Health Updates
New pilot vaccination program expands those eligible for limited supply
Minnesota is launching a new pilot program to expedite COVID-19 vaccinations of people age 65 and older at community vaccination sites across the state. The ...
Top Stories
Residents digging out from snowstorm
Albert Lea residents began digging out Friday from a snowstorm that swept through the area. According to the ...
‘The citizens of Albert Lea are smiling today’
Albert Lea Healthcare Coalition, MercyOne celebrate groundbreaking on new clinic About 3 1/2 years after a group of ...
‘We’re really happy to be opening’
Restaurants and bars in Albert Lea reopened for indoor dining on Monday after Gov. Tim Walz partially lifted ...
A reason to celebrate
AUSTIN — From now on, New Year’s Day will have a special ring to it for Nick Riste ...
Health Updates
Daily COVID-19 update: Active cases in Freeborn County lowering
Freeborn County on Tuesday reported its smallest daily total of new COVID-19 cases in recent weeks with six new lab-confirmed cases, according to the update ...
by Staff Reports.
Cops, Courts & Fires
Owatonna man accused of threatening police arrested on charge
ST. PAUL — A Minnesota man who allegedly bragged about planning to kill a police officer at a pro-Trump rally in St. Paul was accused ...
by Associated Press, Tuesday, January 19, 2021 5:24 pm
News
Both faced with COVID-19, one care provider moves in with client
ST. PAUL — When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March, Debra Howze was more worried about her clients than anyone else. She’s a personal care ...
by Associated Press, Tuesday, January 19, 2021 5:22 pm
Cops, Courts & Fires
Police: Willmar man working in his garage is killed by a stray bullet
WILLMAR — Authorities are investigating the death of a Willmar man they said was killed by a stray bullet while he was working in his ...
by Associated Press, Tuesday, January 19, 2021 5:19 pm
News
Trump wishes Biden luck in farewell video
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump offered rare, kind words to his successor in a farewell video, while failing to address him by name, as he ...
by Associated Press, Tuesday, January 19, 2021 4:54 pm
News
U.S. virus death toll tops 400,000
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed 400,000 on Tuesday in the waning hours in office for President Donald Trump. The running total of ...
by Associated Press, Tuesday, January 19, 2021 2:34 pm
News
Judge orders company to take 3M’s trademarks off N95 masks
MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge has ordered a Florida company accused of selling counterfeit N95 face masks with 3M’s name on them to stop using ...
by Associated Press, Tuesday, January 19, 2021 2:06 pm
News
Minnesota individual income tax filing season opens Feb. 12
The Minnesota Department of Revenue will open the state individual income tax filing season on Feb. 12, which is also the opening day for the ...
by Submitted, Tuesday, January 19, 2021 2:05 pm
Health Updates
Behind Capitol security lines, COVID-19 is still main topic
Minnesota lawmakers return Tuesday to a fortified Capitol with their 2021 session in full swing.
by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, January 19, 2021 9:31 am
Cops, Courts & Fires
Vehicle rummaged through and other reports
A vehicle was reported rummaged through at 1:49 p.m. Monday at 806 Troy Road. A handicap placard was taken. Vehicle egged A vehicle was ...
by Staff Reports, Tuesday, January 19, 2021 9:22 am
News
Martin Luther King Jr. event speaker: Uncomfortable conversations needed
The keynote speaker at Monday’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration in Albert Lea encouraged people to have what she described as uncomfortable conversations ...
by Sarah Stultz, Tuesday, January 19, 2021 5:22 am
News
850 MN guard members among soldiers securing inauguration
MINNEAPOLIS — About 850 members of the Minnesota National Guard are among 25,000 soldiers streaming into Washington from across the country for Wednesday’s presidential inauguration. ...
by Associated Press, Monday, January 18, 2021 1:04 pm
Health Updates
Daily COVID-19 update: New death reported in Freeborn County
Minnesota reported 12 new COVID-19 deaths on Monday, including one person from Freeborn County. According to the Freeborn County Public Health Department, the person from ...
by Staff Reports, Monday, January 18, 2021 11:34 am
Cops, Courts & Fires
Snowmobile, other items stolen and other reports
A 2006 Arctic Cat Crossfire snowmobile was reported stolen at 8:56 a.m. Friday at 2004 E. Main St. An Xbox was reported stolen at 9:51 ...
by Staff Reports, Monday, January 18, 2021 8:51 am
Cops, Courts & Fires
Pedestrian struck by car on I-35 near Clarks Grove
A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle Saturday morning while on Interstate 35 near Clarks Grove. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Bobby Jo Rhodes, ...
by Staff Reports, Sunday, January 17, 2021 7:51 pm
News
In inaugural address, Biden will appeal to national unity
WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden will deliver an appeal to national unity when he is sworn in Wednesday and plans immediate moves to combat the ...
by Associated Press, Sunday, January 17, 2021 12:40 pm
News
Statehouses, US capital brace for potentially violent week
The threat of extremist groups demonstrating at statehouses across the country prompted some governors to roll out a show of force and ramp up security ...
by Associated Press, Sunday, January 17, 2021 12:38 pm
Health Updates
Daily COVID-19 update: 24 new cases in Freeborn County; new deaths reported in area counties
Freeborn County reported 24 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, increasing the county’s cumulative cases to 2,434. According to the Freeborn County Public Health Department, 23 ...
by Staff Reports, Sunday, January 17, 2021 12:27 pm
Cops, Courts & Fires
Hollandale teen injured in crash in Mower County
An 18-year-old Hollandale woman was injured in a crash Saturday morning on Minnesota Highway 251 in Mower County. Aubrieana Rae Strain was taken by Mayo ...
by Staff Reports, Saturday, January 16, 2021 7:44 pm
Health Updates
Daily COVID-19 update: New deaths reported in area counties
Minnesota reported 37 new COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, including one each from Faribault, Mower and Waseca counties. The Faribault County person was between 90 and ...
by Staff Reports, Saturday, January 16, 2021 12:38 pm
Arts & Culture
Art Center kicks off annual All-Member Show
The Albert Lea Art Center’s annual All-Member Show opened this week and will continue through Feb. 20. The show takes place every year in January ...
by Sarah Stultz, Friday, January 15, 2021 9:00 pm
Health Updates
State expresses worry over high COVID positivity rate in county
Minnesota Department of Health officials are showing concern about Freeborn County’s high COVID-19 positivity rates from tests conducted at the National Guard-operated testing site at ...
by Sarah Stultz, Friday, January 15, 2021 9:00 pm
Editorial --FEATURE SPOT
Editorial: Tribune Thumbs
To Arcadian Bank. Thank you to Arcadian Bank, formerly known as Farmers State Bank, who this week said thank you to all Mayo Clinic Health ...
by Editorial Board, Friday, January 15, 2021 8:50 pm
Editorials
Editorial Roundup: Upheaval in U.S. has global consequences
News of Trump-inspired mobs ransacking the U.S. Capitol reverberated worldwide, alarming allies and delighting adversaries as it inverted the concept of American exceptionalism. “We currently ...
by Editorial Roundup, Friday, January 15, 2021 8:50 pm
Columnists
April Jeppson: Expand your pallet, teach open-mindedness
We had recently received our latest shipment from our monthly snack box and this month our mouths were traveling to the United Kingdom.
by Submitted, Friday, January 15, 2021 8:45 pm
Columnists
Capitol Comment: Evidence-based results are needed in gov’t decisions
Capitol Comments by Peggy Bennett If there is evidence that proves something isn’t working, should we just continue to do it? In state government, we ...
by Submitted, Friday, January 15, 2021 8:45 pm
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