It's looking more and more likely that KXAN will go off Time Warner Cable at midnight. APD Chief Acevedo says that ARCH should be moved because it's too close to "temptation" for the homeless. Voter registration at ARCH is up this year. Hillary Clinton will be fundraising for Democratic candidate for Senate Rick Noriega in McAllen tonight. AG Abbott suing two hotels for price-gouging during Ike....

Motorcyclist killed in early morning hit-and-run on 183 at Burnet Rd. UT cancer research lab fined by the USDA for the escape and death of a chimpanzee. APD searching for woman involved in 6th Street bathroom knife attack in July. The state has dropped half of the FLDS custody cases. Texas Parks and Wildlife increasing the acreage of Palo Duro Canyon State Park....

Man (and a couple of cars) crushed by falling pecan tree limb at parking lot near Zilker Hillside Theatre. Austin school board to choose new name for Johnston High today. The Florence fire flared up -- yet again -- on Sunday evening, causing more evacuations. After the deadly bus accident on Friday, Sen. Hutchison is calling for tougher charter bus regulation. FTC re-opening hearings on Whole Foods....

In a report released Tuesday, the Central Texas chapter of the ACLU confirmed many Austin citizens’ suspicions: APD could stand to better manage their resources....

An Austin Police Department employee may have dipped his hand into Santa’s toy sack. APD civilian supervisor Nicholas Medina was charged with theft by a public servant for stealing $959.17 worth of Wal-Mart gift cards from APD’s Blue Santa fund. ...

Oh, ExpressJet, we hardly knew ye. Oops: Federal officials in town to talk with CapMetro about commuter rail were on a train when it derailed today. 29-year-old driver walked away from a car accident in March, leaving his 19-year-old sister to die. Woman found the man suspected of stabbing her sister last night and brought him back to the Southeast Austin crime scene. Brazoria County investigator injured by the bullet used by another man to commit suicide....

Man who escaped Fayette County jail over the weekend found in Houston. APD chief fired a detective today for insubordination (keeping up financial investigations when he had been told to stop). This sort of thing seems to work better on TV. Three men from Central Texas are sentenced to two years in prison for identity theft after cashing fake checks. Grand jury rules that the Pasadena man who shot the two men robbing his neighbor's house shouldn't be charged. District Judge rules that Democrat Bill Dingus can run against current State Speaker of the House Craddick for his seat....

The Austin Police Department is conducting a web survey about driving safety and driving behaviour. With just a few clicks you can agree or disagree with questions like "There are a lot of bad drivers on the road." "Bad" seems redundant, but there are certainly a lot of drivers on the road, so umm ... "Strongly Agree" seems right....

APD seeks help in finding the man (pictured on the right) who hit a South Austin convenience store on June 15. Georgetown landscaper charged with deceptive trade practices (taking customers' money and not doing the job). Austin firefighter who was fired for sexual harassment of a co-worker (and for viewing porn at work) is appealing. Visitability organization asking city officials to require homebuilders make new homes handicap-accessible....

Oak Hill developer accidentally destroys ancient oaks. Salmonella case in Travis County linked to those tainted tomatoes. APD is on the lookout for aggressive drivers. Chief Acevedo fires officer for lying about a 2007 arrest he made. Billy Dan Carroll, accused of molesting six kids (at least), requests a court-appointed lawyer. City staff prefer the Trammel Crow plan for the Green Water Treatment Plant site. Texas Democratic officials in no hurry to change the primary/caucus process, but may set up a committee to collect opinion about it....

Austin places #6 on Kiplinger's 10 Best Cities (Houston is #1). Suspect on the run after shooting someone in Southeast Austin yesterday afternoon. Early voting for the city council runoff starts today. Round Rock Roller Rink going out of business. FLDS kids on their way back to their families....

Noooooooooooo. . . Perry plans to run again in 2010. Body found yesterday in Lady Bird Lake was a middle school teacher. 20 classrooms at Cedar Park Middle School vandalized overnight. UT police on the lookout for a robbery suspect. Custody case over the FLDS kids moving extremely slowly....

First female Travis County DA will be Rosemary Lehmberg. Two Zilker Elementary teachers named as finalists for HEB's educator awards. The 27-year-old teacher who wanted to marry his student has resigned from Akins High School. American Airlines ends up cancelling 1,000 flights nationwide today....

Bad: A 22-year old arms dealer is selling to the U.S. Worse: The U.S. is buying old Russian weapons from a twenty-something. Bloomberg to introduce another Obama speech today? Some see an endorsement on the way. The Golden Age: South Carolina spa offers 24-carat facial. A Marble Falls grandmother arrested in connection with shooting. That APD helicopter flying above your head costs Austin taxpayers $3 million a year. Elton John's benefit concert for Hillary......

Theft of large pickup trucks in the area is up 150%. Toyota plant in San Antonio slows down production of Tundras. APD releases video of Mayor Wynn's assault incident from two years ago. Williamson County caucus paperwork mailed to wrong location. Chimp's death after escaping medical research facility in Bastrop will be investigated....

Major heroin ring busted in town; 37 people indicted on drug charges. APD's annual racial profiling report was released last week. City of Austin releases list of SXSW street closures. Lorraine Branham, director of UT Journalism School, has been named dean of the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse. Gary Cobb to endorse Lehmberg for Travis County DA....

To quote the poetry oft-spewed by Tim's Molson Gold-swilling step-dad, we were "Young, dumb, and full of come."...

Two men kidnapped a woman at a Bastrop Whataburger this morning. Mayor Wynn apologizes to city after assault charge, says he is in anger counseling. Winter weather leads to more than 200 flights being cancelled at DFW. On election day, APD arrested two members of the Mexican Mafia. With 41% of Texas precincts reporting, Obama is in the lead for caucus delegates. An agreement set up today between the City of Austin and TxDOT means that your vehicle registration could be denied if you don't pay your traffic fines. After losing the race for Tax Assessor-Collector, Maxey endorses Nelda Wells-Spears and says he is going to help the Obama campaign....

Brian Thompson seeking an injunction against Dawnna Dukes; her campaign ads say he's never voted. New KXAN statewide poll of Democratic voters has Obama with 50%, Clinton with 47% and 3% undecided. McCain will hold a town hall meeting with Dell employees tomorrow in Round Rock. New City Manager Ott made two appointments today. Someone at Liberty Hill ISD hasn't heard of a shredder....

Michael Olsen could get his job back with APD on a technicality. Man's body found near North Campus area; police say he fell off the roof. Obama's rally tomorrow night will close down roads downtown, so don't say we didn't warn you. Hillary trying to nab the Longhorn vote by wearing burnt orange today?...

After taking statements and checking evidence, APD thinks that Tevin Park-Flowers' death at NYOS was accidental. 3-year-old rescued from meth lab home in South Austin. Fire in neighboring building that damaged the Austin NAACP's office last night ruled to be arson. Flame-themed bar coming to E. Sixth Street, brought to you by the 36-year-old owner of Qua and Vicci. Catholic church leaders angry at St. Mary's University in San Antonio for housing a Clinton rally last night....

APD just released an Amber Alert for 5-year-old Adrian Jaimes, who they say was kidnapped around 7:45 this morning from his home in Northeast Austin. Jaimes was last seen wearing a green jacket, black t-shirt and blue pants, is about 4 feet tall, weighs about 50 pounds and tends to have a bloody nose because of allergies....

Cap Metro bus caught fire on northbound 183 this morning. Ronnie Earle endorses Rosemary Lehmberg, his co-worker, to run for his current position. A case of death, mutilation and possible cannibalism in Tyler over the weekend....

Just before 3am, Ronald Hood sprints down Red River, the street lamps wobbling into stratified halos with each spongy footfall. The pills make it so he has no idea how fast he’s going, or how far the cops—well, he can hear them shouting still, but they could be right behind him or fifty yards back. Almost lost, or just about to bring him down by his sweat-soaked collar....

Common sense would tell most folks who hire hookers to pay in cash. Not so for a recently accused Austin Police Officer and a dumb kid from WilCo....

Austin aiming for zero landfill waste. Our fair city ranks #23 on the list of America's Most Literate Cities, beating out New York but not Portland. Brush fires in Hays County lead to home evacuations. ...

Photo of Caritas by Beard Papa on flickr APD successfully halted a home burglary in-progress this morning. Plane crash this afternoon in Fort Worth. Yesterday the United Way Capital Area announced that it is cutting funding to 21 area non-profits; Brewster McCracken says that the city may step in with an emergency appropriation to help. Town Lake Animal Shelter seeks donations of blankets, toys and money. 237 dogs found at the home of a 70-year-old......

Former Dallas resident Nancy Rose McGowan, 26, was thrown in Travis County Jail yesterday after authorities discovered that she lacked a state board license and, more disconcertingly, any kind of formal education in pharmacy work whatsoever. McGowan had been working at the CVS Pharmacy at 4405 E. Riverside Drive for the past two months, and actively filled prescriptions using the names "Amber Mclendon" and "Amber Shcherbelis."...

Photo by Merrick Brown on flickr City charter revision committee wants your input on single-member districts. Executive director of CAMPO resigns effective January 15. Man attacks cop with screwdriver after the policeman catches him breaking into cars at the Highland Mall parking lot. A Hutto man is the first to be treated under Jessica's Law, legislation which deals harshly with child predators. Two adolescent boys (aged 11 and 14) have been charged with attempting to......

Photo by lilapants ln flickrPatrol car video footage that documents the final, pleading calls of police shooting victim Kevin Alexander Brown was made public by the city of Austin yesterday according to The Austin American-Statesman. "Please turn me over," Brown asks repeatedly from the distant background of the grainy video. His last request falls on deaf ears. "I'm gonna die," he says to the officer who shot him. The cop in question, Sgt. Michael Olsen,......