Albert Lea Tribune

09/03/2026

A lifelong Freeborn County resident is serving in a new role as police chief of Alden.

09/03/2026

After such great response to our post, we have decided to give away two sets of four tickets to the Minnesota Renaissance Festival!
The winners are: NG and Bishop Johnson!
Please let them know if you're friends with them!

09/02/2026

After 12 months since the groundbreaking ceremony, the Green Acres Milling oat processing facility in Albert Lea will wrap up construction and begin preparing oats to be sold and ready for people to eat.

After 12 months since the groundbreaking ceremony, the Green Acres Milling oat processing facility in Albert Lea will wrap up construction and begin preparing o...

09/02/2026

Upon arrival, emergency responders found the man and two juvenile males, ages 8 and 10, trapped underneath the tractor. First responders worked to extricate all three from beneath the vehicle.

A Walters man was killed and two children were seriously injured after a tractor rollover Tuesday afternoon in rural Wells.

09/01/2026

For over 35 years from the hills of rural Emmons, Verlys Huntley has been a familiar face at the Albert Lea Farmers Market, selling fresh-grown vegetables, berries, apples and flowers.
After all these years, however, due to some health concerns, Huntley, 91, is beginning to scale back on her involvement with the market, though it’s too soon to tell if this will be her last year.
Huntley, who will turn 92 in November, still spends long days in her gardens, which are spread out across her property with orchards in between.

For over 35 years from the hills of rural Emmons, Verlys Huntley has been a familiar face at the Albert Lea Farmers Market, selling fresh-grown vegetables, berr...

09/01/2026

Alden-Conger, Glenville-Emmons and NRHEG students! It's time to highlight your first day of school! Send us your photos to run in this weekend's paper at [email protected]. Please include names of the students featured and grades.

08/31/2026

Connoisseur Media announced last week it has entered into an agreement to sell its four radio stations serving the Austin and Albert Lea markets to Hometown Broadcasting of Austin and Albert Lea LLC.

Connoisseur Media announced last week it has entered into an agreement to sell its four radio stations serving the Austin and Albert Lea markets to Hometown Bro...

08/31/2026

We have four tickets to give away to the Minnesota Renaissance Festival! Tell us in the comments who you'd take if you won the tickets, and then at the end of the day on Wednesday we will randomly draw a winner!

08/31/2026

A garage on Minnesota Avenue was destroyed by fire early Monday morning.

08/30/2026

An Albert Lea woman was injured Saturday morning when two vehicles collided at the intersection of U.S. Highway 69 and Main Street.