MARSHALL — The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) has released the 2024-2025 statewide Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA) results, and the Marshall Public School District has seen some grades testing above the state average. The MCA’s are yearly standardized assessments ...

Yellow Medicine County and other counties in western Minnesota will be getting state assistance after heavy rains in June. On Friday, Gov. Tim Walz announced that emergency assistance was being authorized for areas of the state affected by storms and flooding that caused significant damage ...

MARSHALL — Each day before and after school this week, Erika Coudron with R and G Construction has been marking out a path of traffic cones to let kids cross College Drive. The start of the school year in Marshall has meant some adjustments for construction work on West College Drive, ...

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) reports water from six private wells tested at Farmfest exceeded the federal health standard for nitrate-nitrogen this year. Another nine private wells showed elevated levels. Three of every four Minnesotans rely on groundwater for their ...

Festivals in area communities this weekend are planned to be a lot of fun — but it’s also a way to bring people together, organizers said. In Minneota, community supporters have put together Boxelder Bug Days activities that are fun and free for the family, said Scott Josephson, one of the ...

GREEN VALLEY — Area law enforcement responded to a collision involving a train and a semi truck north of Green Valley on Thursday. The collision was reported around noon near the intersection of Lyon County Road 22 (340th Street) and Minnesota Highway 23. A BNSF railroad line crosses ...