/tags/breaking-news Breaking News en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Sat, 05 Sep 2020 19:32:17 GMT /austin/2020-09-05/boats-sink-at-trump-boat-parade-on-lake-travis Five boats sank during a parade on Lake AG真人百家乐 in support of President Trump on Saturday, according to the AG真人百家乐 County Sheriff's Office. Austin-AG真人百家乐鈥� Sat, 05 Sep 2020 19:32:17 GMT /austin/2020-09-05/boats-sink-at-trump-boat-parade-on-lake-travis Mose Buchele, Marisa Charpentier /austin/2014-11-28/photos-police-searching-for-motive-of-slain-gunman-who-fired-on-austin-buildings Update 2:40pm: The APD has officially released the name of this morning's shooter: Larry Steve McQuilliams (DOB: 12-13-1964)Update 2:00pm: Chief Acevedo鈥� Fri, 28 Nov 2014 15:57:34 GMT /austin/2014-11-28/photos-police-searching-for-motive-of-slain-gunman-who-fired-on-austin-buildings /austin/2013-05-17/swat-situation-on-east-u-s-hwy-290-ends-update Update: Austin police say the suspect is in custody and that roadways will open soon. Eastbound U.S. Hwy 290 is open now, but the service road near鈥� Fri, 17 May 2013 12:24:19 GMT /austin/2013-05-17/swat-situation-on-east-u-s-hwy-290-ends-update Laura Rice, Marissa Barnett /texas/2013-04-22/how-austin-can-help-west-texas Update: Students in the town of West are back in class today for the first time since Wednesday鈥檚 deadly fertilizer plant explosion. Some school buildings鈥� Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:32:22 GMT /texas/2013-04-22/how-austin-can-help-west-texas KUT Staff /texas/2013-04-20/officials-15-dead-200-injured-in-west-texas-explosion Update (Saturday): As of 3 p.m. today, some residents of West, the site of a major explosion at a fertilizer plant Wednesday, will be allowed back into鈥� Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:52:10 GMT /texas/2013-04-20/officials-15-dead-200-injured-in-west-texas-explosion KUT Staff /special-coverage/2013-04-19/the-hunt-is-over-police-apprehend-marathon-bombing-suspect After a massive Boston-area manhunt for the suspect in the marathon bombings, police closed in on a boat in a Watertown backyard where the 19-year-old was hiding. The dramatic resolution came shortly after police announced they did not believe the suspect was in the area. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:35:00 GMT /special-coverage/2013-04-19/the-hunt-is-over-police-apprehend-marathon-bombing-suspect Mark Memmott, Eyder Peralta /texas/2013-04-19/photos-west-texas-comes-together-for-a-candlelight-vigil St Mary鈥檚 Church in West, Texas was packed with hundreds of residents grieving for those who were injured or killed by the explosion Wednesday鈥� Fri, 19 Apr 2013 05:24:42 GMT /texas/2013-04-19/photos-west-texas-comes-together-for-a-candlelight-vigil Filipa Rodrigues /texas/2013-04-18/west-explosion-almost-exactly-66-years-after-texas-city-disaster Emergency crews are still looking for survivors after an explosion yesterday evening in West, Texas.The explosion happened at the West Fertilizer Plant鈥� Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:23:21 GMT /texas/2013-04-18/west-explosion-almost-exactly-66-years-after-texas-city-disaster Laura Rice /austin/2013-04-15/austin-reacts-to-boston-marathon-bombings-update Update (9:14 p.m.): Close to 200 people from Central Texas are in Boston for Monday's marathon, according to the marathon's athlete tracker. Explosions鈥� Tue, 16 Apr 2013 02:14:27 GMT /austin/2013-04-15/austin-reacts-to-boston-marathon-bombings-update Wells Dunbar, Texas Standard, Trey Shaar, Nathan Bernier /politics/2011-02-11/initial-report-gives-hd-48-to-rep-howard-by-4-votes A state lawmaker tasked with investigating an election challenge in a AG真人百家乐 County House District says Donna Howard (D-Austin) is the winner by 4 votes鈥� Fri, 11 Feb 2011 21:54:31 GMT /politics/2011-02-11/initial-report-gives-hd-48-to-rep-howard-by-4-votes Ben Philpott