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

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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

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 ...

Wood Lake Fair fun

Local News

A good-sized crowd of area residents gathered in Wood Lake for the Wood Lake Fair's grand parade on Wednesday evening. Parade units included everything from musicians and Lakeview High School athletes, to vintage tractors and riders on horseback.

Smiles and screams

Local News

WOOD LAKE — Streets in Wood Lake were packed with people on Wednesday during the final day of the city’s annual three-day fair. The Wood Lake Fair has become a community tradition stretching back more than 90 years. Area residents come together for free entertainment, a carnival and to ...

Tech stocks lead Wall Street after Nvidia, Salesforce and others say AI is creating big growth

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NEW YORK (AP) — Technology stocks led Wall Street on Thursday after Nvidia, Salesforce and others reported even fatter profits for the spring than analysts expected. The S&P 500 rose 0.7% and pulled closer to its all-time high set earlier this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 105 points, or 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 1.6%. Nvidia was the strongest force pulling the market higher, and the chip giant rallied 8.7% after once again delivering stronger profit and revenue for the latest quarter than analysts expected. More importantly for Wall Street, it also ...

Crime

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BALATON — A New Ulm woman, 39, was cited for driving after revocation in a traffic stop at 9:54 p.m. Wednesday on the 400 block of East U.S. Highway 14, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said. MINNEOTA — A report is pending on theft at 2:21 p.m. Wednesday on the 1300 block of 300th Street, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said. MARSHALL — A Marshall man, 23, was cited for having an animal at large in an incident at 1:24 p.m. Wednesday on the 200 block of North A Street, Marshall Police said. TRACY — A warrant was served in an incident at 11:41 a.m. Wednesday on the ...