Featured News
Woman introduced to hunting by her father bags caribou in Alaska
Megan Ball may not have grown up hunting, but she has made up for lost time ever since. Ball, 32, of Albert Lea has been ...
Top Stories
‘It doesn’t feel like work when you’re having fun’
Albert Lea woman opens new salon in former barbershop
Elections & Campaigns
Take ballots to drop box or vote in-person
Officials warn it is too late to mail back ballots
by Staff Reports.
Cops, Courts & Fires
Court Dispositions: Oct. 27-29, 2020
Freeborn County District Court Oct. 27 Matt William Bass, 34, 509 Wedgewood Road, Albert Lea. Count 1: Driver’s license – driving without a valid ...
by Staff Reports, Friday, October 30, 2020 8:17 pm
Editorials
Editorial: Turn your clocks back; check smoke detectors
Daylight saving time ends this weekend, so don’t forget to turn back your clocks an hour Saturday night before you go to bed. While you’re ...
by Editorial Board, Friday, October 30, 2020 8:16 pm
Editorials
Editorial: Tribune Thumbs
To increased absentee voting in Freeborn County. The Freeborn County auditor-treasurer earlier this week said the county had received 4,500 absentee ballots — almost double ...
by Editorial Board, Friday, October 30, 2020 8:15 pm
Columnists
Live United: Remember, we are all in this together this holiday season
With the exception of school decisions, about mid-June is when I found myself facing most days with peace with the pandemic. Don’t get me wrong, ...
by Submitted, Friday, October 30, 2020 8:13 pm
Columnists
April Jeppson: Happy 50th anniversary, Mom and Dad
Today is my parents’ 50th anniversary. Not the day I am writing this, but the day the paper is published. Yes, Oct. 31, Halloween, is ...
by Submitted, Friday, October 30, 2020 8:12 pm
Columnists
Amy Klobuchar: Help most vulnerable get access to support
This September was National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, which is especially important to recognize this year as the coronavirus pandemic has had an unprecedented impact ...
by Submitted, Friday, October 30, 2020 8:11 pm
Columnists
Ask a Trooper: Tab stickers designed to be recognizable
I’m trying to figure out if 2019 license tab stickers were blue? I can’t find anyplace online that documents the sticker color by year. I ...
by Submitted, Friday, October 30, 2020 8:10 pm
Letters to the Editor
Letter: How to cope with racism in Albert Lea
For our entire lives, when my husband and I attended study groups of one kind or another, we would physically attend and interact with other ...
by Submitted, Friday, October 30, 2020 8:09 pm
Letters to the Editor
Letter: You can find hope
Being told that you have a mental illness is not the end of the world. With help and support, you can recover and achieve your ...
by Submitted, Friday, October 30, 2020 8:08 pm
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Crimes against humanity
The definition of crimes against humanity are “acts that are purposely committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against civilians in time ...
by Submitted, Friday, October 30, 2020 8:07 pm
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Roundtable event to take place
This season’s second Civil War Roundtable meeting will be at 7 p.m. Thursday in Room 109 (the former school board meeting room) at Brookside Education ...
by Submitted, Friday, October 30, 2020 8:06 pm
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Why is Albert Lea becoming a ghost town?
Speaking with a city employee recently, he made the comment that this city is slowly becoming a ghost town. I have to agree with that ...
by Submitted, Friday, October 30, 2020 8:05 pm
Opinion
Poll results: Which of the following races are you most energized about this election?
We asked readers online at www.albertleatribune.com, “Which of the following races are you most energized about this election?”
by Editorial Board, Friday, October 30, 2020 8:04 pm
Education
Albert Lea High School standout student
Tasha Laue Age: 15 Parents: foster parents Scott Saltou and Roxanne Saltou Where are you from? Albert Lea. If from Albert Lea, which elementary school ...
by Submitted, Friday, October 30, 2020 8:00 pm
Business
SMIF announces new rural venture communities
Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation recently accepted four communities to its rural entrepreneurial venture program, according to a press release. Each of the communities will participate ...
by Submitted, Friday, October 30, 2020 8:00 pm
News
Fundraiser dinner planned
Bolan Trinity United Methodist Church will host a Swiss steak drive-in takeout dinner from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 8, or until supplies run ...
by Submitted, Friday, October 30, 2020 8:00 pm
News
COVID-19 relief funds help farmers restructuring their debt
Eligible Minnesota farmers restructuring their debt can get half of the loan guarantee fees on USDA Farm Service Agency restructuring loans covered through a Minnesota ...
by Submitted, Friday, October 30, 2020 8:00 pm
Health Updates
Free online mental health support groups for individuals and families
National Alliance on Mental Illness Minnesota offers a variety of free online peer support groups for adults and young adults living with a mental illness, ...
by Submitted, Friday, October 30, 2020 8:00 pm
News
Local food drive starts
RE/MAX Properties is hosting a “RE/STOCK with RE/MAX” community food drive to collect donations for a local food shelf. Canned food and non-perishable items can ...
by Submitted, Friday, October 30, 2020 8:00 pm
Education
Administrator’s Corner: School district prepares for winter
As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many individuals in the media are stating that we are going to have a “dark, cold winter.” ...
by Submitted, Friday, October 30, 2020 8:00 pm
Cops, Courts & Fires
Quilts and candy donated to Albert Lea fire department
Golden K Kiwanians presented quilts and candy to Albert Lea Fire Rescue.
by Submitted, Friday, October 30, 2020 8:00 pm
Education
Star class: Hawthorne unity tree
Hawthorne Elementary School’s elementary school counselor Larissa Rohlik incorporates distance learning and Hawthorne students in a virtual assembly every month. They created a unity tree ...
by Submitted, Friday, October 30, 2020 8:00 pm
News
MDA hosting free waste pesticide collection event
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is hosting a waste pesticide collection event Nov. 16 for those in Anoka, Hennepin and Isanti counties, according to a ...
by Submitted, Friday, October 30, 2020 8:00 pm
News
Second round of livestock processing grants now open in Minnesota
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is opening up a second round of grants aimed at increasing the capacity for livestock processing plants and producers to ...
by Submitted, Friday, October 30, 2020 8:00 pm
Elections & Campaigns
Trump pitches ‘back to normal’ as Biden warns of tough days
WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — President Donald Trump dangled a promise to get a weary, fearful nation “back to normal” on Friday as he looked to ...
by Associated Press, Friday, October 30, 2020 7:14 pm
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