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Xcel talks new proposed transmission project in MN

Local News

MARSHALL — A group of electrical providers including Xcel Energy are proposing to build another new transmission line project across southern Minnesota. On Tuesday, Lyon County Commissioners heard about the proposed PowerOn Midwest project, which would build a 765-kilovolt transmission line ...

Taylor claims self-defense at Tuesday hearing

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MARSHALL — A Marshall business owner charged with assault earlier this year is claiming he acted in self-defense. At a Tuesday hearing for Gregory Taylor, Taylor’s attorney argued that Taylor was within his rights to suggest that he had a gun, in order to get a trespasser to leave his ...

Crime for Oct. 7

News of Record

MARSHALL — A Marshall man, 51, was cited for speeding at 10:06 a.m. Sunday at the intersection of Commencement Boulevard and North Minnesota Highway 23, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office assisted Marshall Police in an incident at 1:35 a.m. Sunday on ...

Crime and accidents for Oct. 8

News of Record

MARSHALL — Theft reported at 4:37 a.m. Tuesday on the 200 block of North First Street is under investigation, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — A report is pending on assault at 8:39 p.m. Monday on the 1200 block of East Lyon Street, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — A report was ...

Behind the headstones

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MARSHALL — It was a moonlit night, and figures could be seen standing among the headstones at the Marshall Cemetery. But it wasn’t a haunting. Area residents had come to the cemetery to share the stories of notable historical figures buried in Marshall. “I’ve done cemetery walks ...

Reaching out to prevent suicide

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MARSHALL — It can be hard to know what to say when someone you know is thinking about suicide. Tim Engstrom said he experienced that situation firsthand, when a fellow military veteran reached out to him over the phone. Engstrom said there were some things about their conversation that ...