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Convictions: April 22-29
Published 5:32pm Friday, May 3, 2024— Charles Buniag, 50, Mapleview, was sentenced to one years supervised probation and fined $300 for gross misdemeanor DWI-operate motor vehicle-any amount schedule I/II drugs/metabolite/hemp. ... Read more
Minnesota sports betting bill runs afoul of partisan rancor over state senator’s burglary arrest
Published 5:31pm Friday, May 3, 2024ST. PAUL — A bill to legalize sports betting in Minnesota is in serious trouble, running afoul of the partisan rancor over the arrest of ... Read more
APS Column: Unlock your potential — Austin Online Academy Summer Acceleration
Published 5:30pm Friday, May 3, 2024By Jessica Cabeen Austin Online Academy Principal As school ends, Minnesota students are getting ready for an exciting summer ahead. If you want to learn ... Read more
Sen. Gene Dornink: Connecting Minnesota students to high-demand job opportunities
Published 5:29pm Friday, May 3, 2024Friends and neighbors, We are in the final weeks of the 2024 legislative session, and there is still a lot of important work that needs ... Read more
Letter to the Editor: Building the best roads in America
Published 5:27pm Friday, May 3, 2024Minnesota’s roads are in good shape. In fact, last month they were rated the safest and smoothest in the nation by Consumer Affairs. But they ... Read more
Peggy Keener: The four stages of man are infancy, childhood, adolescence and obsolescence
Published 5:25pm Friday, May 3, 2024I want to share with you the life of someone who it would be fair to say, we all admired … and even loved. This ... Read more
Jamey Helgeson: Thanks for making LIFE Mower County’s Beer, Bacon, and Beignets 2024 a success
Published 5:25pm Friday, May 3, 2024Wow! We can’t even begin to express how grateful we are for the amazing day we had at LIFE Mower County’s Beer, Bacon, and Beignets ... Read more
Evie Mohrfeld: Travelers get first trip under their belt
Published 5:23pm Friday, May 3, 2024Our Travelers made their first trip of 2024 as we headed to the Sidekick Theatre in Bloomington. “The Fabulous Lipitones” was well received by our ... Read more
US employers scaled back hiring in April. How that could let the Fed cut interest rates
Published 5:22pm Friday, May 3, 2024WASHINGTON — The nation’s employers pulled back on their hiring in April but still added a decent 175,000 jobs in a sign that persistently high ... Read more
McGruder gets over 30 years in prison for the shooting death of TyEsha Gills
Published 3:25pm Friday, May 3, 2024Me’Darian Ledale McGruder, who was convicted of killing 20-year-old TyEsha Gills in 2021, will spend over 30 years in prison after he was sentenced Friday ... Read more
Page Turners event holds City Wide Read’s culminating reception
Published 8:33pm Thursday, May 2, 2024In the culmination event of the Austin Page Turners’ City Wide Read this year, a reception was held for author Emma Törzs at the Austin ... Read more
Generational jump: AHS high jumper is chasing her mother’s heights
Published 6:58pm Thursday, May 2, 2024Austin senior Aggie McKichan has emerged as the top high jumper for the Packers this spring, but there is one more jumper she still wants ... Read more
Austin, Pacelli students honored for academic excellence at Hormel hosted luncheon
Published 6:12pm Thursday, May 2, 2024Over 80 students from Austin Public Schools and Pacelli Catholic Schools were treated to a special Honor Roll Lunch Thursday to honor their academic achievements. ... Read more
Election judges being sought ahead of elections
Published 6:10pm Thursday, May 2, 2024With the busy part of an election cycle nearly upon us, the call is being put out for people to serve as election judges. According ... Read more
Peggy Ann Morgan
Published 3:56pm Thursday, May 2, 2024Peggy Ann Morgan died early morning April 26th, 2024. Peggy found out early April that she had advanced cancer and in the weeks to follow, ... Read more