Ashton Larson

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty arrived in Albert Lea on Friday to assess damage, meet with local officials and take questions from the media. Governor arrived at the Albert Lea Municipal Airport at 2:30 pm on Friday evening, and flew directly from a tour of hurricane damage in the area of Wadena. It was scheduled to meet with the media, at 4:00 Pawlenty flew to Albert Lea in a plane belonging to the Ministry of Transport and Minnesota, but took a helicopter in the Minnesota state patrol. Albert...Read Full Story

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty arrived in Albert Lea on Friday to assess damage, meet with local officials and take questions from the media. Governor arrived at the Albert Lea Municipal Airport at 2:30 pm on Friday evening, and flew directly from a tour of hurricane damage in the area of Wadena. It was scheduled to meet with the media, at 4:00 Pawlenty flew to Albert Lea in a plane belonging to the Ministry of Transport and Minnesota, but took a helicopter in the Minnesota state patrol. Albert...Read Full Story

Boston GlobeMinn. seeks waiver to No Child Left BehindAlbert Lea TribuneMINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota will seek a waiver to the federal No Child Left Behind law, Gov. Mark Dayton announced Monday, which would free state schools from some testing requirements and sanctions in the often criticized law. The announcement came hours ...Overriding a Key Education LawNew York TimesAnswer Sheet | Why states should refuse 'No Child' waiversWashington Post (blog)Changes coming to No Child Left BehindWyoming...Read Full Story

Email This Post  Print This Post Mon, May 10 2010 | 0 Comments By: admin Kari-Ella Fjeldberg shows the box of hair she has started to collect to send to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The rest is here: Popularity: 1% [?] (No Ratings Yet)  Loading ... Tags: advanced-search, business, classifieds, clippings, fjeldberg, Haircut, may-10, mobile, monday, opinion, quick-link, salons, silver, tribune, videos About admin View all articles by admin...Read Full Story

Nothing says "I love you" like a half-mile wide heart made out of manure.A southern Minnesota man created the Valentine's Day gift for his wife of 37 years in their farm field about 12 miles southwest of Albert Lea (LEE).Bruce Andersland told the Alberta Lea Tribune that he started the project with his tractor and manure spreader Wednesday and finished Thursday.His wife, Beth, says it's the biggest and most original Valentine she has ever received. She says some people might think it's gross...Read Full Story

The Smoking Gun JANUARY 22--Meet Brianna Broitzman and Ashton Larson. The Minnesota women, both 19, were arraigned yesterday on charges that they sexually humiliated, spanked, groped, and spat on nursing home residents suffering from Alzheimer's disease and dementia. According to criminal complaints, Broitzman and Larson engaged in a variety of cruel behavior while employed part-time at the Good Samaritan Society nursing home in Albert Lea, a city in southern Minnesota. Broitzman (top) and...Read Full Story

By: LISA R. WILSON Two teenage girls who worked at Good Samaritan Society Nursing Home in Albert Lea, Minneapolis, are being charged with nursing home abuse, reported authorities on Thursday. 19-year-old Brianna Broitzman and 18-year-old Ashton Larson are accused of taunting, spitting upon, poking and groping the genitals of residents who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia disorders in the home. Broitzman and Larson, who worked as part-time nurse’s aides at the home, are...Read Full Story

This is interesting that for 7 straight games PERKINS kid has not played and now this breaks. Sounds a little fishy to me. Not that Barry is any stand up person either. This coach is finally playing players that deserve to play at this... Tagged as: interesting, straight, perkins, played, breaks, sounds, person, finally, playing, players, deserveRead Full Story

An Albert Lea native is making a name for herself in the New York fashion and music world. When Hillary Blowers earned her degree in fine arts from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, she realized that many of the contemporary artists she admired were based in New York City.Read Full Story

Sports columnist’s book is available at Tribune office - Albert Lea TribuneTribune sports column Jon Laging has written a book, and it is for sale at the Albert Lea Tribune office. His book, “A Minnesota Life and Sports,” is about his life over the last 70 years and describes growing up in Minnesota and living [...]Read Full Story