AUSTIN, Minn. — Beneath the marquee of the Historic Paramount Theatre Wednesday night, dignitaries held a ceremonial groundbreaking for the theater's historic renovation and expansion project.

The Paramount was built ... dark toward the end of the 1980s. Austin Area Arts was formed in 1992 to buy and restore the theater, with help from the Minnesota Historical Society.

The Sketches of Minnesota comedy show is coming to the Paramount Center for the Arts next week. The performance is free to attend, but registration is required. A new Minnesota-themed comedy show ...

The CMT Music Awards are being paused in Austin as Paramount Global's merger with Skydance Media pauses several award shows.

The scripted sketch comedy show from Twin Cities-based Danger Boat Productions takes a road trip through Minnesota, featuring ...