Sam Wilmes covers crime, courts and government for the Albert Lea Tribune.
ALBERT LEA — The Brownsdale man charged with murder in last month’s fatal shooting at Myre-Big Island State Park requested a lower bond Thursday in ...
Students at Riverland Community College have seen their tuition drop this year. Tuition was frozen at all two-year and four-year Minnesota State College and University ...
Mayo Clinic rejected a compromise offer by SEIU Healthcare Minnesota Tuesday regarding Mayo’s plan to transition its food and service workers to an out-of-state company ...
ALBERT LEA — The Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board has scheduled a probable cause hearing in connection with a March campaign donation involving ...
State legislators are disappointed, but remain in disagreement as to why a special legislative session was not called this year to pass several major bills. ...
ALBERT LEA — A local seed expert said crop and seed prices will likely remain low for the next few months, creating a negative effect ...
ALBERT LEA — Entrants from different states competed Friday and Saturday at the Freeborn County Fairgrounds during the ninth annual Big Island Bar-B-Que. The event ...
ALBERT LEA — The Brownsdale man charged with second-degree murder in a fatal shooting Tuesday at Myre-Big Island State Park is a former member of ...
ALBERT LEA — A state organization is alleging that two local DFLers have violated campaign finance laws. The Minnesota Jobs Coalition, a center-right group, is ...
The Brownsdale man charged with second-degree murder in a fatal shooting Tuesday at Myre-Big Island State Park continues to claim self defense. David Michel Easter, ...
The man killed Tuesday night at Myre-Big Island State Park was reportedly found in a locked vehicle in a parking lot near the Big Island ...
ALBERT LEA — An Oakland man pleaded guilty Monday in Freeborn County District Court to selling a simulated controlled substance to an informant in 2014. ...
GLENVILLE — A girl was injured Wednesday after being trapped under an ATV near Glenville. The 14-year-old — whose name has not been released — ...
ELLENDALE — The beach and boat access at Beaver Lake, near Ellendale, reopened Friday despite elevated levels of algal toxins found in samples taken in ...
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has reportedly identified potentially harmful toxins in the algal blooms found at Beaver Lake in Ellendale last week. The results ...
Justin Jefferson and the Minnesota Vikings meet the Chicago Bears on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET, at Soldier…
The Minnesota Vikings (8-2) carry a three-game winning streak into a matchup with the Chicago Bears (4-6) on…
The Chicago Bears (4-6) host the Minnesota Vikings (8-2) on Sunday, November 24, 2024 at Soldier Field and…
When the Edmonton Oilers play the Minnesota Wild at Rogers Place on Thursday (starting at 9:00 PM ET),…
On Wednesday, December 4, 2024, the Los Angeles Clippers (9-7) take on the Minnesota Timberwolves (8-6) at 10:30…