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About 300 businesses in Minnesota, including several in Austin, were affected by a phone outage today.

Results from next year's official census won't be out until 2011, but already the US Census Bureau has released population estimates.

Three finalists have been named for two principal vacancies in the Austin Public School District.

The city of Austin has received numerous safety complaints about an apartment building on 4th Ave northeast and on Sunday, the front of the building collapsed onto the public sidewalk.

Local businesses in Austin are still trying to recover from last week's tornados, and some may still even be closed.

Four people charged with abusing pigs at a farm near Bayard in western Iowa have pleaded guilty and been sentenced to probation.

An Austin woman must serve more than one year in federal prison for her role in a methamphetamine bust in December 2008.

A week has passed and the storm damage from last week's tornado is becoming less and less noticeable.

Austin, MN- Austin's mayor is calling his city "lucky" after Wednesday night's storm.

As the damage is being assessed, the City of Austin is figuring out its next steps.

Amazing storm chasing video of the Austin, Minnesota tornado is here . From KEYC-TV in Mankato: Residents in Austin spent much of the day cleaning up after strong storms last night.The National Weather Service says one tornado touched down Northwest of Austin.The tornado track was 10 miles long, with winds of between 111 and 135 miles per ...

Reports of multiple tornadoes in Austin, Minnesota Wednesday night leaving a trail of substantial damage and injuries.

When the funnel clouds were spotted in Freeborn County, the Salvation Armya s Southern Minnesota Emergency Response Team was placed on standby.

Austin city leaders had a pre-flood planning meeting Thursday morning in preparation for a potential second round of severe thunderstorms tonight, a day after at least one tornado ripped through the city's northern region.

Jun 19, 2009 11:30 pm US/Central Reporting Reg Chapman AUSTIN, Minn. Neighbors in southern Minnesota busy cleaning up after a tornado are being warned to watch out for scam artists.

Two possible tornadoes hit Austin, Minnesota last night, which is about 200 miles east of Sioux Falls.

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Got an e-mail from someone unknown to me about the marriage Saturday in downtown Minneapolis.

Crews are restoring power to Austin after at least two apparent tornadoes struck the southeastern Minnesota town, knocking down trees and power lines.

Jun 18, 2009 7:22 pm US/Central Reporting Bill Hudson AUSTIN, Minn. 1 of 1 Jane Bau of sent us this picture of storm damage in Mower County after severe thunderstorms and a likely tornado on Wednesday, June 17, 2009.