By Mark Zdechlik Thousands of newly eligible voters in Minnesota cast ballots in the 2024 election, following the law change ...

The Style Lounge Salon, located on Main Street in Austin, has been honored as one of North America’s top salons by being ...

As a college student and someone who is active in my local community, I can see the needs of those around me for affordable ...

I drive truck for a living. Can you write about people that cut us off? These big rigs can’t stop on a dime. It’s frustrating ...

Another week has passed, and more teachers have resigned from the district. I ask myself, what more can we do as a community?

By Jed Nelson Grand Meadow students Nathan Fretty and AJ Olson took home a Spotlight on the Arts award from the 2025 Minnesota State Visual Art Show recently. Fretty, a senior, and Olson, a junior, ...

Gov. Tim Walz drew the ire of the Trump administration this week after he likened federal immigration authorities to Hitler’s Gestapo during a commencement speech to Minnesota law school graduates.

Saturday if you are stickler for details, I found myself sitting on the couch thinking. Now, I don’t normally spend a whole lot of time thinking on said couch. The work week is over and so I make a ...

Jed Nelson is the Austin Daily Herald’s intern throughout the summer. Growing up on a farm in a small town comes with positives and negatives. The positives were that I could do what I wanted when I ...

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting Do you get a deer license each year? Email newsletter signup Sign up for our daily email newsletter I don’t hunt for deer. Why not? I figure if a deer loses ...

You never know what will happen when you hop in your car and go for a drive. Whether you’re driving across town to the grocery store, going shopping in the Twin Cities or venturing out on a cross ...

By Dana Ferguson and Clay Masters Less than 10 percent of the Minnesota budget fell into place prior to the end of the ...