MARSHALL — Putting together an initiative to help give computer science students field experience to elevate their future careers, Southwest Minnesota State University alum Bityana Yishak and Tesfatsion Desta hosted a 12-hour Hackathon event on Saturday for area students. This was ...
MARSHALL — Southwest Minnesota residents experienced record-breaking temperatures this past weekend. A high temperature of 80 degrees was reported in Marshall Saturday afternoon, said National Weather Service meteorologist Jeff Chapman. The Marshall temperature broke a previous record that stood for more than 80 years. Daily temperature data for the city of Marshall is reported in the mornings, so the 24-hour period the data covers doesn’t match up exactly with calendar days, Chapman said. The high temperature of 80 degrees was reported in Marshall on Saturday afternoon, but ...
Lucan finally held its St. Patrick's Day parade on Sunday after it was originally scheduled to be held Sunday, March 15. The parade was postponed because of the forecasted blizzard. Parade goers didn't let the 35-degree weather spoil their fun with lots of candy thrown to the children.
Republican races for Minnesota state Senate and House brought more than 250 people out to an endorsing convention in Redwood County over the weekend, organizers said. “We did have a very strong turnout,” said David Sturrock, 15th Senate District chairman. “We had a large number of ...
A rollover crash on Minnesota Highway 68 on Monday afternoon is under investigation, the Minnesota State Patrol said. Around 3:38 p.m., a vehicle that was traveling westbound on Highway 68 near Ghent went across the center line and struck a guardrail, the State Patrol said. The vehicle rolled and came to rest on its roof. The driver of the vehicle was the only occupant, and was uninjured, the State Patrol said. The cause of the crash is under investigation, State Patrol said.
ST. PAUL — Rep. Chris Swedzinski,R-Ghent, announced Saturday that he will not be seeking reelection to the Minnesota House of Representatives at the conclusion of his current term. Swedzinski, who has represented southwest Minnesota since 2011 in District 15A, cited a desire to spend more ...
