Mower County
‘We’re just so grateful’: Town of Taopi making strides after tornado
TAOPI — Just days after an EF2 tornado tore through Taopi Tuesday night, the town already has taken major strides to try and reach some ...
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News
10 houses lost in Tuesday tornado in small Mower County town of Taopi
A wider picture of the damage leveled on Taopi from Tuesday night’s EF2 tornado is starting to become a little clearer Thursday.
by Eric Johnson, Thursday, April 14, 2022 10:31 am
News
Weather Service: Damage indicates possible EF2 tornado in Mower County
TAOPI — Taopi residents are picking up the pieces of their homes Wednesday morning after a line of storms producing tornadoes plowed through the tiny ...
by Eric Johnson, Wednesday, April 13, 2022 2:02 pm
Cops, Courts & Fires
No charges for officer in fatal December shooting in Austin
Austin Police Officer Zachary Gast will not be facing charges in the fatal December 2021 shooting of Kokou Christopher Fiafonou at Kwik Trip on Oakland ...
by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, April 12, 2022 4:53 pm
Arts & Culture
Upcoming show at Minneapolis’ Parkway Theater has milestone feel for Whalen and the Willows
Joshua Whalen, front man and founder of Whalen and the Willows, recently put an emotional video up on Facebook, imploring people to take in their ...
by Eric Johnson, Monday, March 14, 2022 4:02 pm
Elections & Campaigns
Former Hormel CEO hoping to lend moderate voice to Congress
Jeffrey Ettinger, who served as Hormel Foods Corps. CEO for 11 years, announced today his intention of running for the 1st District congressional seat left ...
by Eric Johnson, Thursday, March 10, 2022 2:44 pm
Elections & Campaigns
Former Austin mayor throws hat in ring for 23B
Tom Stiehm made it official Sunday afternoon of his intent to run for the 23B house seat during a kick-off event at the Mapleview Village ...
by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, March 8, 2022 6:01 pm
Elections & Campaigns
Mueller announces bid for District 23B
Rep. Patricia Mueller announced Monday that she will run for reelection in the newly formed District 23B. Mueller is in her first term as representative ...
by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, March 8, 2022 6:01 pm
News
Mueller discusses legislative priorities
With three principle topics in tow, Rep. Praticia Mueller (27B-R) is walking into her second legislative session with purpose. The 2022 session gets underway Monday ...
by Eric Johnson, Friday, January 28, 2022 8:55 pm
Health Updates
Mayo modeling predicts case surge nearing
There might be some good news on the COVID-19 front. This was the message from Mayo Clinic staff on Wednesday as they gave an update ...
by Eric Johnson, Friday, January 28, 2022 5:04 pm
Cops, Courts & Fires
Austin man sentenced to 31 years for murder
A man charged with the stabbing death of a teenage boy late in 2020 has been sentenced to over 31 years in prison on two ...
by Eric Johnson, Friday, January 14, 2022 5:54 am
Cops, Courts & Fires
Crowd protests death of man shot by Austin officer
Around 100 people gathered in Austin Thursday afternoon near the Law Enforcement Center to protest last week’s killing of Kokou Christopher Fiafonou by an Austin ...
by Eric Johnson, Thursday, December 30, 2021 9:43 pm
Cops, Courts & Fires
Minnesota BCA releases names in officer-involved shooting in Austin
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has released both the names of the man who was killed and the Austin Police officer involved in a ...
by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, December 28, 2021 4:14 pm
Mower County
Man dead after officer-involved shooting in Austin
One man is dead in an officer-involved shooting Thursday evening, the end result of a situation that began on Wednesday evening.
by Eric Johnson, Friday, December 24, 2021 6:43 pm
Health Updates
Mayo map tracks cases across the country, trends
Ahead of one of busiest travel periods of the year, doctors at Mayo Clinic took the opportunity Wednesday to talk about its United States COVID-19 ...
by Eric Johnson, Saturday, December 18, 2021 4:56 am
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