Albert Lea News

The Albert Lea Art Center will remain on Broadway Avenue because the building's owner has chosen to appeal a lawsuit that ruled in favor of the art center.

The Big Freeze happens next weekend, and, like in the past two years, that means Albert Lea gets to enjoy a medallion hunt in the week leading up to it.

Rich and Jodi Bolinger look into each other's eyes Friday at their home on 11th Street in Albert Lea.

Ben Johnson, a twelfth-grader at Holy Family Catholic High School in Victoria, recently appeared in a recent Chanhassen Dinner Theatres' production of "Hairspray." The appearance in the Dinner Theatre's popular musical was part of the theater's "StarKids" program, where 100 high school students appeared on stage with the cast during November and ... (more)

Eighty-four cities in Iowa applied to be part of the Blue Zones Health Initiative Project.

Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea will award four $750 scholarships to graduating high school seniors in its service area who are interested in pursuing an education in health care.

A 19-year-old Albert Lea man is excited to head to Egypt, Israel and Jordan to fulfill his goals of preaching and spreading Evangelism.

Minnesota schools will soon see a federal program, many say was a burden, taken off their hands.

The public is invited to a free event from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.

A recall of these Tassimo single-cup brewers and their packages has been announced by U.S. and Canadian agencies.

ALBERT LEA, Minn. - More than a million single cup coffee makers are being recalled because they can explode and can spray hot water onto whoever is standing in front of it.

Lucas George, 16, of Wells, received injuries that were not life-threatening after his 2004 Toyota Camry left the roadway and rolled near County Road 32 and 600th Street at 9:35 p.m. Wednesday, according to the State Patrol.

An officer noticed a suspicious pickup near Collins Auto Repair on East Main Street at 11:49 p.m. Wednesday.

A Southern Minnesota nursing home is being accused of neglect after a resident was left unsupervised, choked and died while eating dinner.

Marriage licenses were issued by the Freeborn County Recorder's Office in January to the following people : Erica Joy Ash of 12220 Xylite St.

In what was a second marriage for both, Faye and George Dettman have enjoyed 50 years of wedded bliss.

That's in the past. "By them thinking about their future career and thinking about what to take to get to those steps or get to the goals they have set is really important" said Albert Lea High School counselor Lynn Keenan.

MINNEAPOLIS - A 41-year-old man from southern Minnesota is accused of getting married for a second time after not ending his first marriage, according to charges filed in Freeborn County Court.

ALBERT LEA, Minn. - A man in Freeborn County is charged with bigamy for having two wives.

The Republicans aren't the only ones taking care of party business tonight. The DFL is also caucusing.