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- Oct 15
Norwegian skier Aleksander Aamodt Kilde ruptures Achilles tendon in Chile training crash
Norwegian skier Aleksander Aamodt Kilde ruptured his Achilles tendon in a fall during preseason downhill training in Chile on Wednesday, 14 October. The Norwegian Ski Association announced the injury on Thursday, 15 October, ahead of the World Cup opener in Sölden on 24 and 25 October.
- Oct 14
René Benko moves from Innsbruck prison to house arrest with ankle tag
An Innsbruck court approved house arrest with an electronic ankle tag for René Benko, the former Signa founder held in custody since January 2025. His lawyer expects him to move home in the week of 12 October 2026.
- Oct 7
Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht appeals €34,500 fine in Austrian hotel fraud case
German actor Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht has appealed a €34,500 fine handed down by an Innsbruck court over a long-unpaid 2021 hotel bill, sending the case to the Higher Regional Court.
- Oct 2
Police arrest two men and seize weapons after cross-border chase from Innsbruck to Bavaria
German police arrested two men and recovered a cache of long guns in Mittenwald on Friday after suspects burglarized an Innsbruck gun shop and fled across the border.
- Oct 1
Austrian court fines Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht 34,500 euros over unpaid hotel bill
The Regional Court of Innsbruck convicted the 34-year-old German actor of serious fraud after prosecutors overturned an earlier 18,000-euro diversion settlement.
- Sep 22
Austrian court extends René Benko prison sentence to 30 months in Signa retrial
The Innsbruck Regional Court convicted Austrian property investor René Benko on an additional insolvency fraud count, raising his prison sentence from two years to 30 months following a partial retrial ordered by the Supreme Court.
- Sep 21
Archaeologists analyze one ton of Iron Age metal bars found along the Danube in Upper Austria
A study in Antiquity documents at least 500 double-pointed iron bars recovered from a Danube gravel quarry in Deinham, representing over one ton of La Tene period metal.
- Sep 18
Discovery of 5,300-year-old Iceman Ötzi marks 35th anniversary since Alpine find
Found at 3,200 metres in the Ötztal Alps on 19 September 1991, the 5,300-year-old frozen body provided researchers with detailed insight into Neolithic life and a fatal prehistoric conflict.
- Jul 9
Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht faces retrial in Austria after court overturns diversion over unpaid hotel bill
An Austrian appeals court has ordered a retrial for actor Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht, ruling that a previous settlement over a nearly €14,000 hotel bill did not reflect sufficient acceptance of responsibility.
- Jun 28
Felix Engelhardt wins German road race title with late descent charge to earn debut Tour de France jersey
Felix Engelhardt overcame cramps and a late-race deficit on the final climb to sprint to victory at the German National Road Championships in Bad Liebenstein, earning the right to wear the champion's jersey at his first Tour de France.
- May 30
Brenner Blockade: 5,000 Protest Against Alpine Transit Flood as Feared Traffic Chaos Fails to Materialize
A massive demonstration on the Brenner Autobahn brought Europe's busiest Alpine transit route to a standstill for eight hours on Saturday, yet the predicted traffic collapse never came as drivers heeded warnings to stay away.
