On this July Fourth, the United States is celebrating its 249th birthday. The nation officially declared its independence on ...

An Austin man is facing charges after he reportedly fled from police on foot during an attempted traffic stop and was found ...

The community is invited to soak up the summer fun at the second Wind Down Wednesday of the season on July 9, from 11 a.m. to ...

In a recent column, Don Sorensen claims, without providing any factual support or evidence, that there are more billionaires ...

If I were the kind to take photos of my food, I’d have taken a photo of those hotcakes. I cut a hole in the middle of the ...

It is here, it is there, it is everywhere. The universality of turbulence to combat fascism in America are ordinary people.

If I were an artist, I would draw a cartoon titled “How are you going to vote?” It would show a fat cat smoking a cigar ...

Long. I am the co-chair of the 52nd Van Nationals that we will be hosting at the Freeborn County Fairgrounds the week of July ...

A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing parents to pull their child out of class during lessons that conflict with their religious beliefs has school leaders across the country worried about a ...

An overheated extension cord reportedly caused a small house fire in Albert Lea Tuesday morning. Albert Lea Fire Rescue responded to 940 Jefferson Ave. at 10:21 a.m. for the report of smoke coming ...

The Fourth of July is one of my favorite holidays in Albert Lea, but as the day approaches, I have to admit it is a trigger as I think about the day my daughter, Sophie, died on July 2, 2016.

On Saturday, June 21, the most epic event took place in our beautiful community: The Simply Built Rigs Truck Show. Thousands of people, mostly young people, descended upon the Freeborn County ...