By Jed Nelson Brede Nelsen has broken not one, but two of his own pole-vaulting records with the GMLOKS track and field team.

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?

The No. 7 seeded Hayfield softball team lost to No. 2 Houston (19-3 overall) 16-6 in six innings in a Section 1A Tournament game in Houston Tuesday. The Vikings (9-13 overall) will play either ...

Austin Area Arts has announced that it will present Cedar Summerstock Theatre’s “The Art of Cabaret” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 12 at Austin ArtWorks Center. Back by popular demand, this evening of ...

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

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.

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 ...