Volunteer state
Longtime Albert Lea resident, Hazel Senske, is also a longtime volunteer. Senske volunteers for a variety of organizations. This year, she celebrated 50 years with ... Read more
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Hormel Foods lowers expectations for 2013
Hormel Foods Corp. has lowered its earnings outlook for 2013, citing higher costs and softer sales in its refrigerated foods division, and lower-than-expected results in ... Read more
Latest News
New state poll shows support for tax hikes on wealthy
MINNEAPOLIS — A new poll finds broad support for recently-enacted tax hikes on wealthy Minnesotans and cigarette smokers. The Star Tribune’s Minnesota Poll shows 58 ... Read more
Lobbyists tally costs of 2013 Minn. session
ST. PAUL — Groups that lobbied to advance or block legislation at Minnesota’s Capitol are filing mandatory reports detailing how much they spent on the ... Read more
Best Buy founder expanding family foundation
MINNEAPOLIS — The founder of Best Buy said he has plans to make his family foundation one of Minnesota’s largest. Dick Schulze said he will ... Read more
Man arrested for domestic assault
Gas can reported stolen A theft of an 11-gallon red plastic gas gas can was reported stolen from a boat next to a dock on ... Read more
Stabbing victim goes to police
NORTH MANKATO — A North Mankato man is under arrest after his roommate turned up at police headquarters with stab wounds. Police say the victim ... Read more
- Convictions
- 2 principals are headed elsewhere
- Rochester lawmaker to run against incumbent Tim Walz
- Sons of Norway to meet
- Offender going to prison for failing to register
- Cancer support group to meet
- Speaker scheduled for lecture series
- Dayton admin wants Minn. union law cases tossed
- Street rods to jump start Back to ’50s weekend
- Man gets probation for tattoo threat against cop
- Remote Mich. village abuzz over Griffin shipwreck search
- 10-year-old Conger resident enjoying being Milk Maid
- Taking over
- Harmony Park issues to be discussed
- Faribault man accused of crimes
- Meet the Albert Lea Tribune summer interns
- Convictions
- Man arrested for DWI
- First clue given for summer-long Vitality Adventure hunt
- Woman dies in apparent drowning in Owatonna
- 2 support groups to meet Thursday
- Flag flown in honor of woman
- Severe storms pop up in Minnesota and Wisconsin
- Boat burns on Lake Minnetonka, no injuries
Feature
Celebrating the lakes of Freeborn County
Albert Lea Art Center’s newest show features bodies of water in the area If you go What: “Celebrating the Lakes of Freeborn County” art show. ... Read more
Sports
Boston takes 2-1 lead over Chicago in Stanley Cup finals
BOSTON — Tuukka Rask watched most of the action at the other end of the ice. And when the Blackhawks did make a late charge, ... Read more
Cops, Courts & Fire
Man arrested for domestic assault
Gas can reported stolen A theft of an 11-gallon red plastic gas gas can was reported stolen from a boat next to a dock on ... Read more
State & Regional
New state poll shows support for tax hikes on wealthy
MINNEAPOLIS — A new poll finds broad support for recently-enacted tax hikes on wealthy Minnesotans and cigarette smokers. The Star Tribune’s Minnesota Poll shows 58 ... Read more
- Lobbyists tally costs of 2013 Minn. session
- Best Buy founder expanding family foundation
- Stabbing victim goes to police
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