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Crime, Courts & Emergencies

Interstate 90 shut down temporarily as person threatens to jump off bridge

Interstate 90 was shut down temporarily on Tuesday morning after a person threatened to jump off the 28th Street Northeast bridge. Austin Police officers and ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Tuesday, January 14, 2014 2:15 pm

Crime, Courts & Emergencies

Trial Day 3: Experts take the stand: Trauma specialist, pathologist testify about medical records

Prosecutors called on more scientific and medical experts Monday in Mower County Court in their attempt to convict Jason Fredrickson as the drunken driver in ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Tuesday, January 14, 2014 11:15 am

Crime, Courts & Emergencies

Legal guardian allegedly fleeced elderly woman

After noticing tens of thousands of dollars missing from her checking account, an Austin woman believes her guardian with power of attorney had taken advantage ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Tuesday, January 14, 2014 10:47 am

Business

Salvation Army: Bells ring in $83K in 2013

The Austin Salvation Army’s 2013 kettle drive ended on a high note — a really high note. According to Lt. David Amick, the annual campaign ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Tuesday, January 14, 2014 10:46 am

Crime, Courts & Emergencies

Three involved in meth cases: Two have pleaded not guilty

A third suspect charged in connection with several alleged methamphetamine sales during the past months in Austin says she is not guilty Erika Janelle Bure, ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Tuesday, January 14, 2014 10:29 am

News

Snow, gusts to touch Austin area Monday night

The National Weather Service in La Crosse, Wis., has issued a winter weather advisory for much of southern Minnesota, northeastern Iowa and southwestern Wisconsin. The ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Monday, January 13, 2014 10:30 am

Archive

Trial Day 2: Defense eyeing holes in vehicular homicide case

Attorney Eric Nelson hammered witness John Juenger with questions during the second day of a well-known vehicular homicide trial in Mower County Court, and implied ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Friday, January 10, 2014 7:55 pm

Crime, Courts & Emergencies

Graphic details emerge as testimony begins in vehicular homicide trial

Witnesses made some graphic and tearful testimonies Thursday during prosecutors’ first day of questioning in Jason Fredrickson’s criminal vehicular homicide trial in Mower County Court. Read more

by Matt Peterson, Friday, January 10, 2014 11:30 am

Best Bets

Best Bets: Two terrific tributes

It’s time to throw those dying Christmas trees out, get outside and work off some of the holiday tonnage. The cold snap has passed, so ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Friday, January 10, 2014 10:56 am

Crime, Courts & Emergencies

Nearly $1K in tools missing after garage break-in

An Austin homeowner is missing some valuable tools after someone reportedly broke into his garage this week. According to the police report, the homeowner said ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Friday, January 10, 2014 10:37 am

Crime, Courts & Emergencies

Vehicular homicide trial begins

After most of Wednesday was spent questioning and selecting jurors in a packed Mower County courtroom, the trial for the accused driver in a 2012 ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Thursday, January 9, 2014 10:18 am

FEATURE SPOT -- NEIGHBORS

Back on the skis: Annual Dammen Nordic Race returns after 2013 absence

For the first time in three years, the Dammen Nordic Ski Race will be, well, a ski race. Last year, a lack of snow and ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Wednesday, January 8, 2014 10:35 am

News

Farmers, livestock struggle with frigid conditions

Rick Smith can’t remember the last time a stretch of Minnesota winter was so cold. If they could talk, some of his cows would say ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Tuesday, January 7, 2014 10:18 am

Crime, Courts & Emergencies

Robber sent to prison for more than 5 years

The first of four men charged in Mower County Court for robbing a Lyle gas station at gunpoint was sent to prison Friday. Vonzell Demond ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Monday, January 6, 2014 10:22 am

2014

Say hello to 2014’s first

Had the little girl known anything about Minnesota winters, she would’ve waited a little longer. Had she done that, though, she also wouldn’t have been ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Saturday, January 4, 2014 7:01 pm

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