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Sam Wilmes covers crime, courts and government for the Albert Lea Tribune.

Albert Lea

Region grapples with mental health services shortage

Last summer, former Freeborn County Court Services Director Tom Jensen oversaw a client who, due to a shortage of local inpatient beds for chemically dependent ... Read more

by Sam Wilmes, Saturday, February 17, 2018 12:26 pm

Business

Officials meet with hospital leaders

Mayo Clinic Health System and local government entities have established working groups to discuss and provide more public information on issues identified by facilitated dialogue ... Read more

by Sam Wilmes, Friday, February 16, 2018 8:02 am

Business

Herald, Tribune hire new audience development manager

The Austin Daily Herald and Albert Lea Tribune have a new marketing audience development manager who will help both newspapers expand their audiences. Dori Etheridge ... Read more

by Sam Wilmes, Saturday, February 10, 2018 1:14 pm

Local Government

Albert Lea hosts DFL debate; 3 of 6 candidates seeking DFL nod for governor attend

ALBERT LEA — Three of the six DFL gubernatorial hopefuls shared similar opinions on state topics on Saturday during a forum at Southwest Middle School ... Read more

by Sam Wilmes, Monday, January 22, 2018 7:37 am

Business

Mayo delays transition of surgeries to Austin; Hospital seeking to fill eight new surgical positions

Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea and Austin is delaying the transition of inpatient surgeries from Albert Lea to Austin until the middle of ... Read more

by Sam Wilmes, Friday, January 5, 2018 7:41 am

Albert Lea

Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea employees go on strike

Dozens of Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea employees on strike and their supporters picketed Tuesday on a public sidewalk in front of the ... Read more

by Sam Wilmes, Thursday, December 21, 2017 7:54 am

Crime, Courts & Emergencies

Brownsdale man appeals park murder conviction; Easter, 27, sentenced in Sept. to 25 years in prison

The man convicted of second-degree murder this fall in the shooting death of a rural Freeborn County man last year at Myre-Big Island State Park ... Read more

by Sam Wilmes, Monday, December 18, 2017 7:34 am

Crime, Courts & Emergencies

Austin man sentenced in 2016 chase

An Austin man charged with leading officers on a high-speed chase in October 2016 in Albert  Lea was sentenced to more than 1 1/2 years ... Read more

by Sam Wilmes, Saturday, December 16, 2017 10:16 am

Crime, Courts & Emergencies

Man pleads guilty to felony abuse of toddler

An Austin man charged with a felony after reportedly abusing a 19-month-old boy in June pleaded guilty Thursday in Freeborn County District Court. Damian Wade ... Read more

by Sam Wilmes, Wednesday, November 15, 2017 7:22 am

Crime, Courts & Emergencies

Austin teens injured in car crash

Six people were taken to Mayo Clinic Health System in Austin Saturday night after a vehicle struck an embankment near the Mower County border. Daniel ... Read more

by Sam Wilmes, Monday, November 13, 2017 4:35 pm

Crime, Courts & Emergencies

Advocate accuses Freeborn County sheriff of bullying; After outside investigation, no discipline issued

ALBERT LEA — On her final day as a Freeborn County Crime Victims Crisis Center advocate, Dotti Honsey accused Freeborn County Sheriff Kurt Freitag of ... Read more

by Sam Wilmes, Friday, November 10, 2017 8:33 am

Albert Lea

Albert Lea group explores health care consortium idea

The Albert Lea-Save Our Hospital organization will consider forming a health care consortium of area towns, an association the organization said would wrestle back control ... Read more

by Sam Wilmes, Sunday, October 1, 2017 12:01 pm

Albert Lea

ALEDA director: ‘Tens of millions’ offered in incentives to Hy-Vee

Albert Lea Economic Development Agency Executive Director Ryan Nolander said local entities offered Hy-Vee tens of millions of dollars in incentives before the company confirmed ... Read more

by Sam Wilmes, Thursday, September 28, 2017 9:47 am

Business

Albert Lea considers forensic probe of Mayo

The Albert Lea City Council could decide to hire a forensic accountant on Monday to evaluate the financial situation of Mayo Clinic Health System in ... Read more

by Sam Wilmes, Monday, September 11, 2017 8:53 am

Faith

Hartland church to celebrate 150th; Sept. 10 celebration planned for 10:30 a.m.

HARTLAND — West Freeborn Lutheran Church is celebrating 150 years this year, with the mission of fulfilling the calling of Jesus Christ. The church will ... Read more

by Sam Wilmes, Monday, August 21, 2017 8:17 am

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