Former Austin shoe store worker gets 5 years probation, $2K fine for felony identity theft in fake-return scheme using forged customer signatures to steal over ...

Austin 12U coaches built SE Minnesota's first Little League softball program, sent a team 2-2 at Regionals, and jump-started a brighter future for local ...

Ramsey Ladies Golf Club’s Mid-Summer Slump saw Chris Swatfager take low-gross (87) and Pat Busker low-net (72), followed by Nancy Wesely and ...

Austin grad Dave Cunningham returns as head coach of the Packers wrestling program after posting 131 wins as a wrestler and coaching youth wrestling locally ...

After a strong first season, Gophers QB Drake Lindsey is drawing 2027 NFL Draft buzz, but the redshirt sophomore says he’s ...

Top-seeded Lyle edges Lake City 1-0 in a tense playoff opener, as Nolan Huffman’s walk-off single in the seventh backs Grady Meyer’s 13-strikeout two-hit ...

Executive directors sit down to talk about growth, impact of community theater troupe.

Summerset Theatre will be closing its 58th Season with “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” a musical comedy about middle school students participating in the quirky contest, with some ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is offering $1.7 million in community grants to address the impact of emerald ash borer on community forests. Applications will open Aug. 3 for the 2026 ...

Rose Creek man hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after car-truck crash at Highway 56 and County Road 5 near Adams Monday afternoon; truck driver ...

Austin Early Risers Kiwanis donate $250 to More Than Pink, supporting a summer program that promotes empowerment and physical activity for girls in grades 3–6.

I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive, thoughts occur to me. It’s a harsh world. Day breaks and night falls. I was on the outskirts of a city. Steven Wright said, “You can ...