Albert Lea Tribune

12/18/2025

Multiple crashes are being reported on Interstate 35 between milepost 30 and 32, according to authorities.

12/18/2025

Freeborn County is under a winter weather advisory through 9 p.m. Thursday as a combination of high winds, blowing snow and flash freeze conditions are leading to low visibility and icy roads and surfaces.

12/17/2025

Ten years after a property owner found skeletal remains along Interstate 90 about a half mile east of Minnesota Highway 13, the DNA Doe Project has helped the Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office identify John Doe.

12/16/2025

The Freeborn County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday voted 4-1 to approve a 9.5% increase in the levy for 2026, down from a preliminary 15% levy approved in September.

The Freeborn County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday voted 5-1 to approve a 9.5% increase in the levy for 2026, down from a preliminary 15% levy approved in September.

12/16/2025

Two people were injured Monday evening after two vehicles collided at the intersection of U.S. Highway 65 and Blake Avenue in Albert Lea.

12/15/2025

Albert Lea's Sam McGill played Saturday in the 52nd annual Minnesota High School Football All-Star Game at U.S. Bank Stadium. He was one of 90 high school football players from around the state chosen to participate in the event.

12/15/2025

A community task force is exploring feedback from students, staff, families and community members regarding how to efficiently and effectively use Albert Lea school district buildings in the future.

12/13/2025

Due to cold temperatures, the church decided to move their second night of the event to Dec. 20.

New Life Christian Church on Friday held their annual Drive-Thru Live Nativity, a ministry they have brought to the community for 30 years.

12/12/2025

Heffner, in a phone call Friday afternoon, said he and his wife are expecting their second child in the spring and they thought it was in their best interest to return to the East and be with their family.

The Freeborn County Board of Commissioners next week will vote to accept the resignation of County Assessor Rich Heffner, who has announced he will be moving to New York with his family after the new year to be closer to extended family.

12/12/2025

SMART Transit in Albert Lea has announced service changes across its area footprint for 2026 on Thursday.

12/12/2025

Numerous activities took place Thursday evening as part of the annual Holiday Bazaar.
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Numerous activities took place Thursday evening as part of the annual Holiday Bazaar.

12/11/2025

Members of the Albert Lea American Legion Post 56 Auxiliary have brought back a Junior Auxiliary program focused on girls 17 and younger who are daughters or granddaughters of veterans.

Members of the Albert Lea Post 56 Auxiliary have brought back a Junior Auxiliary program focused on girls 17 and younger who are daughters or granddaughters of veterans.