MARSHALL — There’s a lot on Minnesota farmers’ minds. In a round-table discussion with U.S. Rep. Angie Craig this weekend, area farmers said some of the challenges facing agriculture range from tariffs and labor needs, to the cost of getting new generations into farming. Craig said ...
NEW ULM — Bolstered by warm weather and occasional showers, area corn continued to grow rapidly this week, reaching shoulder high or more in many areas. Lake Crystal Farm Management Analyst Kent Thiesse said the standard corn growth measure of “knee-high by July 4th” has been replaced by “waist-high to shoulder high by July 4” with today’s corn production. Current weather conditions are shrinking the Minnesota drought to the southwest corner and north central Minnesota, according to the U.S. Monthly Drought Outlook released Tuesday. “There is no drought at all from ...
America's 250th anniversary is fast approaching — and with it — plenty of events to attend. No matter where you are residing in southwest Minnesota, there's somewhere to go and places to see, including fireworks. Marshall will celebrate Independence Day on Saturday with a municipal band concert and live music from the band Drive starting at 5 p.m. Food trucks will open for the rest of the night until the end of the fireworks display that starts at 10:15 p.m. “It's a generous fireworks display. I’ll say that much,” said Jasmine DeSmet, the training facility coordinator at ...
BALATON — Brandon Koster of the Yankton, South Dakota, Smokem Out team fired up his home made smoker at the Balaton Fun Fest to compete in the fifth annual rib cook off. “Made it out of a 275-gallon vertical oil drum which used to be in basements of houses. Father and I built it. It took ...
DETROIT (AP) — Nature's oven was on high Tuesday for millions of people in the Midwest and Great Lakes states as intense heat and humidity baked the regions with no immediate relief before the misery shifts to the eastern U.S. The National Weather Service was blunt: Conditions were "dangerous" as the heat index, a combination of air temperature and humidity, exceeded 100 degrees Fahrenheit in some areas. It warned about a risk for heat-related illnesses, especially among people without air conditioning. Detroit's air temperature was in the high 90s, the Weather Service said, and ...
WESTBROOK — A Slayton man was killed in a three-vehicle crash involving a semi truck Friday afternoon in Cottonwood County, the Cottonwood County Sheriff’s Office said. Sean Goodman, 29, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, and three other people were injured in the incident. The crash remains under investigation, the Sheriff’s Office said. First responders were called to the scene of a crash at the intersection of Cottonwood County Road 7 and Cottonwood County Road 13 around 1:12 p.m. Friday, the Sheriff’s Office said. It was reported that there were two vehicles and ...
