A St. Cloud man accused of sexually assaulting a child under the age of 5 in 2014 has been convicted on three felony criminal sexual conduct charges in Mower County District Court.... Read more

An attempted murder trial for an Austin man has been rescheduled in Mower County District Court.  ... Read more

Congratulations to Isabel Leuer and Halie Retterath, the May Rotary Students of the Month.... Read more

General and Maintenance employees represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) in Albert Lea voted on Monday to approve new three year labor contracts with Mayo Clinic Health Systems.  Dr. Mark Ciota, C.E.O. of Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Austin and Albert Lea stated during a press conference Tuesday that the agreement will allow both sides to move ahead in a positive direction…... Read more

The Austin City Council was presented with a Strategic Welcoming Plan by the city’s Human Rights Commission at their meeting Monday evening at the Austin City Council chambers.  ... Read more

Staff at Austin High School are investigating after a pocket knife was found last Friday afternoon in a classroom trash can.... Read more

Candidates wishing to file for City of Austin or Mower County offices in the November 6th election can do so starting today and continuing through June 5th.... Read more

An Adams man who provoked school lockdowns at Southland and LeRoy/Ostrander Schools in December of 2017 was sentenced to supervised probation last week in Mower County District Court.  ... Read more

Two Austin men are in custody after a fight took place Thursday evening in front of a residence in Northwest Austin.... Read more

The 2018 Legislative Session adjourned just before midnight Sunday.  State District 27B Representative Jeanne Poppe, DFL’er from Austin stated that two bills passed just before the end of the session will benefit bonding projects in the City of Austin, the Austin Fire Department and Riverland Community College…... Read more