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Packers open strong in win over Cougars
The Austin boys basketball team opened its season with a tremendous performance Tuesday night, downing Mankato East 62-43 ...
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‘Paradigm’ Shift
Austin native releases first CD of trumpet music For a guy who wasn’t even that excited to ...
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St. Andrews Sisters host Christmas Party at the Paramount Theatre
Celebrate the season with laughs and music at the St. Andrew’s Sisters Christmas Party on Dec. 18-19, at ...
Austin Packers
Hope Floats: Dudycha torches Rockets in big win for Austin
Austin senior Hope Dudycha gives up almost a foot in height to Rochester John Marshall standout Lilly Meister, ...
Mower County
Memories of Belle
Nordin recognized for his years as captain of the Spamtown Belle For years, the sight of the Spamtown ...
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Grand Meadow Superlarks
Rebels take down Superlark boys
The Southland boys basketball team beat Grand Meadow (0-2 overall) 60-61 in Adams Tuesday. Harrison Hanna had 17 ...
Austin Packers
Austin girls ran past Scarlets
The Austin girls basketball team beat Mankato West (2-1 overall, 2-1 Big Nine) by a score of 66-44 ...
Local Government
APD, city looking at ways of drawing police applicants
Austin needs to hire police officers, but they aren’t getting the applications. That was at the crux of ...
Crime, Courts & Emergencies
Man charged with 2 felony counts of arson
An Austin man, facing two felony arson charges, made an initial appearance in Mower County District Court Tuesday. ...
Mower County
MnDOT, MDA to host virtual public sessions on Clean Fuel Standard
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) will host two public sessions to ...
Business
Broadband survey now online
Voting is now underway to help determine which broadband projects people would like to see implemented in the ...
Business
Hormel named one of America’s most responsible companies by Newsweek
Hormel Foods Corporation has been named one of America’s Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek magazine for the third ...
Mower County
In Your Community: Shriners support Salvation Army
The first Friday in December is a day designated for Shrine members and ladies to ring bells for ...
Mower County
In Your Community: Duplicate Bridge
Duplicate Bridge is played twice a week at the Mower County Senior Center in Austin. On Tuesday, Nov ...
Adams
Austin woman injured in rollover near Adams
An Austin woman was injured in rollover accident Tuesday morning near Adams. According to Minnesota State Patrol reports, ...
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Minnesota budget surplus projected at $7.7B
By Bill Salisbury Pioneer Press, St. Paul The state of Minnesota will head into 2022 with a $7.7 ...
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Worker shortage has local governments scrambling
By Dan Gunderson The Northwest Regional Corrections Center in Crookston, Minn., can house 200 inmates, but this week, ...
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DNR drops plan to end CWD testing after another deer tests positive near Brainerd
By Tony Kennedy Star Tribune Testing for deer disease in the Brainerd lakes area will continue for several ...
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Kimberly Potter trial: A look at the case before the trial begins Wednesday
By Matt Sepic and Jon Collins On Monday Judge Regina Chu, prosecutors and defense attorneys briefly reviewed jury ...
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In Rochester rental crunch, Afghan refugees struggle to find housing
By Catharine Richert In Rochester rental crunch, Afghan refugees struggle to find housing John Meyers can remember a ...
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House starts work on redistricting that courts will likely finish
By Tim Pugmire The typical way new political districts are drawn every 10 years in Minnesota is that ...
Al Batt
Al Batt: A bad case of the Mondays
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I have a bad case of the Mondays. It’s Wednesday. Then ...
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Jena DeMoss: Tasty times together in the kitchen
Did you know that kids who regularly help in the kitchen grow up confident to prepare their own ...
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State: 98% occupancy rate in hospital intensive care units
MINNEAPOLIS — The number of people hospitalized in intensive care in Minnesota has reached the highest level yet ...
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Emmett Till investigation closed by feds; no new charges
JACKSON, Miss. — The U.S. Justice Department said Monday it is ending its investigation into the 1955 lynching ...