KXAN Austin

• Austin-Bergstrom International Airport affected by nationwide ground stop
  Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) confirmed it is affected by an ongoing nationwide ground stop on Friday afternoon.
• When was the last time there was a nationwide ground stop?
  The last time there was a nationwide ground stop was January 2023, when an FAA computer system malfunctioned.
• Texas football's flight to LSU grounded amid nationwide FAA halt
  No. 8 Texas' flight to Baton Rouge was grounded Friday afternoon amid a nationwide FAA ground stop ahead of Saturday's matchup against No. 24 LSU.
• Flights halted at airports across the US due to 'extraordinary circumstances,' FAA says
  WASHINGTON (AP) – Flights are halted at airports across the United States due to "extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety," according to an FAA alert. In a statement obtained by...
• Mullin: No indication of 'nefarious attack' on FAA as DHS investigates root cause of telecom outage
  Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin stressed that Americans flying Friday are safe, even as he said the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would continue to seek the root cause of a...
• All passengers and crew on New Orleans paddleboat survive crash with tanker on Mississippi River
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A tanker in New Orleans that apparently lost its steering slammed into a docked river cruise boat with 180 people aboard Friday, the mayor said. All aboard survived after the...
• Historic Rosewood Courts reopen with new look in east Austin
  Historic Rosewood Courts is open again after years of planning, construction and community input.
• Four new lawsuits in three months allege pattern of discrimination and retaliation inside Texas DPS
  In nearly three months, four new lawsuits have been filed in federal court against the Texas Department of Public Safety alleging similar themes of discrimination and/or retaliation within the...
• Judge rules man faked cancer to defraud romantic partners, birth mom
  A Travis County District Court granted a partial summary judgement to seven women who say in a lawsuit that a man faked cancer so he could take money from them.
• Cleared yogurt shop murder suspects one step closer to payout
  A lawsuit filed this week is the next step in a $35 million settlement process for the four men exonerated in the notorious 1991 yogurt shop murders.
• Officials urge Austin parking lot owners to prohibit ICE
  Austin parking lot owners are being urged to prohibit ICE from using their properties, according to a new letter from city leaders and at least two members of Congress.
• Weekend gradually wetter, but turning much colder
  In addition to the rain, we'll have a backdoor cold front approaching from the north-northeast that is looking to arrive anywhere from mid morning to midday on Sunday. -- Nick Bannin