The Senate on Friday confirmed Cameron Hamilton as head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, returning the former Navy SEAL to the embattled agency he led temporarily last year only to be fired after he publicly opposed eliminating it. Hamilton was among a group of 74 nominations ...
MARSHALL — A major intersection in Marshall has reopened after street reconstruction – but the work at Bruce Street and East College Drive isn’t completely finished yet, representatives of R and G Construction said Friday. The intersection of Bruce Street and East College Drive reopened Friday morning, said Erika Coudron, of R and G construction. Work on the traffic light system at the intersection is still going on, so the intersection will be an all-way stop with stop signs, Coudron said. Drivers traveling through the intersection should watch for workers. College Drive will ...
WASHINGTON — A divided federal appeals court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's administration must stop construction of the $400 million White House ballroom because Congress has not approved the project, a decision he blasted as "unjust" while vowing to appeal it to the nation's highest court. Trump doesn't have the unilateral authority to build a 90,000-square-foot (8,400-square-meter) ballroom where the White House's East Wing stood before he ordered its demolition last fall, according to the decision by a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District ...
MARSHALL - Several young adult authors came down to SMSU to the Unbound: Teen Lit Fair Monday to discuss the experiences and stories that led them to writing. The event was headed by Bethany Kauffman, the executive director of Prairielands Library Exchange, in collaboration with the Plum ...
NEW YORK — Stocks rose on Wall Street Friday and Treasury yields fell after the government reported that employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs last month. Every major index notched a second straight week of gains, which included several fresh records. It marks a strong start to August following several weak months. The S&P 500 rose 47.68 points, or 0.6%, to 7,757.64. That topped the all-time high it set on Tuesday. The benchmark index has been on a record run throughout the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 151.83 points, or 0.3%, to 54,036.93. That put it just short ...
TYLER — There are generations of history connected with family farms in southwest Minnesota. Last weekend, the Minnesota Farm Bureau honored two farms that reached some major milestones. During the Lincoln County Fair, the John M. and Dawn Wichern farm was recognized as a 2026 Century ...
