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Jodi Arias asked jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, arguing she "lacked perspective" when she told a local reporter in an interview after she was convicted of murder that she preferred execution … More »Arias tells jury what she’ll do if allowed to live

Tammy Westrich is no stranger to devastation, and the reaction is the same each time. More »Jellystone owner: We don’t give up

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Thousands of Minnesota soldiers are returning from war with chronic pain from injuries that leave many of them impaired and even disabled, and there’s been a steep increase in such injuries … More »Chronic pain affects growing number of MN veterans

VATICAN CITY — Is Pope Francis an exorcist? The question has been swirling ever since Francis laid his hands Sunday on the head of a young man after celebrating Mass in St. Peter’s Square. The young man … More »The pope and the devil: Is Francis an exorcist?

WASHINGTON — The man who led the Internal Revenue Service when it was giving extra scrutiny to tea party and other conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status told Congress on Tuesday that he knew little … More »Former IRS chief: Can’t say how targeting happened

Gregory May, 94, of Adams, MN died Monday, May 20, 2013 at the Adams Health Care Center. Service: A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday, May 24 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Johnsburg, … More »Funeral notice: Gregory May, 94, Adams

Marcella Schabacker, 94, of Austin, Minn., died Monday, May 20, 2013, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Austin. Services are pending with Worlein Funeral Home of Austin in charge of arrangements. Condolences … More »Pending notice: Marcella Schabacker, 94, Austin

Julia Deick, 91, of Faribault, Minn., formerly from Austin, Minn., died Monday, May 21, 2013, at Faribault Senior Living Center. Arrangements are pending with Mayer Funeral Home. More »Pending notice: Julia Deick, 91, Faribault

Researchers at The Hormel Institute have discovered that an anticancer agent in milk thistle significantly restricts the growth of melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer afflicting millions worldwide. … More »In break through, Hormel Institute finds milk thistle may restrict skin cancer growth

Minnesota lawmakers worked right up to the end Monday before adjourning a session that produced $2.1 billion in tax hikes and a historic vote on gay marriage. More »Smokers, top earners to pay more state taxes

Austin police officers received a report of a stolen Pontiac Trans Am around 2:20 p.m. Sunday. The vehicle was taken from the 1000 block of Fifth Avenue Northeast sometime between midnight and 2 p.m. that … More »Unlocked Pontiac stolen from residential area

One of two suspects charged in a Jan. 9 home burglary was sentenced last Friday in Mower County Court. Cody Granle, 18, of Austin, was sentenced to 10 years’ supervised probation and 80 hours of community … More »Teen gets probation for burglarizing home

Hormel Foods Corp. announced Monday its quarterly dividend on the common stock, authorized by the Board of Directors at 17 cents per share on May 20, will be paid Aug. 15 to stockholders of record at the … More »Hormel declares quarterly dividend

The Austin City Council took the latest Conversations with the Council meeting to heart. Council members met with city staff during their work session Monday night to go over resident complaints, from … More »City Council listens to public’s concerns

That didn’t take long. Gov. Mark Dayton and legislative leaders hadn’t even finished hammering out the details of their taxing and spending plans late last week when Minnesota’s neighbors to the northwest, … More »Editorial: Hard to knock N.D. for plan to steal Minnesota jobs

Monday —Animal complaint at County Road 19 north of Rose Creek. —Adams Ambulance dispatched to the 14800 block of Highway 56 in Adams. —Subject arrested on a Nicollet County warrant in Mower County. —One … More »Police reports: May 20

HOUSTON - Lyle-Pacelli sophomore Jordan Hart was absolutely unstoppable as the Athletics baseball team swept Houston by scores of 12-1 and 15-1 on the road Monday. More »Hart tallies five homers and 13 RBIs as Lyle-Pacelli sweeps Houston

Ray Manzarek, a founding member of the 1960s rock group The Doors whose versatile and often haunting keyboards complemented Jim Morrison’s gloomy baritone and helped set the mood for some of rock’s most … More »Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek, who played in Austin in 2011, dies from cancer

ST. PAUL — Minnesota lawmakers worked right up to the end Monday before adjourning a session that produced $2.1 billion in tax hikes and a historic vote on gay marriage. The gavel fell after a frenetic … More »Lawmakers wrap up session: Taxes up on cigarettes, top earners; wage hike fizzles

MOORE, Okla. — Spotlights bore down on massive piles of shredded cinder block, insulation and metal as crews worked through the night lifting bricks and parts of collapsed walls where a monstrous tornado … More »51 killed — including 20 children — in Oklahoma tornado

A flood warning expires at 10 a.m. in Mower County today. According to the National Weather Service, as many as four roads are still closed near Adams due to flooding on the Little Cedar and its tributaries. … More »Tuesday’s Weather: Flood warning ending; mostly cloudy skies

HAYFIELD — The No. 2 seeded Hayfield softball team didn’t leave any doubt as they opened the Section 1A West Division tournament with a 13-3 win in five innings over No. 7 seeded Waterville-Elysian-Morristown … More »Wagner homers as Vikings blast Bucs

KENYON — The No. 6 seeded Southland softball team had its season come to an end on a 6-0 loss to No. 3 Kenyon-Wanamingo (11-7 overall) in the Section 1A West Division quarterfinals in Kenyon Monday. More »Southland softball team knocked off by Kenyon-Wanamingo