In this case, it was photographer Ingo Arndt who had an assistant purposely trigger the response by waving a cloth over a nest of the species Formica polyctena. Wildlife photographer Ingo Arndt ...

AUSTIN — Few teams have been able to solve the Austin Bruins over the past two-plus months. Perhaps surprisingly, the last-place, expansion Watertown (S.D.) Shamrocks have given the Bruins fits ...

Robert “Bob” Eugene Brinkman, age 84, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at Good Samaritan Society – Comforcare in Austin. Bob was born July 17, 1940 ...

In the 2006 Minnesota general election, Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty defeated Democratic Attorney General Mike Hatch, 46.6%- 45.7%, with third parties taking the rest of the vote. The Minnesota ...

MINNEAPOLIS — An Iowa lawmaker has his sights set on some southern Minnesota property — not for himself, but for the Hawkeye state itself. According to a social media post, at the Land ...

Iowa state Sen. Michael Bousselot, R-Jealous, announced Tuesday that he’s going to introduce legislation to annex Minnesota. But only part of Minnesota: specifically, the parts of Minnesota that ...

So, Olmsted County and Rochester would safely stay in Minnesota. However, cities such as Austin, Worthington, Albert Lea and Preston would all become part of Iowa under Bousselot’s plan.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. House Democrats have boycotted the opening day of Minnesota’s 2025 legislative session in an effort to ...

Democratic House seats remain empty in protest as Republican House members are sworn in at the beginning of the first day of the 2025 Legislature at the State Capitol in St. Paul on Tuesday.

A Republican Iowa senator wants to "make Minnesota Iowa again" by introducing a bill that would allow Iowa to buy nine southern Minnesota counties. Sen. Mike Bousselot, R-Ankeny, announced the ...

Each story in the KXAN Data Hub is updated as new data becomes available. AUSTIN (KXAN) — For years, the Austin area has been one of the most sought-after metros in the country when it comes to ...