Albert Lea city officials say lead pipes can be identified by their soft touch or a grey colored water line. If you notice those things in your home, the city is asking that you call to report it. The ...

Freeborn County Environmental Services says residents and businesses threw away almost 24,000 tons of trash in 2024.

Freeborn County Environmental Services says residents and businesses threw away almost 24,000 tons of trash in 2024.

According to snowfall totals reported to the National Weather Service, Clarks Grove received 7 inches of snow, Albert Lea received 8, Wells received 10, Ellendale 10.2 and 10.9 in Minnesota Lake.

Night - Cloudy with a 51% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 10 to 14 mph (16.1 to 22.5 kph). The overnight low will be 48 °F (8.9 °C). Cloudy with a high of 46 °F (7.8 °C) and a 66% ...

Daphney Maras, city clerk for the city of Albert Lea, earned her Minnesota Master Municipal Clerk certification from the Minnesota Clerks and Finance Officers Association on Feb. 20.

City Center, 221 E. Clark Street, Albert Lea, Minnesota, until 3:00 PM, April 8, 2025, for furnishing all labor, material, and equipment to install the following estimated quantities: Plans ...

Carlson started his career with the Albert Lea police department as a patrol officer in 1997. With a goal-driven mindset, Carlson set out to strive for a leadership position. Carlson was born in ...

The reported wind gusts have been in the range that were predicted by forecasters. Preston was visited by a 53 mile-per-hour ...

Blizzard Warnings remain in effect from northeastern Colorado and northwestern Kansas to northwestern Iowa and southern Minnesota. Lincoln, Omaha, and McCook, Neb., Sioux City and Mason City, Iowa, ...

Albert Lea's Public Safety Director J.D. Carlson will retire in June, and the city wants to restructure its police and fire ...

Albert Lea School Board unanimously voted Dr. Steven Heil as the district's next superintendent at a meeting Monday night, a ...