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Man Charged After Austin Chase, 110 Grams of Suspected Meth Seized
Police say a man tossed a backpack over a fence while fleeing in Austin. Officers recovered 110 grams of suspected meth and arrested him two days later.

3 Austin Men Charged in Home Invasion Shooting
Two masked men forced their way into an Austin home Monday morning, shot the resident in the back and fled in a black Dodge Charger driven by a third man, according to charges filed in Mower County District Court.

Austin Man Accused of Stabbing Landlord, Puncturing Lung
A 50-year-old Austin man faces an attempted first-degree murder charge after allegedly telling his landlord “I’m going to kill you” and stabbing him three times, including a wound that punctured his lung.

Man Charged with Stabbing Group Home Staff Member in Stomach
A man stabbed a staff member in the stomach with a steak knife after luring him into a hallway at a residential group home in Austin last week, according to a criminal complaint filed in Mower County.

Man Charged with Attempted Armed Carjacking at Austin Kwik Trip
A man armed with a handgun tried to get into an occupied vehicle at a Kwik Trip gas station in Austin on Thursday evening, sending two victims fleeing with the fuel nozzle still attached to their car.

Man Accused of Assaulting Austin Firefighter
A 55-year-old man faces a felony after allegedly punching an Austin firefighter in the face during a fire alarm call at an apartment building. The attack happened on the afternoon of Friday, March 6 at the Twin Towers apartment complex in Austin.

1 Dead in Mower County Crash on Highway 218
The collision happened around 2:37 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, at the intersection of Highway 218 and 285th Street in Udolpho Township, south of Austin.

Austin Police Seek Driver After Early Morning Hit-and-Run
The man was reportedly walking with two dogs when he was hit. Austin Police say the vehicle did not stop, and the driver has not been located. Officers and paramedics responded and found the man with significant injuries.

BCA Identifies Man Killed by Austin, Minn. Police Officer; Knife Found at Scene
The man who was shot and killed by an Austin police officer in the parking lot of a gas station Thursday, Dec. 23 has been identified as Kokou Christopher Fiafonou, 38, of Austin, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said in a media release. The BCA said a knife was recovered near Fiafonou’






