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Rabies detected in southern Minnesota cow

The Minnesota Board of Animal Health confirmed a cow in southern Minnesota has tested positive for rabies. The Board of Animal Health stated rabies was found in a Hereford heifer located in Brown County, though the exact location of the animal or its owners is not being released. Board of Animal Health Communication Director Michael Crusan said unless there is a threat to the wider population and wildlife, the board will only identify the county where the infection was identified. In this case, there is no risk of infection moving off the premise. Board of Animal Health did confirm ...

Trump targets more news outlets, saying he will ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump said Friday that he was barring CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House due to what he called unfavorable coverage and "fake news," and threatened that more such media bans could be coming — the latest salvo in the president's increasingly aggressive response to media coverage he finds unfavorable. Like many of Trump's other confrontations with news organizations — some of which are playing out in the legal arena — this threat has potential First Amendment implications. There was no immediate indication, though, that he was following ...

A party that's for the dogs

MARSHALL — When she moved to New York City last year, Cristina Cuevas thought of a creative way to share social media photos with her friends back in Minnesota. “It kind of started out with a fun account,” with pictures of her dog Kuzco visiting different spots around the city, said ...

'We honor his life'

COTTONWOOD — It’s an annual tradition at Lakeview School. Members of the Lakeview cross country team carry the ball for the homecoming football game from Wood Lake to Cottonwood. But this year the tradition took on extra meaning, as Lakeview community members honored the memory of a Wood ...

Trump announces all 50 states joining Medicaid drug pricing model

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Friday that all 50 states will join in on a program set to provide Most Favored Nation pricing to some drugs within the Medicaid program, bringing the net price of selected drugs down to prices paid in certain other countries. The Trump administration claims that Medicaid will save billions on prescription drug costs as a result of the plan, dubbed the Medicaid "GENEROUS" model. Experts say the savings are unclear since the content of the deals isn't public. "This one thing alone should win us the midterms," Trump told reporters in the ...

Crime

MARSHALL — A school bus stop arm incident reported at 5:12 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of East Lyon Street and Circle Drive is under investigation, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — A school bus stop arm incident reported at 5:11 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of East Lyon Street and Circle Drive is under investigation, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — A report is pending on an incident of check fraud at 1:01 p.m. Thursday on the 400 block of South Saratoga Street, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — An incident reported at 10:42 a.m. Thursday on the 1100 block ...