The Minnesota Independent

Austin - Latest Stories

AM.MN: ‘Socialist’ label gets a workout at Austin immigration clash

By Chris Steller | 06.04.09 | 8:30 am

mn_am1
It’s becoming a regular thing in Austin, as rival groups sparred over immigration in front of the Mower County Courthouse. Twenty anti-immigrant demonstrators led by a local National Socialist Movement activist squared off with 50 counter-protesters, including a Socialist…

Another DM&E derailment

By Leigh Pomeroy | 08.22.06 | 12:34 pm

From the Rochester Post-Bulletin:

‘Fatigued steel’ leads to derailment
Rochester Post-Bulletin, Tue, Aug 22, 2006
Two accidents — a derailment in Austin and a truck collision in Utica — tied up Iowa, Chicago & Eastern trains Monday.
First, six corn-filled…