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