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Former state senator remembered for her 'hard work'

MARSHALL — She served in the Minnesota state Legislature for nine years. But even outside of the Capitol, Arlene Lesewski was remembered as an active part of both Minnesota politics and her local community. “She taught me a lot about hard work,” said Marty Seifert, who served as ...

Wall Street rises as AI stocks keep swinging

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose Monday amid shaky trading for financial markets worldwide, as AI stocks kept swinging and Brazilian stocks tumbled. The S&P 500 rose 0.7% and more than recovered its losses from last week, pulling within 1.8% of its all-time high set earlier this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 146 points, or 0.3%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.8%. The strongest lift for the market came from Nvidia, which rose 2.4%. That helped the chip company recover some of its drop from three straight losing weeks, its longest such streak since June. But ...

Crime

TRACY — A civil matter was reported at 11:54 p.m. Sunday on the 300 block of Seventh Street, Tracy Police said. No further information was available. TRACY — Harassment was reported at 12:08 p.m. Sunday, Tracy Police said. No further information was available. MARSHALL — A report was sent to the county attorney’s office for consideration of theft charges against a Marshall boy, 15, in an incident at 11:16 a.m. Sunday on the 1300 block of East College Drive, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — A Marshall man, 35, was arrested on a warrant at 8:49 a.m. Sunday on the 600 ...

Blackwelder sworn in as district court judge

MARSHALL — In his career, Jeremy Blackwelder has seen the legal system from different perspectives, serving in law enforcement and later as an attorney. After Friday, he will gain another perspective, as a district court judge. “I’m incredibly proud and honored to be standing here ...

Celebrating Hwy. 19 completion

MARSHALL — It all focused on just 2 miles of road within the city of Marshall. But the reconstruction of a stretch of Minnesota Highway 19 was a huge undertaking, said Minnesota Department of Transportation officials. “We began creating the vision for the project back in 2019,” ...

'It's nice having it done'

MARSHALL — The construction work that updated part of Minnesota Highway 19 in Marshall came with its own challenges for area residents, drivers and Marshall business owners. But although construction meant detouring around parts of College Drive or finding different ways to access local businesses, the finished roadway is looking good, local residents said. “I think it’s a huge improvement,” Marshall resident Rod VanderZiel said Friday. Reconstruction of Highway 19 was done in two phases, with the first phase completed in 2025. That half of the project impacted access to ...