Freeborn County News

A Sunday fire reported at 9:13 a.m. in a corn field near the intersection of County Roads 46 and 12 west of Albert Lea also involved a combine, according to the Freeborn County Sheriffa s Office.

With about two months left in its 2009 Live United campaign, the United Way of Freeborn County has raised just more than a quarter of its campaign goal of $645,000. United Way of Freeborn County Executive Director Ann Austin said Monday the organization has raised $170,000 through various fundraisers and corporate gifts.

The Freeborn County Genealogical Society will meet at the Freeborn County Historical Museum at 7 p.m. Monday.

Marilyn Danielsen looks forward to Wednesdays. Thata s the day the Albert Lea-Freeborn County Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors make their visits to local businesses.

Freeborn County Public Health will administer its first round of H1N1 vaccine next week for a targeted group of people.

A 37-year-old man strikes a plea deal with prosecutors after he's accused of attacking a woman with a sword.

The results are in for this weekend's stepped up police enforcement in Freeborn County.

A car versus train crash in Freeborn County early this morning, but the driver of the car walked away with no injuries.Albert Lea Police say around two this morning, a train in the area of Hawthorne St.

The Albert Lea Police Department and Freeborn County Sherriff's Office will go trick-or-treating for impaired drivers on Halloween weekend through increased DWI patrols.

Eds: APNewsNow. Will be led. By CHRIS WILLIAMS Associated Press Writer MINNEAPOLIS Three more Minnesota residents have died from complications of the swine Flu , including two children less than 7 years old.

A combine fire was reported at 62280 295th Street near Wells at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, according to Freeborn County Sheriffa s Office reports.

One man is in custody preparing to be charged with possessing meth after authorities made a big drug bust.

Law enforcement officers report that roads in the Albert Lea area are slippery. Many motorists are having a hard time with the roads and are sliding.

It was my intention in the last column to check on several myths and do updates on Albert Lea Lake.

Otter Tail County is set to receive its first shipment of swine flu vaccine for the public.

The family of the Freeborn County infant who died of swine flu says the 5-week-old also had critical heart and lung ailments.

As news spread about the Freeborn County death, residents were gathering to get answers and voice concerns.

A Steele County child is among three more Minnesota residents to have died from complications due to infection with the H1N1 novel influenza virus, the Minnesota Department of Health reported Thursday.

Freeborn County took another step toward building a 200-megawatt wind farm Tuesday morning.

A grand jury has indicted an Albert Lea man in the murder of his former girlfriend.