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Candidates file for Marshall council, school board

Local News July 28, 2026

MARSHALL — There will be one contested race for the Marshall City Council this fall, and three contested seats on the Marshall School Board, according to candidate filings reported by the Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office. The filing period for city and school district offices in Minnesota closed at the end of the day Tuesday. In addition to the Marshall City Council and the Marshall Public School board, filings were reported for city council, township board and school board positions around Lyon County. The city of Marshall has a total of four city council seats up for ...

Tornado that carved a path of destruction in Wisconsin stayed on the ground for more than 20 minutes

National News July 28, 2026

First responders searched homes and buildings on Tuesday for possible victims of a powerful tornado that ravaged several northeastern Wisconsin communities. The Fox Cities region, which includes more than 100,000 people in the communities of Appleton, Menasha and Neenah, was left in shambles ...

Minnesota's first-in-the-nation law banning prediction markets is halted in federal court

National News July 28, 2026

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked Minnesota's first-in-the-nation law banning prediction markets just days before it was to take effect, the latest clash between President Donald Trump's administration and states over who regulates operators such as Kalshi and ...

Wall Street's flip from AI to less-loved stocks accelerates, while oil prices keep easing

National News July 28, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Most of Wall Street rose Tuesday, even as stocks of computer chipmakers continued to tumble worldwide. Oil prices, meanwhile, eased further from the two-month high they hit last week. The S&P 500 added 0.2%, but the modest move masked big swings underneath the surface. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 537 points, or 1%, while the Nasdaq composite slipped 0.2% after briefly dropping 9.3% below its record set last month. The majority of the U.S. market rose after more companies delivered stronger profits for the spring than analysts expected. Coca-Cola climbed ...

Americans' confidence in US economy falls as Iran conflict sends gas prices higher

National News July 28, 2026

WASHINGTON — Americans' confidence in the economy fell this month as gas prices resumed their climb after the U.S. and Iran stepped up their fighting. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index fell to 90.8 in July from 92.2 in June. That's essentially the same ...

Lindsey Graham eulogized as an 'American original' at services drawing world leaders in Washington

National News July 28, 2026

WASHINGTON — Sen. Lindsey Graham, the son of pool hall owners who rose to become one of his generation's more influential U.S. politicians at home and abroad, is being eulogized Tuesday as a "swashbuckling" public servant and "true American original" during memorial services in ...