Albert Lea Tribune

11/14/2025

The Albert Lea Art Center on Wednesday will begin its annual Festival of Trees, an event in which the Art Center will be full of decorated trees from different community members to celebrate the holiday season.

11/14/2025

Current and former attendees of Youth for Christ’s The Rock in Albert Lea on Thursday shared stories of strength, lessons learned and testimonies of Jesus Christ that they say have helped shape their lives.

11/13/2025

People came out in droves Thursday morning to be a part of the grand opening of the new Aldi store in Albert Lea.

11/12/2025

Albert Lea’s Sam McGill has been selected to play in the 52nd annual Minnesota High School Football All-Star Game, slated for Dec. 13 at U.S.Bank Stadium.

11/12/2025

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 447 Cmdr. Bob Sharp on Tuesday delivered a message about the different ways veterans serve their communities during a Veterans Day event organized by the VFW Post 447.

11/12/2025

A MercyOne helicopter struck a bird while flying over Worth County Tuesday evening and was forced to make an emergency landing, a hospital spokesman said.

11/12/2025

A garage in Albert Lea was destroyed by fire Tuesday night on Elm Street.

Fire crews responded and found a two-stall detached garage fully involved in fire. The fire was beginning to impinge on the home, and everyone was evacuated.

11/12/2025

Born at 23 weeks in a helicopter on the way to St. Marys Hospital in Rochester in April, 6-month-old Patrick Schmidt is a living miracle.

11/11/2025

David Bangs of Glenville got the opportunity of a lifetime in September when he took part in the North Star Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. He, along with about 85 other veterans from the area, got to see memorials built in their honor at no cost to them.

11/11/2025

We have two tickets to give away to the upcoming Nov. 30 Cirque Du Soleil show in Minneapolis later this month! Post in the comments who you'd take to the show, and we'll randomly select a winner on Friday morning!

11/11/2025

Albert Lea Fire Rescue responded to Ramada at 2301 E. Main St. Monday morning for a report of a fire.

11/10/2025

Nation of Patriots announced this weekend that Albert Lea has been selected to host the 2026 Patriot Tour. With this role, both the launch and welcome home at the end of the tour will take place in the city. Glenville Legion Riders Chapter 264 and Glenville American Legion Post 264 submitted the winning proposal.

Nation of Patriots announced this weekend that Albert Lea has been selected to host the 2026 Patriot Tour. With this role, both the launch and welcome home at the end of the tour will take place in the city. Glenville Legion Riders Chapter 264 submitted the winning proposal.