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Two injured in Pipestone County crash

Local News September 24, 2026

HOLLAND — Two people were injured in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday near Holland in Pipestone County, the Minnesota State Patrol said. A Sioux Falls woman was taken to the Pipestone hospital with life-threatening injuries. The crash was reported at 1:09 p.m. at Minnesota Highway 23 and 140th Avenue. A 2011 Chevy Silverado driven by Tylan Ray Willia Gylling, 34, of Tyler, was southbound on Highway 23, and a 2022 Kia driven by Donald Harry Noyes, 76, of Sioux Falls, was northbound and making a turn onto 140th Avenue. The two vehicles collided, the State Patrol said. Donald Noyes was ...

Crime

News of Record September 24, 2026

GHENT — A Ghent man, 41, was cited for having an animal at large at 6:27 p.m. Wednesday on the 100 block of Baldwin Street, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said. MARSHALL — A report is pending on a school bus stop arm violation at 4:23 p.m. Wednesday on the 700 block of East Southview Drive, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — A report is pending on a school bus stop arm violation at 3:50 p.m. Wednesday on the 100 block of C Street, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — An incident reported at 1:46 p.m. Wednesday on the 300 block of South Bruce Street is under ...

SMSU ceremony to install Jones as 11th president

Local News September 24, 2026

MARSHALL — Southwest Minnesota State University announced on Wednesday it will formally inaugurate Dr. David Jones as the 11th president during a special ceremony that starts at 3 p.m. next week Thursday in the Central Courtyard on campus. After the retirement of the 10th president, Dr. ...

Iowa judge dismisses Trump's lawsuit against Des Moines Register and pollster

National News September 23, 2026

DES MOINES, Iowa — A judge on Wednesday dismissed Donald Trump's lawsuit accusing The Des Moines Register and its former pollster of misrepresenting the state of the 2024 presidential race, rejecting the president's claim that the newspaper's poll coverage violated Iowa's consumer fraud law. Calling the case extraordinary, Iowa District Judge Scott J. Beattie said that allowing the lawsuit and its "faulty" claims to proceed could have a chilling effect that "can discourage others from reporting on and debating public affairs." He sided with pollster J. Ann Selzer and the newspaper ...

Helping students improve

Local News September 23, 2026

MARSHALL — Working together to help children learn has become an important task for teachers and staff at Southview Elementary, said Southview Principal Peter Thor. At this week’s Marshall School Board meeting, Thor gave school board members an update on some of the learning support ...

FBI investigates hackers' claim to have stolen sensitive employee data, compromised jobs website

National News September 23, 2026

WASHINGTON — The FBI said Wednesday that it was investigating a criminal hacking group's claims that it had stolen "very sensitive data" belonging to thousands of agents and applicants and that it had compromised the bureau's jobs website. "The FBI is aware of a cyber-criminal enterprise ...