Friday to appoint County Finance Manager Patrick Paquin as the interim auditor-treasurer during an emergency meeting of the ...

Connecting people and reinforcing healthy habits are two goals of joining a moai, which is a Japanese word for a group that provides a sense of belonging, purpose and assistance. Blue Zones Albert Lea ...

Funding cuts under President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” are estimated to strip $500 million annually from Minnesota Medicaid programs, which help 1.2 million people, according to state ...

The History Center of Freeborn County announced Thursday it received a grant through the American Institute of Architects Minnesota North Star Story Map Project.  This collaboration is made possible ...

One of Albert Lea’s popular fishing spots is slated for improvements in the next few years, thanks to grant funding awarded ...

A former Minnesota resident appeared in a St. Paul federal courtroom this week and admitted filling out hundreds of fraudulent voter registration applications. The state’s top elections official said ...

Motorists in both directions on Interstate 90 in Austin will be detoured from 8 p.m. on July 15 to 6 a.m. on July 16, while ...

Tires slashed Police received a report at 6:12 a.m. Wednesday of two tires that were slashed on a vehicle at 620 Garfield Ave. 1 arrested for driving after cancellation Deputies arrested Dammon ...

Minnesota, spoke in opposition to the Trump administration’s attempt to clawback funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and foreign aid that Congress had already approved on a ...

After several hours of interviews and hours more of writing over the last year, a local author has published his fourth book ...

For the first time in a month, there was again legislative activity at the state Capitol as a House committee met Tuesday to ...

In the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage school district, federal title dollars help keep teachers and staff members up-to-date on the latest instructional training. The funds also cover some of the cost of ...