Cops, Courts & Fires
I-35 travel is hazardous
Snowy road conditions caused crashes and spun out vehicles all morning Wednesday. At least eight crashes and spun out vehicles happened in the Albert Lea area ...
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Tim Engstrom is the editor of the Albert Lea Tribune. He resides in Albert Lea with his wife, two sons and dog.
Columnists
And on the 8th day, God made basketball
There are sports of all sorts: football, baseball, hockey, golf, skiing, snowboarding, tennis, swimming, diving, track and field, cycling, racquetball, squash, kickball, soccer, waterskiing, skateboarding, ...
by Tim Engstrom, Tuesday, November 25, 2014 9:29 am
Education
No public input available at state level on calendar
There is no public feedback method at the level where the state considers a waiver to a school calendar, according to a Minnesota Department of ...
by Tim Engstrom, Monday, November 24, 2014 10:03 am
Education
Teacher survey on proposed calendar invalid
178 against and 139 for, but only 279 surveys sent A anonymous vote of teachers on the school calendar issue requested by the school board ...
by Tim Engstrom, Sunday, November 23, 2014 9:00 am
Cops, Courts & Fires
Semi strikes school bus; no one hurt
An Albert Lea school bus carrying nine children was struck by a semi Tuesday after classes on South Newton Avenue. No children were hurt, said ...
by Tim Engstrom, Tuesday, November 18, 2014 4:11 pm
Columnists
What’s your cockamamie weather theory?
Everybody has cockamamie theories about the weather.
by Tim Engstrom, Tuesday, November 18, 2014 10:22 am
Featured News
Snow and Arctic blast to cause reduced visibility
After receiving 2 inches of fluffy snow Saturday, Albert Lea can expect to get more of the white stuff today. But that’s not the story. The ...
by Tim Engstrom, Monday, November 17, 2014 10:42 am
Gallery
New Richland phenom starts 1st game as a Golden Gopher
MINNEAPOLIS — New Richland’s Carlie Wagner started in her first basketball game in a Minnesota Golden Gophers uniform. In fact, she was the first starter ...
by Tim Engstrom, Saturday, November 15, 2014 4:38 pm
Featured News
Albert Lea native helped build costumes for Nolan’s ‘Interstellar’ movie
An Albert Lea native had a hand in the creation of the costumes on the latest Christopher Nolan movie, “Interstellar.” Stacia Lang, daughter of Neil ...
by Tim Engstrom, Wednesday, November 12, 2014 9:53 am
Columnists
Endorsement editorials are good for dialogue
Election Day has come and gone. Some of the candidates the Tribune Editorial Board endorses were elected and some weren’t. That’s fine with us. If ...
by Tim Engstrom, Tuesday, November 11, 2014 9:47 am
Featured News
Albert Leans wake up to a wintry landscape
The power went out for areas of Albert Lea on Monday night as a result of galloping transmission lines, according to electricity providers. Albert Lea received ...
by Tim Engstrom, Tuesday, November 11, 2014 7:56 am
Featured News
School still planned for today
No school cancelations or delays have been announced as of 6:20 a.m. today. The only school in the region with a two-hour delay is Mankato ...
by Tim Engstrom, Tuesday, November 11, 2014 6:17 am
Cops, Courts & Fires
Power outages reported in Freeborn County
People in Albert Lea reported power outages Monday evening. Others reported that their lights flickered. A Tribune check of the Alliant Energy online outage map ...
by Tim Engstrom, Monday, November 10, 2014 6:12 pm
Featured News
Will it be snow, rain or sleet?
After receiving forecasts over the weekend calling for a half of foot of snow today and tonight, southern Minnesotans most likely are skeptical of what ...
by Tim Engstrom, Monday, November 10, 2014 9:52 am
Featured News
Kiwanis governor to come to Albert Lea next week
The Noon Kiwanis Club will host the district governor on Nov. 17. Sharon “Sherry” Scudder, governor of the MN-DAK District has been in Kiwanis since ...
by Tim Engstrom, Saturday, November 8, 2014 3:19 pm
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