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RUSSELL — A 17-year-old boy was cited for minor consumption at 12:00 a.m. Sunday at the intersection of Front Street and River Street, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said. RUSSELL — A 37-year-old man was arrested for assault and disorderly conduct in an incident at 11:36 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Front Street and River Street, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said. RUSSELL — An 18-year-oldman was cited for underage consumption at 11:13 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Front Street and River Street, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said. RUSSELL ...

Wall Street holds steadier as AI stocks recover some of their sell-off

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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street held steadier Monday and recovered some of its sell-off from last week, as stocks swept up in the artificial-intelligence boom bounced back. Oil prices, meanwhile, rose following fighting between Israel and Iran, but they pared their biggest gains. The S&P 500 added 0.3%, coming off a drop of 2.6% from Friday that was its worst since October. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 80 points, or 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.9%. Some of the best performers were companies that sell computer chips, memory and other products fueling the AI boom. ...

Two injured in Hwy. 23 crash

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RUSSELL — Two people were hurt in a two-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon on Minnesota Highway 23, the Minnesota State Patrol said. Two Marshall residents received non life-threatening injuries, the State Patrol reported. The crash was reported at 4:03 p.m. near the intersection of Highway 23 and Lyon County Road 2. A 2007 GMC Yukon driven by Deborah Jane Newton, 69, of Marshall, and a 2018 Toyota Tundra driven by Evan Paul Johnson, 22, of Le Mars, Iowa, were both traveling westbound on Highway 23 when the vehicles collided, the State Patrol said. Newton and a passenger in the ...

MN State OKs tuition increase across system

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MARSHALL — The Minnesota State Board of Trustees recently approved a tuition increase across all colleges and universities in the system. An average undergraduate tuition increase of 6.25% was approved, and Southwest Minnesota State University’s increase is slated for 6.14%. The Minnesota State system holds 33 colleges and universities, and the tuition increase was a part of the board’s approval on May 20 of the operating budget for the 2027 fiscal year. The system stated that, “The tuition increase is just part of how Minnesota State is planning to balance its budget.” ...

Aquatic Center taking concrete shape

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MARSHALL — A lot of the outdoor features at the new Marshall Aquatic Center have continued to take shape, with concrete being poured for the pool deck and sidewalks. “It’s coming along good,” Marshall Parks and Recreation Superintendent Preston Stensrud said this week. “We had the ...