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Man gets 20 years probation
An Austin man arrested following a March drug raid was sentenced Friday to 20 years of probation and a 21-month stayed jail sentence.
Mike Rose, Author at Austin Daily Herald
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Rude says Philipp should have received the same treatment
Curt Rude, the former Austin police captain who was terminated from his position earlier this year, said he thinks there was a double standard when ...
by Mike Rose, Saturday, August 21, 2010 5:00 pm
Drugs
Drug possession gets man five years probation
An Austin man received five years probation Friday in Mower County court following a search of his home that uncovered drugs.
by Mike Rose, Saturday, August 21, 2010 4:59 pm
Knife
Man sentenced for threatening other man with box cutter
An Austin man who held a box cutter to the throat of another man earlier this year at his home was sentenced Friday in Mower ...
by Mike Rose, Saturday, August 21, 2010 4:59 pm
Archive
Woman pleads guilty to aggravated forgery
A woman residing in Austin pleaded guilty to aggravated forgery Friday in Mower County court after a co-worker’s significant other reported that she was working ...
by Mike Rose, Saturday, August 21, 2010 4:59 pm
Drugs
Woman sentenced to more than year in jail for cocaine
An Austin woman who dropped a bag of cocaine near authorities while dealing with an apartment fire was sentenced to more than a year in ...
by Mike Rose, Friday, August 20, 2010 7:47 am
News
Authorities to crack down on impaired driving
Mower County authorities, along with law enforcement agencies across the state, will be cracking down on impaired drivers the next three weeks.
by Mike Rose, Friday, August 20, 2010 7:45 am
FLIPPER (FRONT PAGE)
40-hours of homelessness
Jonathan Baxter has a home here in Austin, but he knows some people aren’t as fortunate.
by Mike Rose, Friday, August 20, 2010 7:44 am
News
Arrest made at AMC
A man who was asked to leave the Austin Medical Center, then returned, was arrested early Monday after a scuffle with police.
by Mike Rose, Thursday, August 19, 2010 7:47 am
Drugs
Marijuana found in police search
An Austin man faces a felony drug charge following a police search in which officers found marijuana stored in zip lock bags, as well as ...
by Mike Rose, Thursday, August 19, 2010 7:45 am
News
Dobbins Creek area may attract new homes
The area the Heimarks live in is quite wooded, which makes the planned development district classification ideal — per city code, such zoning areas are ...
by Mike Rose, Wednesday, August 18, 2010 7:45 am
Controversy
Alleged affairs led to police chief’s retirement
A co-worker’s allegation that former police chief Paul Philipp pursued several extramarital affairs while clocked in at work over the course of three years —and ...
by Mike Rose, Tuesday, August 17, 2010 11:04 am
News
Council able to trim budget by $1,500
City Council took a step forward with the budget process Monday night, leaving final approval as the next big step in September.
by Mike Rose, Tuesday, August 17, 2010 10:15 am
News
Lansing work moves forward despite qualms
Though construction on a new sewer system in the former Lansing area is underway — and many homes should have service by the end of ...
by Mike Rose, Tuesday, August 17, 2010 9:45 am
FLIPPER (FRONT PAGE)
Krueger takes over as police chief
In a move that was 26 years in the making, Brian Krueger officially took over as Austin’s police chief Monday night.