By Tim Ruzek On a February 1948 night, a new basketball team called the Minneapolis Lakers traveled to Austin for an ...

By Katherine Schramek Intern Teacher/Naturalist Oftentimes, by February, the novelty of winter wears off and people begin to ...

Minnesota families who have owned their farms for 100 years or more are invited to apply for the 2025 Century Farm Program. Produced by the Minnesota State Fair in conjunction with the Minnesota Farm ...

Applications for the 2025 Non-Traditional College Student Scholarship  and Young Women in Leadership Award are now available. People can get both applications by contacting Mary Jo Follmuth either by ...

The Insight pages of the Austin Daily Herald are some of the most important parts of the paper, albeit perhaps not the flashiest parts of the Herald. What makes it important is that these opinion ...

For adults, about half think it’s a good thing, and about 2 in 10 think it’s a bad thing. The popular weight-loss drugs known as GLP-1 receptor agonists, which were originally meant to treat diabetes, ...

By Amy Thuesen APS Director of Technology In a world where more than 4.7 billion people are online, the question isn’t whether we’re connected — it’s whether we all know how to navigate the digital ...

By Craig Helmstetter Need some good news? The state’s recent spike in hospitalizations due to influenza have now fallen sharply for two consecutive weeks. After a far less dramatic uptick in ...

Thumbs up to continuing to entertain. Not having the Paramount Theatre available for shows for the better part of this year due to its renovation and expansion project will put something of a dent in ...

The ArtWorks Center is opening a new exhibit featuring artist Maw Reh. The show opens Friday, Feb. 7 at 10 a.m. and closes ...

President Donald Trump said Friday he would place 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico and 10% tariffs on goods from China effective Saturday, raising the specter of swift price increases for ...

The Washington Wizards’ (6-41) injury report has four players listed as they prepare for a Saturday, February 1 matchup with the Minnesota Timberwolves (27-21, also four injured players) at Target ...