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Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail and pharmacies

National News May 4, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a ruling that had threatened to upend one of the main ways abortions are provided across the nation. The order signed by Justice Samuel Alito temporarily allows women seeking abortions to obtain the pill at pharmacies or through the mail, without an in-person visit to a doctor. Those rules had been in effect for several years until a federal appeals court imposed new restrictions last week. The majority of abortions in the U.S. are obtained through medications, usually ...

US fights to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as UAE comes under attack in test of Iran truce

International News May 4, 2026

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military said it battled Iranian forces and sank six small boats as it moved to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. The United Arab Emirates, a key American ally, said it had come under attack from Iran for the first time since a fragile ...

Crime

News of Record May 4, 2026

MARSHALL — An adult female was cited for underage drinking and driving at 11:02 p.m. Friday on the 1000 block of North Minnesota Highway 23, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — A report was sent to the city attorney’s office for consideration of school bus stop arm violation charges against an adult male, in an incident at 4:45 p.m. Friday at the intersection of South Fourth Street and Stephen Avenue, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — A report is not complete on an incident at 3:41 p.m. Friday on the 1400 block of East College Drive, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — An ...

Local News May 2, 2026

MARSHALL — When Justin Kunkel started writing his first book, he was hoping to tell the kind of sports story he could share with his son Ryett. On Friday, Kunkel got the chance to read that story to first graders at Park Side Elementary – including to Ryett’s class. “It’s really ...

Council OKs permits for Legion Field drainage work

Local News May 2, 2026

MARSHALL — The next phase of drainage improvements in the neighborhood around Legion Field Road will be moving forward. This week, the Marshall City Council approved agreements with BNSF Railway for work including installing a stormwater pipeline crossing underneath the railroad. In some ways, the council was re-authorizing the project work, said Marshall Public Works Director Jason Anderson. “We thought we were ready to bid the project early last year, and then we ran into kind of a snafu with (BNSF) Railroad and the permitting process,” Anderson said. “It wasn’t any issue ...

SMSU’s 58th commencement set for May 9

Local News May 1, 2026

MARSHALL — This year’s Southwest Minnesota State University commencement address will be a little different — it will be given by a member of the graduating class. SMSU will have its 58th commencement at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 9, in the R/A Facility on campus. This year’s commencement address will be delivered by graduating senior and outgoing Student Association President, Sheridyn Runs After. She is from Eagle Butte, South Dakota; a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe; and is earning her degree in justice administration, with minors in political science and Indigenous ...