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Gallery: Tigers fall to Winhawks on Senior Night

Gallery: Tigers fall to Winhawks on Senior Night

The Albert Lea baseball team lost both games of a doubleheader Monday to Winona on Senior Night. Game one was the continuation of a game ... Read more

Featured

No-wake warning issued for Fountain Lake

Because of high water, the Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office has implemented a no-wake restriction for Fountain Lake. The restriction went into effect at noon Monday. ... Read more

  1. Board discusses school boundaries with elementary inequities
  2. A.L. man charged in fatal Hwy 109 crash
  3. Predatory offender gets probation
  4. Last day arrives for Minn. legislative session

Latest News

Huge tornado hits Oklahoma City suburb, kills 51

MOORE, Okla. — A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary ... Read more

Green once again

Green once again

HOLLANDALE — Spring has always marked a special time of year for Hilltop Greenhouse & Farm owners Glenn and Gretchen Boldt. This year, as they ... Read more

Convictions

Freeborn County District Court   April 18 Derek Joseph Askildson, 25, 715 Johnson St., Albert Lea. Count 1: Domestic assault. Sentenced 365 days, stayed 363 ... Read more

House committee passes education bill on Sunday

The Minnesota House of Representatives passed a conference committee report on an education bill late Sunday. The final vote was 78 to 56. There is ... Read more

House fire reported in Hayward

The home of Patricia and Walter Hall, 20838 816th Ave. in Hayward, was reportedly hit by lightning, which caused a fire around 11 p.m. Sunday. ... Read more

  1. 1 injured in crash
  2. Man arrested for DWI and hit-and-run
  3. Dems to take late stab at Minn. minimum wage bill
  4. Fireworks fundraiser scheduled
  5. Naeve Hospital Auxiliary awards 3 scholarships
  6. Delta CEO plans to add jobs in Minn.
  7. Lawmakers refuel dismal Vikes stadium fund
  8. Minn. Capitol renovation could get last-day rescue
  9. Measure on Minn. lawmaker pay now on 2016 ballot
  10. Severe storms rumble across E Minn., W Wis.
  11. Somali reaction to al-Shabab sentences mixed
  12. Minn. lottery players win nearly $3.9 million in run
  13. Metro-North says Conn. train outage expected for days
  14. Spiritual Care committee donates to Salvation Army
  15. Citizen Academy graduates
  16. Photo Contest winner
  17. A happy dog makes for happy residents
  18. Freeborn County in tornado watch
  19. Renovating The Rock
  20. ‘Happy Days’ auditions begin Wednesday at theater in A.L.
  21. Mayo Clinic recognized for patient safety
  22. Waldorf Theatre Co. to perform May 26
  23. Sterling Pharmacy opens at new location Monday
  24. Ceremony honors Riverland Community College graduates

Feature

Creating an essence

Creating an essence

As a working mom sometimes the most peaceful place in the house is tucked away in the cluttered basement or sitting on the back deck ... Read more


Sports

Gallery: Tigers fall to Winhawks on Senior Night

Gallery: Tigers fall to Winhawks on Senior Night

The Albert Lea baseball team lost both games of a doubleheader Monday to Winona on Senior Night. Game one was the continuation of a game ... Read more

  1. Knights secure 1st place
  2. Knights baseball is back!
  3. Lawmakers refuel dismal Vikes stadium fund

Cops, Courts & Fire

A.L. man charged in fatal Hwy 109 crash

Prosecutor alleges speed, negligence A 23-year-old Albert Lea man is facing a charge of criminal vehicular homicide after a fatal head-on crash in December on ... Read more

  1. Predatory offender gets probation
  2. Convictions
  3. House fire reported in Hayward

State & Regional

Last day arrives for Minn. legislative session

ST. PAUL — Short on sleep and time, Minnesota lawmakers today darted toward the finish of a legislative session that produced a hefty tax increase, ... Read more

  1. Dems to take late stab at Minn. minimum wage bill
  2. Delta CEO plans to add jobs in Minn.
  3. Lawmakers refuel dismal Vikes stadium fund

Special Section

Editorials

Editorial: Let the clock run out on day-care union idea

The 2013 labor wish list at the state Capitol includes a measure to allow some home-care workers to bargain collectively with the state. Those who ... Read more

Columns & Opinions

Take time to plant seeds of hope and love

After all the snow, after the day of heat, I took my trowel in hand and ... Read more

Letters to the Editor

Food drive was a successful one

The Postal Carriers Food Drive on Saturday, May 11, once again resulted in a very generous level of giving by the community. Many, many thanks ... Read more

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