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Prices spike at Austin’s pumps to near $4 per gallon
Gas prices near $4 a gallon started showing up in Austin in recent days, and experts say they are not expected to drop significantly for ... Read more | Add your comment
Locals react with joy, disappointment as Dayton signs gay marriage bill
“It was so amazing to be in those crowds with those people, and to see the joy and the excitement,” said Kirsten Lindbloom, gay/straight alliance ... Read more | Add your comment
Update: Senate legalizes gay marriage, Sparks votes against bill
The Minnesota Senate voted 37-30 to allow gay marriage in Minnesota Monday afternoon, after more than three hours of debate. Sen. Dan Sparks, DFL-Austin, voted ... Read more | Add your comment
Gay marriage closer to law: Local leaders split over House vote
After hearing of the outcome, pastor Shari Mason of First Congregational Church in Austin said she believes the state is on the right path. Read more | Add your comment
Judge rules: Baby Rico staying with parents
An infant who tested positive for HIV several months ago will remain in his parents’ custody, but only under county supervision, a Mower County District ... Read more | Add your comment
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- Austin hospital buying adjacent homes | Add your comment
- A&W closes after 75 years in Austin | Add your comment
- Gay marriage debate heats up as local lawmakers still undecided; bill to get House hearing today | Add your comment
- Power restored in Austin, hundreds still without electricty in Freeborn | Add your comment
- Gallery: Snowstorm knocks out power to 200 in Mower County, 3,000 in Albert Lea | Add your comment
- Mayo expansion included in state tax bill | Add your comment
- More than 50 attend anti-gay marriage rally | Add your comment
- Business owner dies after motorcycle crash | Add your comment
- Update: Austin runner at Boston Marathon reacts to bombing | Add your comment
- Locals leaders support background checks for gun buyers | Add your comment
