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Two injured in Murray County crash

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MURRAY COUNTY — Two people were injured Monday in a collision involving a skid loader in rural Murray County, the Minnesota State Patrol said. An Iona man and a Balaton man were both taken to the emergency room in Slayton, the State Patrol said. The crash was reported at 8:02 p.m. on ...

Downtown shoppers enjoy ‘magical’ North Pole look

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MARSHALL — Saturday’s winter storm helped bring a little bit of the North Pole to downtown Marshall’s holiday season kickoff event. Visitors coming to see Santa Claus at Terrace 1872 were bundled up, as snow fell all around. “It was magical standing there,” said Sam Lund, events ...

Marshall events experience growth in 2025

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MARSHALL — Attendance at festivals and other events in Marshall was strong over the past year, with visitors and vendors at some events growing significantly, Visit Marshall Director Cassi Weiss said. “We wanted to really focus on our current events that we were hosting and the community ...

Snowy holiday weekend disrupts traffic

Local News

MARSHALL — Thanksgiving weekend was a wintry one, thanks to a slow-moving storm that blanketed the region in about 4 to 6 inches of snow. Snowfall totals varied around the Marshall area, with the city of Marshall reporting 5 inches over Friday and Saturday. Looking ahead, southwest ...

State senators listen to requests for bonding dollars

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MARSHALL — A new home for a Slayton child care center, and updated water lines in the city of Edgerton, are among the projects seeking bonding dollars from the Minnesota Legislature. Ashley Haken, a board member of Wonder World Preschool in Slayton, told members of the Minnesota Senate’s ...

Fatal fire under investigation in Westbrook

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WESTBROOK — One person is dead after a structure fire reported in rural Westbrook over the weekend, the Cottonwood County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. The Sheriff’s Office said Lance Richard Larson, 36, was pronounced dead at the fire scene. The incident is under investigation, the ...