MARSHALL — Residents of a Marshall apartment building were displaced after a basement fire Friday afternoon. Marshall Fire Chief Quentin Brunsvold said the fire was under investigation by the State Fire Marshal’s Office. Residents would not be able to return to the building, located at t ...

Two local newspapers covering southwestern Minnesota communities printed their final editions this week. Announcements in the Thursday editions of the Fulda Free Press & Murray County News, and the Nobles County Review, said the papers were closing down. A few different factors went ...

MARSHALL — Torrential rains flooded basements, backed up sewers and even impacted the Avera Marshall hospital campus on Friday night. Today, city officials declared a state of emergency, and said they were working with Lyon County to respond to localized flooding. “This is not a river ...

MARSHALL — It was a good day to be outside – and a lot of people headed to Marshall’s Main Street Thursday to enjoy it. In the morning, crowds of people were checking out Crazy Days vendors and deals, while waiting to see the Kiddie Parade. “I think people were just longing to get out ...

MILROY — Authorities have released the name of a Milroy man killed in a farm accident Wednesday. The Redwood County Sheriff’s Office said Melvin Welu, 61, died after being trapped in a grain bin. Emergency services were dispatched to a farm on the 13000 block of Minnesota Highway 19 ...

MARSHALL — The United Way of Southwest Minnesota is again hosting its annual Stuff the Bus initiative, welcoming in new school supply donations for the upcoming school year. The drive is accepting donations through next Friday. “When you start that first day of school, you want that brand ...