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Crime for July 25

MARSHALL — Welfare fraud reported at 11:48 a.m. Thursday on the 2100 block of 260th Street is under investigation, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Department said. MARSHALL — Theft of keys from a vehicle reported at 8:42 a.m. Thursday on the 900 block of West Main Street is under investigation, Marshall Police said.

'We need all the farmers we have'

NEW ULM — Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen talked about agriculture opportunities and challenges in detail at the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities (CGMC) Summer Conference at the New Ulm Convention Center Wednesday. “We need all the farmers we have,” said Petersen. ...

Qualls wants to open up Iron Range

NEW ULM – Republican gubernatorial candidate Kendall Qualls presented his vision for Minnesota during the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities (CGMC) candidate forum. CGMC executive director Bradley Peterson opened the town hall, saying this was a big election year that included a ...

Senate committee postpones vote on whether to advance CDC director nominee

NEW YORK (AP) — The Senate health committee delayed a planned vote Thursday on whether to advance the nomination of Dr. Erica Schwartz to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The committee plans to vote next week on whether to forward Schwartz's nomination to the full Senate. The committee's chair, Sen. Bill Cassidy, said a family emergency was affecting the number of Republicans needed to be present to vote yes. If approved, the 54-year-old Schwartz would become the 22nd director of the Atlanta-based CDC, which is charged with protecting Americans from ...

Brent oil tops $100 per barrel, as tumbles for Tesla and Alphabet yank Wall Street lower

NEW YORK (AP) — Brent oil shot to its highest price since May after increased fighting in the Middle East on Thursday threatened to slow the global flow of crude. At the same time, sharp drops for two of Wall Street's most influential companies, Alphabet and Tesla, yanked the U.S. stock market to its worst loss in a month. The S&P 500 fell 1.2% and is on track for its first back-to-back weekly loss since March. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 506 points, or 1%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 2.2%. Stocks fell under the pressure of rising oil prices, which raise costs for ...