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Beware; it’s tornado season

Keep an eye on the sky this time of year.

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Statewide tornado drill today

Today, in conjunction with Severe Weather Awareness Week, the Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office and other local emergency response ...

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Strong winds, hail cause damage in Wis., Minn.

MINNEAPOLIS — Strong thunderstorms storms swept across Minnesota and Wisconsin on Sunday, bringing strong winds, hail and reports ...

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Tornado destroys dozen or more blocks in Iowa town

MAPLETON, Iowa — Jamy Garden’s house began to rumble with the approach of a tornado that at one ...

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Another T-storm coming today

The Albert Lea area looks to be on the western edge of yet another developing thunderstorm today that ...

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Hail on Sat. night, possible twisters

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook that includes a chance of hail for Saturday ...

Editorial --FEATURE SPOT

Editorial: Don’t be fooled by this list

We take umbrage with a list of U.S. cities deemed as 10 Safest Cities in America from Natural ...

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Tornadoes still causing trauma

Though it has been almost 10 months since tornadoes ravaged dozens of farms in Freeborn County, the memories ...

Cops, Courts & Fires

Woman sentenced for check forgery

Freeborn County District Court Judge Steve Schwab sentenced an Albert Lea woman to probation and restitution this week ...

Editorial --FEATURE SPOT

Tribune wins 9 awards at contest

BLOOMINGTON — The Albert Lea Tribune brought home the hardware Thursday night during the Minnesota Newspaper Association awards ...

Education

Top 10 news stories of 2010

In an ordinary year, a homicide sentencing, the hiring of a city manager and the evacuation of a ...

Education

Politics, red ink top Minn. news for the year 2010

The white snow flew and the red ink grew as 2010 drew to a close in Minnesota, but ...

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Minnesota leads nation in twisters

For a state that averages 27 tornadoes a year, Minnesota pulled off an upset. It led the nation ...

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Every which way (with video)

CLARKS GROVE — Hanging in the home of Freeborn County residents Karl and Angie Eggum is a sign ...

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Video: Recovering from a tornado

Tribune reporter Sarah Stultz interviews the Eggum family about losing their home to a tornado. See the full ...

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