A former judge and criminal investigator landed an assignment Friday as the first Director of Program Integrity in state ...

Cora Sauer of Lake Mills comes up against two St. Ansgar players Thursday at home. The Bulldogs won 55-47. Julie Helgeson/For ...

Lane Helgeland of Lake Mills shoots the ball Thursday against St. Ansgar. Lake Mills won the game 67-57. Photo courtesy Julie ...

SMART Transit in Albert Lea has announced service changes across its area footprint for 2026 on Thursday. There will be minor ...

Albert Lea needs 300 more units to meet local housing needs. Both the north and south industrials parks are nearly out of ...

A community task force is exploring feedback from students, staff, families and community members regarding how to ...

The Freeborn County Board of Commissioners next week will vote to accept the resignation of County Assessor Rich Heffner, who has announced he will be moving to New York with his family after the new ...

Hawthorne Elementary School third-grade students recently wrapped up Module 1 in Wit & Wisdom, and their work was nothing ...

The Albert Lea High School Band and Orchestra departments will present a winter concert on Monday. The Tiger Band and Tiger ...

The bottom line of this “nonprofit” organization is what is driving the recent decisions to withhold safe and convenient ...

The Golden K Kiwanis Club recently welcomed Greg and Robin Gudal from Youth For Christ to their weekly meeting.

That took place in Bethlehem. It is there Ruth and Boaz married and became great grandparents to David, from whose family line Jesus came. Halley adds the fascinating detail that the Field of Boaz, ...