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Governor Tim Walz announces Safe Learning Plan to allow school districts to choose learning model

Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, along with the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) and… More »

Rochester man facing additional felony 1st degree criminal sexual conduct charge in Mower County District Court

A Rochester man charged in June in Mower County District Court with sexually abusing a female child… More »

Austin man facing five additional felony drug and firearms charges in Mower County District Court

An Austin man who received drug and theft charges in May in Mower County District Court made… More »

Mower County’s number of positive COVID-19 cases during pandemic rise to 1,059

The Minnesota Department of Health reported Thursday that the total number of deaths due to the COVID-19,… More »

Mayo Clinic to invest $100 million in the next decade to eliminate racism and advance equity and inclusuion within Mayo and to improve health equity

Mayo Clinic says it will invest $100 million of the next decade to “eliminate racism and advance… More »

Friends of Jay C. Hormel Nature Center will be receiving a $5,000 grant to survey Dobbins Creek in August for the past and present existence of mussels

With hundreds more added earlier this week, Austin’s East Side Lake now hosts about 7,100 native mussels… More »

No additional COVID-19 cases in Mower County for the first time since July 24th

The Minnesota Department of Health reported Wednesday that the total number of deaths due to the COVID-19,… More »

Austin man suffers a non-life threatening injury in two-vehicle accident in downtown Austin Tuesday morning

An Austin man suffered non-life threatening injuries after being involved in a two-vehicle accident Tuesday morning in… More »

Spring Valley man facing felony drug charges in Mower County District Court

A Spring Valley man allegedly found to be in possession of nearly 50 grams of methamphetamine, .70

Rural Blooming Prairie murder suspect to make her next court appearance August 11th

The rural Blooming Prairie woman charged in the murder of her husband in March of 2018 is… More »