Summerset Theatre will close its 57th season with the comedy, “Clue: On Stage,” beginning on Wednesday, July 30 and running through Aug. 3, with a total of five performances at the Frank W ...

An Albert Lea man has been charged in Steele County for burglary and damage to property after being accused of breaking into a Blooming Prairie business in February. David Allen Villarreal, 42 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Thumbs up for getting things back on track. Just about a week after the county announced that its records system was back online, Mower County announced on Tuesday that it had resolved the fallout ...

Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) is currently accepting applications for its Small Town Grant program. Towns, or Native nations, with populations of 10,000 or less in SMIF’s 20 ...

By Deane Morrison In August, Mars gets lost as it sinks deep into the sun’s afterglow. Meanwhile, Jupiter climbs above the predawn eastern horizon to join brilliant Venus. Early in the month ...

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 ...

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Luther College Spring 2026 Graduates Austin Casey Berg, accounting and management Email newsletter signup Sign up for our daily email newsletter Piper Kellner, cum laude biology ...

The City of Austin has dipped their toes in the shallow end as it began a preliminary look at addressing the Austin Municipal Pool and what a potential future might look like for the over 40-year ...

Between the Austin Bruins and Austin Packers, Riverside Arena has hosted players from all around the nation, and the world. But it hasn’t had a lot of players from South America enter its doors ...