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Help people ‘keep moving’

MARSHALL — Like a lot of Minnesotans, last winter Stephen Browne found himself to be pretty much a couch potato. “When I wasn’t sitting down I was lying down,” he said. In his late 60s, he began to feel like he was starting to “rust.” He was feeling achy in his hips and ...

Arizona fire highlights challenges for energy storage

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s largest electric company installed massive batteries near neighborhoods with a large number of solar panels, hoping to capture some of the energy from the afternoon sun to use after dark. Arizona Public Service has been an early adopter of battery storage ...

North Star announces two promotions

Cory Hubbard has been promoted to department manager of the Farm Underwriting department. He has worked for North Star since July of 2004 and previously held the position of assistant department manager of the Farm Underwriting department. Zach Pringle has been promoted to assistant manager ...

Ameriprise Financial advisers volunteer to deliver Meals on Wheels

Ameriprise Financial advisers in Marshall took part in the company’s nationwide volunteer effort the help feed hungry families and individuals in partnership with Feeding America. Together, eight volunteers from Van der Hagen, Skogrand & Associates worked at Marshall Adult Community ...

Minn. added to suit to stop Sprint-T-Mobile deal

NEW YORK (AP) — Hawaii, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Nevada are joining the legal fight against T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion bid for Sprint in a case that lawyers on both sides say they hope will reach trial in October. Beau Buffier, a lawyer for New York state's attorney general, told a ...

Fed: Largest banks would survive crisis, in latest tests

NEW YORK (AP) — All 18 of the nation’s largest and most complex banks are strong enough to withstand a severe economic downturn and would be able to stay in business without collapsing, the Federal Reserve said Friday. The results are from the first round of the central bank’s annual ...