Austin saw its 41st and 42nd homicides of 2024 Monday.
One man is dead after a shooting at an apartment complex in the 1300 block of South Pleasant Valley Road Monday afternoon. Authorities found a man, described as Hispanic and in his forties. Life-saving attempts were made by first responders, but the man was pronounced dead.
Early Monday morning, police were alerted to an injured woman in an alley near East 6th Street and Neches Avenue. She had been beaten after an altercation with a man after she allegedly tried to rob him of his drugs.
A man who said she robbed him at knifepoint struck her with a metal rod, according to police and was taken in for questioning. (Austin American-Statesman)
The victim was later identified as 42-year-old Shannon Smith.
Business owners in the area of Monday morning’s killing are concerned about the rise in crime in the area. (KVUE-TV)
Two teens have been arrested in connection with the death of a 13-year-old in East Austin last week.
A man convicted in the 1991 murder of a 21-year-old Austin woman and paroled in 2022 may get another trial in the case.
As we reported yesterday, an Austin woman has been missing since last Thursday.
UPDATE: Brenna Swindell has been found.
A former behavioral health technician at an Austin mental health facility has been accused of sexually assaulting a patient. (KEYE-TV)
A 25-year-old man was arrested early Sunday morning after allegedly attempting to enter a downtown Austin bar with a loaded firearm and then fleeing from police. (KEYE-TV)
The arrest of a 17-year-old in connection with threats made online against a local elementary school was made possible after a tip to the FBI. (KEYE-TV)
A man injured in a shooting involving an Austin Police officer in April is suing the City and the officer for using excessive force. (KEYE-TV)
The Travis County Sheriff has filed a lawsuit against the Texas Attorney General’s Office over the release of sensitive records related to an inmate injury at the Travis County Jail. The dispute centers around whether certain information should remain confidential due to security concerns. (KEYE-TV)
Three people were injured after a multi-vehicle crash on Loop 360/Capital of Texas Highway Monday afternoon. (KXAN-TV)
Scattered showers and thunderstorms yesterday and early this morning have brought relief from the extreme heat to the area. The same pattern will continue throughout the week.
Summer is far from over and the extreme Texas heat will likely return soon.
The battle is on in Texas against West Nile virus.
An investigation is now underway after a Rice University female student was found dead inside her dorm by authorities in what may be a murder-suicide.
A new mental health center for teens in crisis has opened in Austin. (KUT 90.5)
CapMetro swore in its first-ever police chief, Eric Robins, and his two top deputies as the transit agency looks to establish its own police force. (KUT 90.5)
The agency also plans to introduce two CapMetro rapid lines next year, a new Pickup Decker zone and minor schedule adjustments. (Fox7 Austin)
Beginning in February, Delta Air Lines will offer nonstop service between Austin and New Orleans. (KXAN-TV)
An unclaimed $1 million Texas Lottery ticket from a March drawing is set to expire soon. (KXAN-TV)
UT Austin upholds sanctions imposed on pro-Palestine protesters. (Daily Texan)
More than one million ineligible voters have been removed from Texas voter rolls while The League of United Latin American Citizens demanded a federal investigation into Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s probes of alleged illegal voter registration efforts after a number of law enforcement raids in the past week targeted Latino activists.
A federal judge in Texas on Monday ordered a temporary pause on the Biden administration’s new protections that would allow immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens a path to citizenship. (Associated Press via KEYE-TV)
The Supreme Court of Texas has accepted a petition for a writ of mandamus in the Save Our Springs Alliance lawsuit against the city of Austin regarding alleged violations of the Texas Open Meetings Act. (Austin Monitor)
70 days until Election Day. The latest from the campaign trail…
According to a new NPR analysis, Trump’s allies are stepping on the gas to try and make up ground as Kamala Harris inches ahead. (NPR)
The two presidential campaigns are grappling with the issue of unmuted microphones during the proposed September 10 debate hosted by ABC News. (Newsweek via MSN)
Why Harris wants to unmute Trump. (CNN)
A new poll shows Democrat Texas Senate hopeful Colin Allred just two points behind Republican incumbent Ted Cruz. (Newsweek via MSN)
In Major League Baseball, the Houston Astros saw their AL West lead shrink to 3 1/2 games after an extra-inning loss in Philadelphia last night. (Yahoo! Sports)
The Texas Rangers had Monday off. They’re in Chicago tonight to begin a series against the Chicago White Sox.
After a great run at the Little League World Series, the Boerne Little Leaguers were welcomed back home from Williamsport, Pennsylvania. (Texas Public Radio)
A visit to Marfa, Texas.
