MARSHALL — Reconstruction on College Drive isn’t the only highway project coming in the Marshall area in May. The Minnesota Department of Transportation is also preparing to resurface two bridges near Green Valley — a project that will involve a detour. MnDOT representatives were on ...

TRACY — Schools and a child care facility in Tracy were put under a precautionary lockdown Tuesday evening, as law enforcement searched for a man suspected of making violent threats. Tracy Police Chief Jason Lichty said the suspect was safely taken into custody. On Wednesday, Alec ...

MARSHALL — One part of a major transmission line project Xcel Energy plans to build in southwest Minnesota will be a new substation near Garvin. This week, Lyon County commissioners learned that construction of the planned substation and a generating station could begin next year. On ...

MARSHALL — Lyon County commissioners had more than one item of business dealing with Xcel Energy this week. But a conditional use permit for a new substation near Tracy was not related to the Minnesota Energy Connection project, county staff said. On Tuesday, commissioners heard a request ...

MARSHALL — He led Southwest Minnesota State University through a period of enrollment growth and new programs. But on Thursday, President Kumara Jayasuriya said he will be saying goodbye to SMSU this spring. In a letter sent to SMSU employees, Jayasuriya announced his retirement as ...

MARSHALL — Updates that allowed the Archer Daniels Midland plant in Marshall to process more corn starch for customers are online and hitting goals, plant manager Eric McVey said this week. McVey said the plant expansions were completed about a year ago, and have been up and running. The ...