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COTTONWOOD — A South Dakota woman, 26, was cited for speeding at 6:13 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of the Lyon/Yellow Medicine County Road and Minnesota Highway 23, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said. MARSHALL — A report is pending on a hit and run incident at 5:06 p.m. Sunday on the 1200 block of East Main Street, Marshall Police said. GARVIN — A Garvin man, 24, was cited for speeding at 2:38 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of 290th Avenue and U.S. Highway 14, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said. GHENT — A male was arrested for trespassing in an incident ...

Rabies detected in southern Minnesota cow

The Minnesota Board of Animal Health confirmed a cow in southern Minnesota has tested positive for rabies. The Board of Animal Health stated rabies was found in a Hereford heifer located in Brown County, though the exact location of the animal or its owners is not being released. Board of Animal Health Communication Director Michael Crusan said unless there is a threat to the wider population and wildlife, the board will only identify the county where the infection was identified. In this case, there is no risk of infection moving off the premise. Board of Animal Health did confirm ...

Trump targets more news outlets, saying he will ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump said Friday that he was barring CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House due to what he called unfavorable coverage and "fake news," and threatened that more such media bans could be coming — the latest salvo in the president's increasingly aggressive response to media coverage he finds unfavorable. Like many of Trump's other confrontations with news organizations — some of which are playing out in the legal arena — this threat has potential First Amendment implications. There was no immediate indication, though, that he was following ...

A party that's for the dogs

MARSHALL — When she moved to New York City last year, Cristina Cuevas thought of a creative way to share social media photos with her friends back in Minnesota. “It kind of started out with a fun account,” with pictures of her dog Kuzco visiting different spots around the city, said ...

'We honor his life'

COTTONWOOD — It’s an annual tradition at Lakeview School. Members of the Lakeview cross country team carry the ball for the homecoming football game from Wood Lake to Cottonwood. But this year the tradition took on extra meaning, as Lakeview community members honored the memory of a Wood ...