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US stocks jump to their best day in 2 months on hopes for a deal to get crude flowing globally again

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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rallied to their best day in two months, and oil prices fell Thursday after President Donald Trump called off his threat to bomb Iran in the evening. That raised hopes for a potential deal that could get the global flow of oil going again. The S&P 500 jumped 1.8%, coming off a back-to-back drop that had yanked it back to where it was in early May. The Dow Jones Industrial Average leaped 929 points, or 1.9%, and the Nasdaq composite rallied 2.5%. Stocks immediately veered higher in midday trading after Trump said on his social media network that ...

Crime

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MARSHALL — Broken windows reported at 3:01 a.m. Thursday on the 1400 block of East College Drive is under investigation, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — Mail theft at 9:18 p.m. Wednesday on the 1300 block of Birch Street, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — A 44-year-old man was cited for driving after suspension in a traffic sotp at 3:36 p.m. Wednesday on the 2200 block of Lyon County Road 7, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said. MARSHALL — A 36-year-old man was arrested on a warrant at 2:08 p.m. Wednesday on the 600 block of North U.S. Highway 59, Marshall Police ...

New Granite Falls C-Store to open June 22

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GRANITE FALLS - Construction of the new C-Store in Granite Falls is nearing completion and a grand reopening is set for June 22, according to store officials. The former C-Store building was demolished and the $5.2 million construction project started started on Oct. 1. Besides the building, ...

Southwest Coaches sold

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MARSHALL - After 52 years, the Southwest Coaches bus service of Marshall is about to see a changing of the guard. Tom and Jim Hey agreed to sell Southwest Coaches to The Reliant Company of Hastings effective Aug. 1. Reliant has 18 locations, mostly in Minnesota. Tom Hey's retirement as ...