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Austin

Convict sent back to prison for April assault

  An Austin man accused of assaulting two people and throwing a 45-pound statue at one was sent back to prison Friday. Troy Lester Benner, ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Saturday, September 28, 2013 5:54 pm

Archive

Best Bets: From homecoming game to new business name

One of the biggest weekends for high school sports is upon us, along with a big weekend for pumpkin picking, tattooing and grotesque theater presentations. ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Friday, September 27, 2013 10:27 am

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Brownsdale police chief placed on leave

Brownsdale Police Chief Jason Mindrup has been placed on administrative leave after council members received a complaint from a resident. Mindrup was placed on leave ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Friday, September 27, 2013 8:45 am

Agriculture

Field day focuses on biofuels

Farmers, New Holland meet at Absolute Energy in Lyle Two companies with similar visions joined again in Lyle on Wednesday, along with droves of curious ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Thursday, September 26, 2013 10:30 am

News

Shed fire’s cause unknown

Nobody was injured during Monday night’s shed fire in Austin; however, the structure and some of the contents inside were destroyed. According to Austin Fire ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Wednesday, September 25, 2013 10:23 am

Archive

Austin native charged for possessing fully automatic rifle, drugs

Police say threatening remarks at a Rochester apartment complex led them to an arrest last week, and according to court documents, an Austin man had ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Tuesday, September 24, 2013 2:25 pm

austin high schooler

Bellrichard charged for alleged stalking

After allegedly sending letters and leaving gifts for a 16-year-old girl, an Austin man has been charged with three felony counts of stalking. Loren F. ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Tuesday, September 24, 2013 10:56 am

AHS

Picking in the prairie

Akeem Oman waded through waist-high grasses, searching for gray-headed coneflower. Across a section of prairie, her cousin, Jukrao Oman, hunted for blazing star. Read more

by Matt Peterson, Tuesday, September 24, 2013 10:36 am

Archive

Trunk of car erupts in flames

A car was heavily damaged over the weekend went it went up in flames at a Mower County campground. According to the Mower County Sheriff’s ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Tuesday, September 24, 2013 9:13 am

Archive

Elkton tanker reported missing

A 1,000-gallon tanker trailer was reported missing from Elkton over the weekend. The owner on Sunday said the John Deer aluminum tanker, worth about $5,000, ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Tuesday, September 24, 2013 9:12 am

Crime, Courts & Emergencies

Stalking charges pending after contact with high schooler

Police arrested a 67-year-old Austin man on Friday after warning him earlier this year to cease contact with a high school girl. Police reports state ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Monday, September 23, 2013 11:19 am

RSS General

2 dead, 1 wounded in Brooklyn Center shooting

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. — Police say a deadly shooting in a Twin Cities suburb is an apparent murder-suicide case. Authorities say officers were called to ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Monday, September 23, 2013 10:58 am

Crime, Courts & Emergencies

Two cited for rummaging through car

A witness helped bust two alleged thieves last week in Austin after watching one rummage through a car. According to the police report, the witness ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Monday, September 23, 2013 10:56 am

Courts and Crime

GM suspect pleads guilty to string of thefts

A Grand Meadow man facing 11 criminal charges for breaking into cars, a library and a city hall building pleaded guilty to two felony charges ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Sunday, September 22, 2013 7:01 am

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Suspect pleads not guilty in marijuana grow operation

An Austin man charged after a traffic accident that allegedly led police to a marijuana growing operation says he is not guilty. William Marvin Boyenga, ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Friday, September 20, 2013 11:03 am

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