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News of Record August 28, 2026

MARSHALL — A Marshall man, 33, was cited for driving after revocation in a traffic stop at 4:36 a.m. Friday on the 800 block of West Main Street, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — A report is pending on threats at 6:31 p.m. Thursday on the 100 block of G Street, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — A Marshall woman, 33, was arrested on a warrant at 3:50 p.m. Thursday on the 100 block of Spruce Lane, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — A report is pending on a scam at 2:42 p.m. Thursday on the 500 block of South Minnesota Highway 23, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said. ...

Fed Chair Warsh signals rate hikes may be needed with US inflation stubbornly elevated

National News August 28, 2026

JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming — Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said Friday that inflation is still too high and suggested the central bank may have to raise interest rates in the coming months to bring it down, a clearer signal than he had sent previously about his economic outlook. In his ...

Blooming sunflowers

Minnesota News August 28, 2026

GIBBON — Soft piano music could be heard coming from the Gibbon sunflower field as bees and monarch butterflies darted around the bright, yellow flowers on the west edge of the city Thursday. Denise Johnson of Bernadotte listened to her daughter Mandy Felger of Mora play piano music on a ...

Demuth plans to cut $1 billion from Minnesota’s budget

Minnesota News August 28, 2026

Republican nominee for governor Lisa Demuth said that if elected in November, she would direct her administration to “find $1 billion in savings across all agencies,” in an effort to make life more affordable for Minnesotans, but she refrained from denouncing the Trump administration’s burgeoning trade war with Canada that’s expected to drive up costs. Demuth on Tuesday released an affordability agenda, which largely focused on rooting out fraud in Minnesota’s social safety net programs. Demuth argued fraud is driving up costs for Minnesotans via higher taxes. Republicans ...

Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' in the United States

National News August 27, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he is renaming Lake Ontario to be known as "Lake America" in the United States as he escalates his trade war with Canada. The Republican president signed an executive order directing the Interior Department to update the lake's name in the U.S. geographic naming service. Trump cannot force Canada to follow along, however. Trump has been floating the idea of the name change in recent days as the U.S. announced it was imposing 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods over the weekend after talks between the countries ...

DNR holds session on community forest grants

Local News August 27, 2026

MARSHALL — Area residents showed some interest this week in a state grant program to address emerald ash borer in their communities. On Monday, representatives of area communities and organizations met with representatives of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to learn how to apply for the 2026 Protect Community Forests Grants. “We were impressed by the turnout for the presentation in Marshall and hope that engagement with folks through this event will encourage smaller communities and organizations to apply,” said Community Forestry Project Specialist Rachael ...