The Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office has issued a no-wake restriction for Fountain Lake due to heavy rains from Wednesday night and high waters. The restriction will likely be in place for a few days.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is facing a growing political headache as new revelations of fraud in a state program revive questions about his administration’s oversight of taxpayer funds.

The Albert Lea Bayside Ski Team will host the Midwest Regional Show Ski Tournament all day Friday through Sunday at Edgewater ...

The History Center of Freeborn County has released a "Ghost Towns" podcast.  The podcast takes a deep dive into the abandoned towns in Freeborn County and compliments the newly installed "Ghost Towns" ...

A 2-year-old girl was injured Wednesday morning after two vehicles collided on U.S. Highway 69 in Nunda Township. Payton Ann Leibeg of Emmons was taken to Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea for ...

An Albert Lea man was sentenced Tuesday to five years and five months in prison after receiving a package with cocaine in ...

An Albert Lea man was charged with multiple counts after he allegedly fled police in a vehicle Saturday in Albert Lea and ...

The local area is under a heat advisory from noon through 8 p.m. Wednesday as heat index values up to 101 are expected.  Hot ...

I had been outside attempting to fence in the mosquitoes. I made a noble effort, but it didn’t work. What it did do was work ...

An Albert Lea man and Wells woman are facing charges after authorities found more than 4 pounds of methamphetamine during a search last week in a garage and residence in Wells.  Cody Michael Roberts, ...

The Trumps did not study politics. He is an outsider, and he ran as a joke. He stands with Russia, North Korea and other ...

First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea decided last month to bring in the Rev. Ryan Stevenson-Cosgrove to join the church’s ...