Mussel, fish surveys around Austin document the health of the Cedar River Watershed The surveys, supported by local and state partnerships, help the watershed district monitor the health of its ...

The Cedar, like many of Minnesota's rivers, has been stuck for decades in a negative feedback loop. Pollution and overharvesting killed off most of its shelled critters.

ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – A late Austin woman’s legacy was recently honored at the city’s Freedom Fest on July Fourth. Dianne ...

A vision of whitewater kayaking in Austin, Minnesota began with a trickle of inspiration from a local resident. "It started when I was kayak fishing locally," said Nate Smit. "I would go out on ...

This the last in a series of three columns about the Belle of Austin. By Tim Ruzek In June 1897, a young Austin man and “his ...

* 2017 — Austin's Marcusen Park baseball stadium on Cedar River (2011 — Cedar designated as a "state water trail" in Minnesota) * 2008 — Boat ramp above Ramsey Dam to access Ramsey Mill Pond ...

With another round of heavy rain predicted for today, the National Weather Service has issued a flood watch counties in ...

AUSTIN — The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency announced this week that it is allotting a $78,000 grant to the Cedar River Watershed District to assess how it can improve its water ...

The Cedar River overflowing its banks inundated the usual suspects, including Driesner Park and per a post by the Austin Police Department closed roads at Ninth Place SW by the Bandshell and ...

In Austin, Minnesota, we expected SPAM, but we didn’t expect to be in love! Austin, Minnesota, is home to Hormel Foods’ world-famous SPAM Museum. But meat lovers like John McGivern also stop ...

When the recent heavy rains fell in southern Minnesota, Austin and Mower County were ready due to flood mitigation efforts in place.

The Cedar River starts in Dodge County, north of Austin, and meanders south through small towns and corn and soybean fields on its way to Iowa. A recreational river, it's widely used for fishing ...