FAIRMONT – U.S. Amy Klobuchar paid a visit to a farm in Martin County on Tuesday and addressed the many headwinds farmers are now facing. The candidate for Minnesota governor met with sixth-generation farmer Haley Ammann-Ekstrom, who is also a children's book author. Klobuchar said ...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested nearly 50,000 people in July, the highest single monthly arrest total during the second Trump administration, according to new figures. The spike in immigration arrests shows that the administration has continued to advance its mass deportations agenda despite a shift in approach earlier this year from high-profile operations in large American cities that sparked a public outcry to arrests that have garnered less attention but have nonetheless been disruptive. The July arrest tally of 49,571 marks a 15% jump from 43,021 ...
MARSHALL — Steve Warnke said working for the city of Marshall’s parks department was his first real job as a young man. He’s found a way to bring back those memories, by building a replica of the parks department pickup truck he drove in the 1970s. “This is a recreation of that first ...
IVANHOE — For the past 10 years, managing water plants on Lake Shaokatan has meant balancing the needs of wildlife like fish with the needs of people who boat and use the lake for recreation. Now it’s time to look at updating the plan, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said. The DNR is currently accepting public feedback on Shaokatan’s Lake vegetation management plan. Comments will be accepted through Monday, Aug. 31, DNR spokespeople said. “With the 10-year update to the plan we’re doing now, we’re seeking any feedback the public might have,” said Nate ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices fell again on Tuesday, which helped ease worries in the bond market and support stock prices. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% and edged a bit closer to its all-time high set earlier this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 160 points, or 0.3%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.7%. Some of the strongest action was in the oil market, where the price for a barrel of Brent crude fell 3.6% to $87.27 for a second decline following 13 gains in 14 days. The drop came even though tensions between the United States and Iran seemed to ratchet higher after the Trump ...
MARSHALL — They’re already familiar faces for customers at the Marshall Hy-Vee. Now, three long-time employees are being honored with their faces on the side of a Hy-Vee semi trailer. On Monday, meat clerk Tom Pickering, bakery clerk Sylvia Nenortas, and recently retired food service ...
