Due to no mail delivery on the Veterans Day holiday, there will be no Wednesday printed edition of the Independent. For the latest news, go to Marshallindependent.com today and Wednesday. Coverage of the various Veterans Day programs will appear in the Thursday edition of the Independent.
WASHINGTON — Voters may have given Democrats control of Congress in the midterm elections, but Republicans will remain in charge of both chambers during the lame-duck session that spans November and December. The relatively brief five-week schedule, which began Monday, gives GOP leaders a chance to wrap up unfinished work before handing over power when the new session begins in early January. Congress could send the president several major pieces of legislation during that time, including the annual defense policy bill, the farm bill, a measure to regulate the college sports ...
MARSHALL - The Household Executives club in Marshall has given its members more than a half century of enjoyment and fellowship. The club was started in 1973, when a group of homemakers in the southwest corner of Marshall banded together. They met every third Monday of the month, a night ...
PROVO, Utah — The man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk will stand trial in the summer of 2028, a Utah judge ruled Monday. Attorneys for defendant Tyler Robinson, 23, proposed a trial starting in 2029. But District Judge Tony Graf faced pressure from Kirk's family and supporters, including President Donald Trump, to speed up court proceedings that already have lasted more than a year. Robinson has pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder in the killing of Kirk, 31, as the activist spoke to several thousand people at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025. ...
ST. PAUL — Last week, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved a permit that would reopen a petroleum pipeline near the Pipestone National Monument. The 4-1 vote to approve the permit was the latest action in an attempt by Magellan Pipeline Co. to re-route the pipeline. At a livestreamed meeting Thursday, tribal members voiced objections to the pipeline. The Pipestone National Monument and pipestone quarries in the area are culturally important to tribal nations. In 2023, Magellan applied to re-route part of a pipeline that runs from Sioux Falls to Marshall. In 2022, ...
TRACY — The winner of this year’s mayoral election in the city of Tracy says he hopes to help build relationships in the community, and to work to encourage local business. “I’m excited to take on the role, and have an opportunity to work with the council,” said Burke Gardner. ...
