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Stocks drift on Wall Street and crude oil prices drop as Mideast tensions cool

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(AP) — Stocks on Wall Street drifted to a mixed close Monday as oil prices fell after the U.S. and Iran paused their attacks while work resumed on restarting negotiations to end the war. The S&P 500 rose less than 0.1% after spending much of the day bouncing between small gains and losses. The benchmark index was coming off two weekly losses in a row. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.2%, its fourth straight loss. The three major stock indexes are on pace to close out this month in the red. It would be the second straight monthly loss for ...

Crime

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COTTONWOOD — A 20-year-old man was arrested for DWI in an incident involving a car fire, at 1:17 a.m. Monday at the intersection of 290th Avenue and Lyon County Road 10, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said. MARSHALL — A 22-year-old man was cited for speeding at 6:37 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of 280th Avenue and Lyon County Road 6, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said. GARVIN — A 22-year-old man was arrested for DWI at 7:43 a.m. Sunday on the 100 block of Second Street, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said. MARSHALL — A 24-year-old man was arrested in a ...

Minor injuries in Marshall scooter accident

Local News

MARSHALL — A juvenile received minor injuries in a collision between an electric scooter and a motor vehicle on Friday, Marshall Police said. The accident was reported at 5:55 p.m. at the intersection of U.S. Highway 59 and Minnesota Highway 23, Marshall Police said. A 2004 Subaru Crosstrek was struck by an e-scooter driven by a juvenile, Police said. The juvenile was transported to Avera Marshall Medical Center with a suspected minor injury, Police said. There was minor damage reported to the Subaru in the accident.

Wage settlements, health costs rise for Greater MN cities

Minnesota News

NEW ULM — City leaders from across Greater Minnesota got an update on rising labor costs and new employment rules Friday. The briefing took place at the 2026 Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities conference at the Best Western Plus in New Ulm. Nicholas K.C. Garcia Lisle, a senior attorney with Flaherty & Hood and advisor to the CGMC Labor Relations Committee, gave the presentation. Wages are going up according to recent reports.  For 2026, 96 cities reported an average pay increase of 4.4%. Ninety-four percent of those cities settled at 3% or higher. Garcia Lisle said some ...