A busy weekend of events is ahead in southwest Minnesota, with festivals going on in three area communities. In Marshall, Marshall Pride will be celebrating its fifth anniversary with performances and community events. In Lake Benton, trail riders and community members will be gathering ...

TRACY — A fire damaged part of a railroad caboose on display at the Wheels Across the Prairie Museum in Tracy on Thursday afternoon. While there were no injuries in the fire, museum volunteers said firefighters did have to cut into part of the ceiling and wall of the caboose while putting ...

TYLER — It started as an attempt to restore a downtown building in Tyler, Barb Powell said. But over the past several months, the Corner Marketplace has grown into a place where shoppers can find a little bit of everything, and area vendors can find customers. “It’s a good thing for ...

MARSHALL — The city of Marshall’s dump site for trees and leaves has started seeing a lot more use, Marshall Public Works Director Jason Anderson said. It’s gotten to the point where managing the piles of trees, branches and other material takes a lot of staff and equipment time. In ...

The Chevelle SS owned by Mike DeVos of Marshall is not your grandmother’s version of the automobile, which was introduced to the American public in 1964. Your grandmother’s Chevelle, for instance, did not include two parachutes mounted on the back, to help slow it down after reaching a ...

The special legislative session that wrapped up Monday in St. Paul wasn’t one where everyone came away happy, area legislators said. However, Rep. Chris Swedzinski and Sen. Gary Dahms said that while they had concerns over parts of the state budget that was passed, there were also some ...