Report finds Minnesota outpacing the country in carbon-free electricity

Report finds Minnesota outpacing the country in carbon-free electricity

By Dan Kraker For the fourth straight year, Minnesota produced more than half its electricity...

All-female staff fights to keep Carlton treatment center open

CARLTON — Community Addiction Recovery Enterprise employees are fighting to keep their treatment facility open...

US House passes Stauber bill to reverse mineral withdrawal near Boundary Waters

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to reverse the Biden...

St. Paul man pleads guilty to fatally shooting wife after she dismissed unfounded concerns

A St. Paul man has pleaded guilty to fatally shooting his wife at the couple’s...

MN House has a billion-dollar infrastructure bill. But will it stay that way or even pass?

With just weeks left in the legislative session, a roughly $1 billion public infrastructure borrowing...

US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, AP sources say

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a...

Our opinion: Don’t forget to support area’s small businesses

We’re in the middle of National Small Business Week, and we wanted to take a...

Al Batt: Duck or goose?

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting Well, Lars Larson, look at you. The last time...

Dornink congratulates local 2024 Century Farms

In a press release issued on Monday, Sen. Gene Dornink (R-Brownsdale) congratulated Minnesota family farms,...

Carolyn Bogott: Jan Muzik is a gift to Austin’s music

The word that best describes Jan Muzik is effervescent! She bubbles over with enthusiasm for...

Convictions: April 15-22

— Michelle Marie Ahles, 62, Austin, was sentenced to 21 months in prison for felony...

Register for the Agriculture and Food Science Exploration (AFSE) Day

Mower County 4-H, Riverland Community College, Nexus Cooperative, and Austin Community Education have partnered to...

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