MARSHALL — It was early in the morning, but the Lyon County fairgrounds was already packed with a crowd of more than 500 people. Visitors from as far away as Wisconsin and Canada were waiting to board buses headed out to area cattle farms. “It’s cool to see the excitement, and the ...
MARSHALL — Marshall City Council members voted to raise mayor and council salaries by 1.5% in 2027. In discussion at Tuesday’s city council meeting, council members and city staff said they thought compensating those positions was important to making it possible for more people to serve in city government. “It’s definitely a controversial topic,” said council member See Moua-Leske. “It’s always uncomfortable to talk about. But we also have to think about how much time we put in here, and that we care about our community.” The current 2026 salary for Marshall city ...
(AP) — Thousands of visitors were told to evacuate a remote Minnesota wilderness area accessible only by boat as wildfires send dangerously heavy smoke over the U.S. Midwest and Northeast this week. More than 100 wildfires are burning in Canada, where a train crew in northern Ontario ...
(AP)— President Donald Trump has endorsed MyPillow founder Mike Lindell for Minnesota governor, praising him as "one of America's greatest and most hard working Patriots" and giving formal backing to a fellow election denier a day before the Republican president delivers a national address ...
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks ticked higher Wednesday following strong profit reports from BlackRock and other big companies. The tentative gains came as oil prices swung to their highest levels in a month because of the war with Iran. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% after flipping between modest gains and losses through the day, and it's back within 0.5% of its all-time high set last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 150 points, or 0.3%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.6%. BlackRock helped lead the market with a rise of 6.6% after the company behind some of the most popular ...
MARSHALL — Marshall Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run incident on Tuesday. A pedestrian was hospitalized in Sioux Falls after being struck by the vehicle on Minnesota Highway 23 near Saratoga Street, Police said in a Wednesday news release. The collision was reported around 1:55 p.m. Tuesday. Police said the suspect vehicle in the incident, possibly a newer white SUV or sedan, stopped for a short time on Highway 23, and then left traveling north on Saratoga Street. Police did not release any identifying information for the ...
