Cops, Courts & Fires
Grand Meadow man pleads guilty to string of thefts
AUSTIN — A Grand Meadow man facing 11 criminal charges for breaking into cars, a public library and a city hall building pleaded guilty to ...
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Business
Farmer John is set for 25th year
CORNING — It remains a kindergartner’s paradise, but adults also get caught up in its wonder. And for another fall, John and Jan Ulland will ...
by Matt Peterson, Tuesday, September 17, 2013 9:30 am
Cops, Courts & Fires
Father sent to prison in shooting
AUSTIN — The second man in last year’s shooting in rural Lansing was sent to prison Friday.
by Matt Peterson, Saturday, September 14, 2013 2:18 pm
Business
Jimmy John’s opens in Austin
AUSTIN — Residents had one more option for food over their lunch hours and through the afternoon Tuesday. Jimmy John’s sandwich shop, which announced several ...
by Matt Peterson, Thursday, September 12, 2013 10:44 am
Cops, Courts & Fires
Traffic crash leads police to marijuana growing operation
AUSTIN — After a traffic crash allegedly led police to a marijuana growing operation on Tuesday, an Austin man faces two felony charges. William Marvin ...
by Matt Peterson, Saturday, September 7, 2013 1:11 pm
Cops, Courts & Fires
Business owner fends off robbers
AUSTIN — Alioune Ndiaye knows not to bring scissors to a gunfight, but last Friday instincts got in the way. Two men reportedly tried to ...
by Matt Peterson, Wednesday, September 4, 2013 10:09 am
Cops, Courts & Fires
Voter punished for ineligibility
AUSTIN — The third ineligible voter charged with a felony for attempting to vote in last fall’s elections has been sentenced. Jacob Awuol Barac, 34, ...
by Matt Peterson, Tuesday, September 3, 2013 9:35 am
Cops, Courts & Fires
Defendants in shooting say they are not guilty
AUSTIN — Two men charged after shots were fired Aug. 10 near the Austin Public Library say they are not guilty. Alex Patrick Hernandez pleaded ...
by Matt Peterson, Friday, August 30, 2013 11:20 am
Cops, Courts & Fires
Apartments damaged by blaze
AUSTIN — Nobody was hurt after a Tuesday morning fire in Austin; however, 12 people were displaced from the building. The Austin Fire Department responded ...
by Matt Peterson, Wednesday, August 28, 2013 9:44 am
Cops, Courts & Fires
Lyle suspect denies kidnapping and assault charges
AUSTIN — A Lyle man accused of holding a woman inside a home, pulling her dentures out, taking her glasses and trying to remove her ...
by Matt Peterson, Saturday, August 24, 2013 1:59 pm
Featured News
Motorcyclists with a mission planning to stop in Albert Lea
A group of motorcycle riders who are part of a 48-state mission to help combat-wounded veterans will stop in Albert Lea on Monday and Tuesday. ...
by Matt Peterson, Friday, August 23, 2013 10:27 am
News Main
Girls just wanna have fun
BROWNSDALE — While plenty of adults spend their weeknights in community kickball or softball leagues, a growing group of women is rolling into something a ...
by Matt Peterson, Thursday, August 22, 2013 9:48 am
Cops, Courts & Fires
Austin man reportedly left children alone, stove on
AUSTIN — Charges allege a 24-year-old Austin man left two young children alone at home with a stove burner on while he went drinking. The ...
by Matt Peterson, Saturday, August 17, 2013 4:10 pm
Elections & Campaigns
Walz talks wind in Mower Co.
GRAND MEADOW — Surrounded by seemingly endless crops and wind turbines south of Grand Meadow on Thursday, U.S. Rep. Tim Walz discussed with wind energy ...
by Matt Peterson, Friday, August 9, 2013 10:25 am
Featured News
Farmers hoping for more heat
As if she were a sleeping guarddog, farmers hope nothing upsets Mother Nature’s delicate, current state. They need as much time as they can squeeze ...
by Matt Peterson, Friday, August 9, 2013 10:17 am
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