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Memorial weekend weather: Storms, rain and cloudy weather return to area
Today: Sunny, with a high near 67. Light east wind becoming south 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Tonight: A chance of showers and ... Read more | Add your comment
Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys
GRAPEVINE, Texas — After lengthy and wrenching debate, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to open their ranks to openly gay ... Read more | Add your comment
Minnesotans who buy online soon will pay sales tax
ST. PAUL — Minnesotans who go online to shop will soon have to pay the same state sales tax they pay at brick-and-mortar retailers. The ... Read more | Add your comment
Interstate bridge in Washington collapses; no one killed
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — Dan Sligh and his wife were in their pickup truck on Interstate 5 heading to a camping trip when a bridge ... Read more | Add your comment
Lyle family surprised, humbled by Habitat for Humanity
When others gave Brooke Klabunde advice about trying to get a new home, she hesitated, but finally, she listened to their words. On March 6, ... Read more | Add your comment
Police reports: May 21-22
Tuesday —Male arrested on two Mower County warrants and held in jail. —Report of civil matter taken to LEC lobby. —Report of domestic in the ... Read more | Add your comment
APD, Capt. McKichan receive awards
For its hard efforts in the state’s Toward Zero Deaths traffic campaign, the Austin Police Department has received some recognition, along with a piece of ... Read more | Add your comment
An art dynasty: Reno Stehlik named AHS Artist of the Year
Austin High School has its 2013 Artist of the Year. Reno Stehlik was this year’s winner, one of four students that included Darrion Hunt, Taylor ... Read more | Add your comment
Suspect charged with selling meth to informant
The Mower County Attorney’s Office has charged an Austin woman with felonies for selling methamphetamine to a confidential informant four times last summer. Amy Ann ... Read more | Add your comment
Port Authority hires Erichson to head Institute expansion
The Austin Port Authority formally hired Jon Erichson to act as project manager for the upcoming Hormel Institute expansion during a meeting Wednesday. Erichson will ... Read more | Add your comment
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