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Cops, Courts & Fires

Cat lady contests Austin police

AUSTIN — The owner of Cats Off Broadway, charged with having too many cats in a residential area, says authorities have again cited her regarding ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Friday, November 2, 2012 9:52 am

News

Area waits on VA clinic word

After another year of speculation, local veterans service officers are still playing the waiting game on potential construction of a Veterans Affairs clinic. Read more

by Matt Peterson, Tuesday, October 30, 2012 9:00 am

News

Alleged meth lab carriers charged with felonies

AUSTIN — Both men arrested for allegedly carrying a portable meth lab were charged Thursday in Mower County District Court. Matthew Koch, 20, and Daniel ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Sunday, October 28, 2012 6:09 am

Cops, Courts & Fires

Tip leads to alleged meth lab operation

An anonymous tip has allegedly ended a portable meth lab operation in Austin. Read more

by Matt Peterson, Thursday, October 25, 2012 2:35 pm

Cops, Courts & Fires

Corn heist yields a not guilty plea

AUSTIN — While one person is already convicted in a January 2012 corn heist scheme in Blooming Prairie, an alleged accomplice from Austin recently pleaded ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Thursday, October 25, 2012 9:15 am

Picture Flipper

Training for a lifetime

Few things are as easy to forgive as unruly, obnoxious, misbehaved puppies. They’re so cute because they just don’t know any better. Read more

by Matt Peterson, Monday, October 22, 2012 9:22 am

News

Trainer gives tips for winter fitness

Winter in Minnesota is quickly approaching. So other than by splitting wood or reenacting the training scene from “Rocky IV,” how is anyone in this ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Monday, October 22, 2012 9:11 am

Elections & Campaigns

Bills is concerned about budget

AUSTIN — A small convoy rolled into the Austin Hy-Vee parking lot Wednesday to spread a basic message Tuesday: more free enterprise, less national debt ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Thursday, October 18, 2012 10:23 am

Cops, Courts & Fires

33-year-old Hormel worker convicted of felony ID theft

AUSTIN — After illegally working at Hormel since 2007, according to court documents, a 33-year-old man has been convicted of felony identity theft. Read more

by Matt Peterson, Tuesday, October 16, 2012 9:45 am

Cops, Courts & Fires

62-year-old pleads guilty to crim. sex conduct on Friday

AUSTIN — A 62-year-old Le Roy man signed a petition to enter a guilty plea Friday in Mower County Court for criminal sexual conduct. Read more

by Matt Peterson, Monday, October 15, 2012 11:35 am

Cops, Courts & Fires

Rowdy inmate admits to breaking table

An inmate at the Mower County jail who threw chairs and refused to lock down in his cell in February has pleaded guilty to a ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Saturday, October 13, 2012 3:13 pm

News

Local United Way keeps campaigning

After a little more than a month into its annual campaign, the United Way of Freeborn County has raised $116,000 of its $660,000 goal. Read more

by Matt Peterson, Thursday, October 11, 2012 9:51 am

Cops, Courts & Fires

Felony charges for former Austin Moose Lodge admin.

AUSTIN — A former Moose Lodge administrator and Austin Public Schools board candidate has been charged in Mower County District Court for allegedly forging tens ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Tuesday, October 9, 2012 9:24 am

Cops, Courts & Fires

Taser victim sues Austin for $1.5M

AUSTIN — The man who alleges he was repeatedly shocked by a Taser while having a seizure last fall is suing the city of Austin, ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Friday, October 5, 2012 9:36 am

Cops, Courts & Fires

Austin man found guilty of attempted murder

AUSTIN — After five days of trial and many hours of deliberating, a jury reached a guilty verdict Friday afternoon while Galuak Michael Rotgai — ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Sunday, September 23, 2012 6:49 am

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