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Grammy Award-winning guitarist George Kahumoku Jr. will bring the warm, breezy music of Hawaii to Austin for a concert at 3 p.m. Feb.

Taking a major penalty in the opening minutes of Wednesday night's Class A, Section One hockey opener put the Austin girls in a hole they never got out of and their season came to an end.

What do you get when you combine the following organizations: Austin Area Art Center, Solid Rock Photography , the Austin Dog Park , and Oak Park Mall? Saturday , February 11, from 11am-1pm at the Oak Park Mall is the first ever My Fury Valentine Dog Walk along with Smooches for your Pooches Photo Session in Community Room #1 at Oak Park Mall in ... (more)

What do you get when you combine the following organizations: Austin Area Art Center, Solid Rock Photography , the Austin Dog Park , and Oak Park Mall? Saturday , February 11, from 11am-1pm at the Oak Park Mall is the first ever My Furry Valentine Dog Walk along with Smooches for your Pooches Photo Session in Community Room #1 at Oak Park Mall in ... (more)

A southern Minnesota nursing home is being blamed for one of its residents choking on food and dying while left to eat without the medically required supervision.

Main Category: Stem Cell Research Also Included In: Cancer / Oncology ; Heart Disease Article Date: 08 Feb 2012 - 1:00 PST A University of Minnesota-led research team has proposed a mechanism for the control of whether embryonic stem cells continue to proliferate and stay stem cells, or differentiate into adult cells like brain, liver or skin.

The Albert Lea Police Department assisted officials from Mower County who were looking for a 2001 red Pontiac Grand Am that was a suspect in a hit-and-run crash in Austin.

The work has implications in two areas. In cancer treatment, it is desirable to inhibit cell proliferation.

It's just a short distance between Austin and Albert Lea, about 20 miles apart. The communities have shared many things over the years, whether it be business, eventual biking trails, even school funding.

From plays to solo musicians , the Paramount Theatre hosts it all this month! The Matchbox Children's Theatre is presenting the play, The Magic Flounder- a original script by Joan Sween, on February 10, 11, and 12 .

Being an Austin native may mean you remember certain things like the many different things the Paramount Theatre has been over the years.

Rachel Vasquez goes to the Youth Activity Center almost daily. She loves to hang out, talk with friends, use a computer - stuff any teenager would do.

The college dropout from Austin, Minn, had no connection to other writers or the publishing industry when she resorted to self-publishing just over a year ago after rejections from many publishers.

Guy Adams is The Independent's Los Angeles correspondent. He lives in Malibu, and divides his time between the local beach and the Hollywood Hills.

The Austin Packers boys team traveled to Owatonna for a battle between the Big 9 leaders Friday night.

Are local Republicans are trying to rig future elections for state representative and state senator? In October 2011, the Supreme Court Redistricting Panel met in Mankato to get input from citizens on the new redistricting map.

Authorities believe that two people arrested at a northeast Missouri Walmart store may be responsible for thefts in three states.

Joni Finnegan , long time resident of the Austin area and who now lives in the country near Lanseboro, is an award winning artists who believes in equipping other artist to reach their potential! That's why she is offering a Plein Air Oil Painting Workshop for two days , March 30-31 ! This is a fantastic opportunity to learn a new form of art that ... (more)

If you were in middle school and got your art work juried into an art show, and that you liked art, how would you feel? A group of Ellis Middle School students of Austin, Minnesota , are thrilled that they have a show at the Austin Area Art Center from February 1-26, 2012 ! Other students have a their work headed to the display cases at Ellis for ... (more)

It's official -- people these days have allergies to everything. The latest example is little 11-year-old Grant Schlager of Austin, Minnesota.