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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 ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Saturday, September 21, 2013 1:34 pm

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 ... Read more

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. Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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, ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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. ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Friday, August 9, 2013 10:17 am

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