Police received a report at 1:32 p.m. June 4 of a hit-and-run crash at the intersection of South Broadway and East Main Street. Police received a report at 6:40 p.m. Thursday of a hit-and-run crash ...

Freddy Ramos Madrigal, aged 63, passed away on June 3, 2025, in Mankato, MN. Born on January 21, 1962, Freddy dedicated many ...

Minnesota lawmakers hope to put a new state budget — and fears of a potential government shutdown — to rest Monday in a ...

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert for all of Minnesota. The alert started at 11 p.m.

The United South Central softball team made school history Friday night at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium in Minneapolis when it ...

A 24-year-old man was injured Friday night after a vehicle went off the road and crashed on Interstate 90 in Freeborn County.  Derek Michael Glaser of Rochester was taken by ambulance to Mayo Clinic ...

Wind Down Wednesday gives people a chance to come together to enjoy music, food, shopping, children’s activities and other festivities, and it is a fun time for anyone who attends.

Guest column by John Double As the summer season approaches, the Albert Lea-Freeborn County Chamber of Commerce is gearing up ...

When I packed up my small farm in central Minnesota and moved south to just outside of Albert Lea five years ago, I wasn’t ...

Since we are at the beginning of some very important observances, I wanted to share the importance of working together as a community. June is a month of empowerment. As a life coach, I work a lot on ...

The books have been turned in, the caps thrown in the air and the kids are free for the summer. It’s an exciting thing leaving the daily confines of school and dipping into the routine of summer — ...

There are weeks that feel like you’re wading through knee-deep mud. Everything drags. The caffeine doesn’t do the trick. The ...