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Hennen wins MN House 15A seat

Brad Hennen won Tuesday’s election for Minnesota House of Representatives in District 15A. According to unofficial vote totals, Hennen, R-Ghent, received about 66% of the vote in the district, with a total of 12,374 votes. DFL candidate Nathan Schmig, of Minneota, received a total of 6,350 ...

Seifert wins seat in Senate District 15

Braxton Seifert was the victor in Tuesday’s election for Minnesota Senate District 15. The Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office reported that district-wide, Seifert (R-Marshall) had over 66% of the vote, with an unofficial vote total of 25,173. DFL candidate Andrea Boettger, of New Ulm, ...

Fischbach wins re-election in CD 7

U.S. Rep. Michelle Fishbach won re-election in Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District on Tuesday, according to unofficial vote totals from the Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office. In CD7, which includes much of western Minnesota from Pipestone County north to the Canadian border, ...

Stocks surge, and the Dow soars 1,500 points as oil prices tumble following the US midterm elections

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks soared Wednesday after President Donald Trump's party lost its sole control of Washington in the midterm elections. Stocks generally do well in the months following any midterm U.S. election, regardless of who wins, and the S&P 500 jumped 1.6% for its best day in three months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied 1,569 points, or 3%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 1.4%. Stocks of hospital owners and dollar stores serving low-income Americans helped lead the widespread rally following the nationwide losses for Republicans. Investors, meanwhile, see ...

Crime

MARSHALL — A report was sent to the city attorney’s office for consideration of domestic assault charges against two women, ages 24 and 47, in an incident at 1:17 a.m. Wednesday on the 1300 block of Birch Street, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — A report is pending on a school bus stop arm violation at 5:33 p.m. Tuesday on the 200 block of East Saratoga Street, Marshall Police said. TRACY — A suspicious incident was reported at 2:11 p.m. Tuesday on the 100 block of Eighth Street, Tracy Police said. No further information was available. MARSHALL — A Cannon Falls man, ...

A lifetime of waiting, and a moment worth every wait: Brewers are World Series champions

MILWAUKEE — There are certain moments as a sports fan that you spend your whole life waiting for. You imagine what they might feel like, what you might say and how you might celebrate if they ever actually happen. For me, as a lifelong Milwaukee Brewers fan, I spent years wondering what it would be like to see my team win the World Series. Now, I don't have to wonder anymore. The Brewers are World Series champions. Even typing those words still feels a little surreal. For as long as I can remember, being a Brewers fan has been part of who I am. Growing up in southwestern Wisconsin, ...