The National Weather Service has placed our area in a heat advisory ahead of a chance for severe weather later tonight. According to the NWS, temperatures will near 90 degrees with the heat index ...

Austin senior Lance Keenan knows what it’s like to feel like giving up, but that feeling only made him work harder. Keenan was well on his way to be standout runner for the Packer cross country ...

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Hormel Foods Corporation has announced two leadership appointments in its Retail Business segment. Paul Peil, a 35-year veteran with the company, has been promoted to the role of vice president of ...

An Albert Lea man has been charged in Steele County for burglary and damage to property after being accused of breaking into a Blooming Prairie business in February. David Allen Villarreal, 42 ...

By Estelle Timar-Wilcox MPR News’ parent company announced Thursday it would lay off employees in the coming weeks. American Public Media Group leadership said it will be laying off 5 to 8 ...

The National Weather Service has issued an air quality alert due to heavy wildfire smoke from Canada. According to NWS models, smoke is likely to impact southern Minnesota this afternoon and will ...

As we reflect on this legislative session, I must first acknowledge the tragedy that took place on the weekend of June 14. This senseless act of political violence took the lives of Speaker ...

Earlier this week, a new sort of vending machine appeared outside of the Government Center’s main entrance with the promise of not only potentially saving a life, but changing a life. The ...

Minnesota football coach P.J. Fleck, setting no limits, wields a new mantra: ‘Be delusional’ Published 4:01 pm Friday, July 25, 2025 ...

By Jed Nelson Students taking summer classes at Austin High School took part in a commencement exercise in Knowlton Auditorium Thursday afternoon. Through a mix of online and in-person learning ...