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Conservative activists O'Keefe, Higby charged with unlawful voting in Minnesota

Minnesota News October 28, 2026

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Conservative activists James O'Keefe and Cam Higby were charged Wednesday with unlawful voting and identity theft after a Minnesota prosecutor said they gave false names to poll workers during the state's primary election. The men recorded the exchanges for a video to expose what they say are vulnerabilities in the state's voting laws. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced the felony charges at a news conference. She said O'Keefe, 42, of West Palm Beach, Florida, and Higby, 26, of Covington, Washington, wore costumes and used the names of registered ...

Bringing home honors

Local News October 28, 2026

TYLER — Members of Russell-Tyler-Ruthton High School’s FFA chapter had a warm welcome waiting for them this week after receiving national honors. “After a seven-hour drive, we had fire trucks waiting for us,” said Locklin Matzner, one of the members of RTR FFA’s Farm and ...

Nearly 500 early ballots cast in Lyon Co.

Local News October 28, 2026

MARSHALL — Election Day is next week, but hundreds of Lyon County residents have already voted, County Auditor/Treasurer John Xiong said. Counting absentee, mail-in, and early voting ballots, the county had received a total of 2,413 ballots as of Tuesday, Xiong said. Of that total, 486 ballots were from early voting. There’s been a fairly steady stream of voters coming to the Lyon County Government Center since the early voting period opened on Oct. 16. “We’ve been averaging around 50 to 55 early voters daily,” Xiong said. He thought the steady turnout could be due to ...

Tricks, treats and fun planned this weekend

Local News October 28, 2026

Halloween is this weekend, and there will be opportunities for treats and scary good fun at events around the area. In Marshall, families can visit downtown, the campus of Southwest Minnesota State University and area churches for a variety of holiday activities and trick-or-treating. Trick-or-treating fun starts Friday afternoon at Marshall senior living centers. Trick-or-treaters are invited to visit the Hill Street Place lobby area from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Heritage Pointe Senior Living will hold a trick-or-treating event in its community room, from 3:30-4:45. Boulder Estates will be ...

The bond market swings, but US stocks remain steady after the Fed says it won't raise interest rates

National News October 28, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — The bond market swung Wednesday, while U.S. stocks ticked higher following the Federal Reserve 's decision not to raise its main interest rate to bring down high inflation. The bond market's moves indicated traders see less of a chance of hikes to rates in the future that would help ease inflation but could also hurt the economy. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% after drifting between small gains and losses through the day, both before and after the Fed's decision. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 97 points, or 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.3%. The action was ...

Crime

News of Record October 28, 2026

MARSHALL — A report was sent to the city attorney’s office for consideration of domestic assault charges against a Marshall man, 24, and a Marshall woman, 23, in an incident at 2:37 a.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Lynd Street and South Fifth Street, Marshall Police said. TRACY — A suspicious incident was reported at 10:20 p.m. Tuesday on the 100 block of Eighth Street, Tracy Police said. No further information was available. MARSHALL — A report was sent to the county attorney’s office and Southwest Health and Human Services for consideration of domestic assault ...