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Caravan follows power line project route

Local News September 14, 2026

A group of southwest Minnesota residents got on the road this weekend to voice their concerns about a proposed 765-kilovolt power line project planned in the region. “The two main concerns that come up are the potential health impacts, and the impact on land values in the area,” said Ian Vogel, a Murray County resident who helped organize the caravan. “The intent behind it was neighbors looking out for neighbors,” Vogel said of the event. On Saturday, a caravan of vehicles traveled 107 miles from the South Dakota Border to Lakefield. The caravan followed the proposed route ...

Plea hearing set for Marshall drug case

Local News September 14, 2026

MARSHALL — A plea hearing date set has been set for a former Marshall man charged with drug possession. Documents filed Sept. 8 in Lyon County District Court said a judge found probable cause for first degree controlled substance crime charges against Dante Maurice Stidman, as well as probable cause for a search warrant executed at Stidman’s residence in January. Earlier this summer, attorneys for Stidman, 48, had challenged whether there was probable cause for the search, and for the charges against him. A criminal complaint alleges that a search executed at Stidman’s ...

One injured in Hwy. 59 crash

Local News September 14, 2026

YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTY — A Marshall woman was injured in a one-vehicle crash Friday night on U.S. Highway 59, the Minnesota State Patrol said. Ruth Abigail Hernandez, 21, received non life-threatening injuries, the State Patrol said. The crash was reported at 10:45 p.m. in Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County. A 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Hernandez was southbound on Highway 59 when it went off the road and rolled, the State Patrol said. Hernandez was transported to Avera Granite Falls with injuries. The Yellow Medicine County Sheriff’s Office, the Clarkfield Fire ...

Crime

News of Record September 14, 2026

MARSHALL — A report is pending on an incident at 6:59 a.m. Monday on the 400 block of Village Drive, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said. MINNEOTA — A runaway was reported at 6:53 p.m. Sunday on the 700 block of North Jefferson Street, Minneota Police said. No further information was available. MARSHALL — A report was sent to the city attorney’s office for consideration of assault and disorderly conduct charges against a Marshall boy, 16, in an incident at 6:21 p.m. Sunday on the 1300 block of East College Drive, Marshall Police said. MINNEOTA — Trespassing was ...

'May we never forget'

Local News September 12, 2026

MARSHALL — Heidi Fier remembered exactly where she was when she first learned about the terror attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. She was at South Dakota State University, where she was serving as the commandant of cadets at the university’s Air Force ROTC ...

Marshall cleaning business closes down

Local News September 12, 2026

MARSHALL — A downtown Marshall business appears to have closed its doors recently. Marshal Cleaning Services, a dry cleaning, laundry and cleaning services business on Main Street, was closed this week. An undated note posted on the front door said the business was closing. Documents filed ...