The Austin Bruins have announced that defenseman Ludvig Mellgren has committed to Gustavus Adolphus College to further his ...

The National Weather Service has placed our area in a heat advisory ahead of a chance for severe weather later tonight.

Austin senior Lance Keenan knows what it’s like to feel like giving up, but that feeling only made him work harder. Keenan ...

Several teams came to Rotary/Centennial Park for another year of the Oaxaca Basketball Tournament, a two-day bracket that was ...

Using opioid settlement funds, the Opioid Advisory Committee and Recovery is Happening have established one of Minnesota’s ...

The City of Austin has dipped their toes in the shallow end as it began a preliminary look at addressing the Austin Municipal ...

Summerset Theatre will close its 57th season with the comedy, “Clue: On Stage,” beginning on Wednesday, July 30 and running ...

An Albert Lea man has been charged in Steele County for burglary and damage to property after being accused of breaking into ...

As we reflect on this legislative session, I must first acknowledge the tragedy that took place on the weekend of June 14. This senseless act of political violence took the lives of Speaker Emerita ...

Earlier this week, a new sort of vending machine appeared outside of the Government Center’s main entrance with the promise of not only potentially saving a life, but changing a life. The vending ...

Dear Editor, It is my pleasure to announce the 2025-26 Albert Lea Civic Music concert season. This is our 79th year bringing quality musicians to Albert Lea. All concerts are at the Albert Lea High ...

By Deane Morrison In August, Mars gets lost as it sinks deep into the sun’s afterglow. Meanwhile, Jupiter climbs above the ...