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Crime, Courts & Emergencies

Man gets over 14 years for criminal sexual conduct with a minor

An Austin man charged in the sexual abuse of a then 10-year-old girl in 2019 has been sentenced to over 14 years in prison Monday ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Monday, September 26, 2022 1:44 pm

Local Government

Dube hoping to return to school board

Former Austin Public Schools Board member and chair Carolyn Dube feels she’s got more to contribute and it’s why she is running for another term ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Friday, September 23, 2022 10:01 pm

Mower County

Effort being made to refurbish 100-year-old piano

With an already famous piano in its midst, Austin High School Choir Director Kalle Akkerman is laying plans to bring another important musical instrument up ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Friday, September 23, 2022 8:00 pm

Education

Photos: AHS crowns homecoming king and queen honors alumni

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by Eric Johnson, Thursday, September 22, 2022 1:46 pm

Education

20th Distinguished Alumni event held at AHS

On Thursday morning, Austin High School honored its 20th induction of Distinguished Alumni, following the coronation and the crowning of this year’s Homecoming King and ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Thursday, September 22, 2022 1:45 pm

Education

Austin likely part of a rash of ‘swatting’ calls

A number hoax shooting calls issued to other Minnesota schools including Rochester Lourdes   Austin Public Schools was one of several schools around the state ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Wednesday, September 21, 2022 12:27 pm

Mower County

75 years of history: Historical Society a hub of Mower County’s past

Mower County has a rich history and nowhere will you find a greater hub for living that history than the Mower County Historical Society. Celebrating ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, September 20, 2022 6:08 pm

Local Government

City Council begins process of noise study on stretch of I-90

The City of Austin will start looking into the viability of a noise study for the Interstate 90 bridge project, without the support of the ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, September 20, 2022 5:59 pm

Crime, Courts & Emergencies

Man gets prison on a pair of felony counts

An Austin man received a pair of prison sentences Friday on two separate cases. Antonio Danquan Pitchford, 42, received 26 months in prison on a ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, September 20, 2022 5:45 pm

Agriculture

Photos: Day on the Farm

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by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, September 20, 2022 5:11 pm

News

State Ojibwe harvest sacred, climate-imperiled wild rice

ON LEECH LAKE — Seated low in her canoe sliding through a rice bed on this vast lake, Kendra Haugen used one wooden stick to ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, September 20, 2022 5:08 pm

Mower County

Photo: KSMQ celebrates 50

KSMQ celebrated 50 years on Main Street Saturday afternoon and into the evening. Read more

by Eric Johnson, Monday, September 19, 2022 3:25 pm

Mower County

Senators in Austin tout $25M in INFRA spending for bridge product

The extensive Minnesota Department of Transportation project to replace bridges spanning Interstate 90 in Austin, received a boost from the federal government. It was announced ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Friday, September 16, 2022 9:55 pm

Education

Ritz falls back on leadership experience in run for APS School Board

A relative newcomer to Austin has thrown in his hat to serve Austin Public Schools. Denver Ritz, who grew up in the Des Moines, Iowa ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Friday, September 16, 2022 9:51 pm

Business

Photos: Ready to Broadcast

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by Eric Johnson, Friday, September 16, 2022 9:45 pm

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