buildings without regard ...