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Power outage affects 1,000 customers in Marshall

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MARSHALL — A power outage early Tuesday morning affected about 1,000 customers on the east side of Marshall. Marshall Municipal Utilities said the outage was caused by the failure of a main distribution feeder switch near East Lyon Street and Jewett Street. MMU electrical workers were able to restore power to customers by around 5 a.m., according to MMU. “We had crew members dispatched right away,” said Tony Mead, electric operations manager at MMU. Mead said the utility received the first reports of the power outage around 3:20 a.m. Tuesday. MMU workers were able to locate ...

Wings Axe Co. closes doors

Local News

MARSHALL — After three years in business, the owner of Wings Axe Company says he is moving on to a new venture this fall. On Tuesday, Jett Wing announced on social media that the axe-throwing business in downtown Marshall had officially closed its doors. Wing told the Independent that ...

Strategic Farming Field Notes: Crops update and preparing for soybean insect scouting

Ag and Extension

On June 24, Matt Pfarr, University of Minnesota Extension educator – Crops, and Dr. Bob Koch, University of Minnesota Extension soybean entomologist, joined moderator Dave Nicolai, University of Minnesota Extension Educator – Crops, to discuss crop development, disease outlook, nutrient management, and soybean insect scouting during the University of Minnesota Extension Strategic Farming: Field Notes webinar. The Strategic Farming: Field Notes webinar series provides timely, research-based information on current crop production issues throughout the growing season. The series is ...

AI stocks sink and drag markets lower worldwide

National News

NEW YORK (AP) — The roller-coaster ride for AI stocks snapped back down on Tuesday and dragged Wall Street lower. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% even though the majority of stocks within the index rose. The drops for stocks in the artificial-intelligence industry dragged the Nasdaq composite down 1.2%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 130 points, or 0.2%, from its record. The weakness began in Asia, where Samsung Electronics tumbled 6.9% in Seoul. The tech giant gave a preliminary look at its performance for the second quarter, and the numbers were strong. Samsung Electronics ...