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In Your Community: Mower County Senior Center
Monday S.A.I.L- Balance and Strength, 9 a.m. Blood Pressure Checks, 9 a.m. Ping Pong, 9:30 a.m. Tai Chi, 10 a.m. Line Dancing, 10:15 a.m. Lunch available, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Book Club, noon to 1 p.m. Mahjong, 1 p.m. Movin’ Stix, 1 p.m. Tuesday Silver Sneakers, 8:15 a.m. […] The post In Your Community: Mower County Senior Center appeared first on Austin Daily Herald.
Family of bystander killed during Minneapolis police pursuit files lawsuit against the city
MINNEAPOLIS — The family of a bystander killed during a 2021 police chase in Minneapolis is suing the city and alleging that dangerous pursuits are more common in areas of the city with predominantly Black residents. Relatives of Leneal Frazier are seeking unspecified damages for the 2021 accident, the family’s law firm, Storms Dworak LLC, […] The post Family of bystander killed during Minneapolis police pursuit files lawsuit against the city appeared first on Austin Daily Herald.
Supreme Court strikes down Trump-era ban on rapid-fire rifle bump stocks, reopening political fight
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday struck down a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, the rapid-fire gun accessories used in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, in a ruling that threw firearms back into the nation’s political spotlight. The high court’s conservative majority found that the Trump administration overstepped when it changed […] The post Supreme Court strikes down Trump-era ban on rapid-fire rifle bump stocks, reopening political fight appeared first on Austin Daily Herald.
New influenza testing rule for dairy cows going to Minnesota fairs
By Dan Gunderson Dairy cows headed to a county fair this summer will need at an influenza test. The Minnesota Board of Animal Health now requires a negative test for the H5N1 virus before a lactating dairy cow can attend any exhibition for “display or judging.” The H5N1 virus is common in wild birds and […] The post New influenza testing rule for dairy cows going to Minnesota fairs appeared first on Austin Daily Herald.
Warrant issued for Jeffer Lorenzo after he fails to show for sentencing
The man convicted in the drunk driving crash that severely injured an Austin teen has failed to show for his sentencing. Jeffer Lorenzo, who was behind the vehicle of an SUV that collided with another SUV driven by 16-year-old Wyatt Hamlin, failed to show for his court date Thursday and a warrant has been issued […] The post Warrant issued for Jeffer Lorenzo after he fails to show for sentencing appeared first on Austin Daily Herald.
Unanimous Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion medication
WASHINGTON— The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously preserved access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the court’s first abortion decision since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago. The nine justices ruled that abortion opponents lacked the legal right to sue […] The post Unanimous Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion medication appeared first on Austin Daily Herald.
Audit finds Minnesota agency’s lax oversight fostered theft of $250M from federal food aid program
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota agency’s inadequate oversight of a federal program that was meant to provide food to kids, and its failure to act on red flags, created the opportunities that led to the theft of $250 million in one of the country’s largest pandemic aid fraud cases, the Legislature’s watchdog arm said Thursday in […] The post Audit finds Minnesota agency’s lax oversight fostered theft of $250M from federal food aid program appeared first on Austin Daily Herald.
Partnerships celebrated during community event for Mower, Fillmore solar installations
Even though approaching storms threatened to put a damper on the afternoon, partners on multiple fronts came together to celebrate a two-site solar project in southeastern Minnesota Wednesday. The event, hosted by National Grid Renewables (NGR), at the Louise Solar Project site northeast of Adams celebrated the near completion of it and its sister site […] The post Partnerships celebrated during community event for Mower, Fillmore solar installations appeared first on Austin Daily Herald.
Mayo Ambulance training program hopes to increase EMT numbers
A new training program by Mayo Clinic Ambulance Service will soon be launched to help find answers to the problem of EMT shortages in the area.. The EMT-in-Training Program looks to train those interested in becoming EMTs by paying them to learn and then to pass the National Registry of EMTs exam. The hope is […] The post Mayo Ambulance training program hopes to increase EMT numbers appeared first on Austin Daily Herald.
Workforce Development one of nine organizations to receive funding to train underrepresented workers for clean energy careers
An organization with Austin connections is one of several Minnesota organizations that have received grants to build career pathways in clean energy careers for those in underrepresented communities. Workforce Development, based in Rochester and with satellite offices in nine areas of southeast Minnesota including Austin, was one of nine organizations to receive part of $2.7 […] The post Workforce Development one of nine organizations to receive funding to train underrepresented workers for clean energy careers appeared first on Austin Daily Herald.
Minneapolis police officer killed while responding to a shooting call is remembered as a hero
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minneapolis police officer who was killed by a man he was trying to help at the site of a shooting was memorialized Tuesday as a hero who exemplified the type of public servant the city’s police force has been trying to recruit amid years of tumult. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey told those […] The post Minneapolis police officer killed while responding to a shooting call is remembered as a hero appeared first on Austin Daily Herald.
Documentary follows AHS class across 50 years
What started as just a fun project at a 20-year class reunion has now flourished into a documentary film whose director hopes shines a light on what time in high school was all about. In what she terms as “… the longest development of a documentary film in history,” Austin class of 1974 alum Barbara […] The post Documentary follows AHS class across 50 years appeared first on Austin Daily Herald.
2024 Friendship Wagon Train coming to the area
The 2024 Friendship Wagon Train is marking its 36th year, and this group of all volunteers will be traveling for a week, June 22-29, through southern Minnesota collecting donations for the Special Olympics. One hundred percent of everything raised is donated to the Special Olympics. Assembly day is June 21, at Gamehaven Scout Reservation (GSR) […] The post 2024 Friendship Wagon Train coming to the area appeared first on Austin Daily Herald.
New funding available for continuous living cover grants
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is now accepting applications for a grant to develop enterprises, supply chains, and markets for continuous living cover crops and cropping systems in the early stage of commercial development. Continuous living cover (CLC) refers to agricultural systems in which there are living plants and roots in the ground throughout […] The post New funding available for continuous living cover grants appeared first on Austin Daily Herald.
MDH inviting well users to seminar on nitrates
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is inviting private well users in Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and Winona counties to attend a public meeting in their area to learn about what is being done to address health concerns about nitrate in drinking water. MDH has scheduled three in-person meetings and one virtual […] The post MDH inviting well users to seminar on nitrates appeared first on Austin Daily Herald.
Austin junior achieves top ACT score of 36
Austin High School junior Claudia McDonald, the daughter of Eva and Jeff McDonald, has achieved the top ACT score possible of 36. The mark is something that only about one quarter of 1% of students achieve. In the high school class of 2022, only 3,376 out of 1.34 million students who took the ACT earned […] The post Austin junior achieves top ACT score of 36 appeared first on Austin Daily Herald.
Education Briefs
University of Wis.-River Falls Spring 2024 Dean’s List Adams Katherine Thome, Marketing Communications Austin Emily Curtis, Communication Sciences and Disorders Blooming Prairie Emily Kubicek, Biology Dexter Brooke Allen, Animal Science Grace Hilton, Agricultural Business Grand Meadow Isabelle Fretty, Accounting, Finance Hayfield Reese Bauman, Biology LeRoy Carter Johnson, Health and Human Performance Rose Creek Connor Edland, […] The post Education Briefs appeared first on Austin Daily Herald.
President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, is convicted of all 3 felonies in federal gun trial
WILMINGTON, Del. — Hunter Biden was convicted Tuesday of all three felony charges related to the purchase of a revolver in 2018 when, prosecutors argued, the president’s son lied on a mandatory gun-purchase form by saying he was not illegally using or addicted to drugs. Hunter Biden, 54, stared straight ahead and showed little emotion […] The post President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, is convicted of all 3 felonies in federal gun trial appeared first on Austin Daily Herald.
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