Connecting people and reinforcing healthy habits are two goals of joining a moai, which is a Japanese word for a group that provides a sense of belonging, purpose and assistance. Blue Zones Albert Lea ...

One of Albert Lea’s popular fishing spots is slated for improvements in the next few years, thanks to grant funding awarded ...

Motorists in both directions on Interstate 90 in Austin will be detoured from 8 p.m. on July 15 to 6 a.m. on July 16, while ...

Funding cuts under President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” are estimated to strip $500 million annually from Minnesota Medicaid programs, which help 1.2 million people, according to state ...

The History Center of Freeborn County announced Thursday it received a grant through the American Institute of Architects Minnesota North Star Story Map Project.  This collaboration is made possible ...

A former Minnesota resident appeared in a St. Paul federal courtroom this week and admitted filling out hundreds of fraudulent voter registration applications. The state’s top elections official said ...

After several hours of interviews and hours more of writing over the last year, a local author has published his fourth book ...

Tires slashed Police received a report at 6:12 a.m. Wednesday of two tires that were slashed on a vehicle at 620 Garfield Ave. 1 arrested for driving after cancellation Deputies arrested Dammon ...

The Clarks Grove Area Heritage Society will host a 10th anniversary celebration for the Clarks Grove Area Heritage Museum at ...

Minnesota, spoke in opposition to the Trump administration’s attempt to clawback funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and foreign aid that Congress had already approved on a ...

For the first time in a month, there was again legislative activity at the state Capitol as a House committee met Tuesday to ...

I was out of the country on a mission trip and missed Albert Lea’s fireworks display from the new location. I was finally ...