Back in May, one of the Independent’s more loyal readers sent me an email request for this column. “A group of senior center ...

Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume talks on its nuclear program in seven days if the United States ...

House Speaker Lisa Demuth has had several defining moments in her campaign for governor thus far. She lost the Minnesota Republican Party’s convention endorsement in May after 10 ballots, though her ...

It’s been a busy year at Marshall Golf Club, pro shop manager Benjamin Nath said. Nath estimated that there have been around ...

This fall, Marshall Public Schools will be taking steps toward a roofing project at two of its school buildings. At Monday’s school board meeting, Marshall Superintendent Jeremy Williams reported that ...

Kourtney Peterson’s 25 digs weren’t enough to get the Yellow Medicine East volleyball team in the win column on Thursday. Taking on Ortonville in Camden Conference play, the Sting took two of the ...

A cooldown in oil prices on Friday helped release some of the pressure that’s built up on Wall Street, and U.S. stocks closed out their first winning week in the last three. The S&P 500 added 0.5% to ...

Taylor Hinz’s 14 kills highlighted the Lakeview volleyball team’s attack as it swept Dawson-Boyd 25-12, 25-11, 25-14 in Camden Conference play on Thursday. Khya Gawarecki also tallied 15 set assists ...

Thanks in part to double-digit kill performances from Eden Meagher and Brek Fier, Minneota volleyball rolled to a sweep over KMS, winning 25-23, 25-13, 25-11. Meagher led the Vikings with 15 kills, ...

Red Rock Central volleyball came away with a four-set road victory over Mountain Lake, winning 25-19, 25-23, 23-25, 26-24. Following a strong performance in her previous match, Amelia Ubl continued to ...

We have been learning about Larry Van Moer who grew up in rural Amiret. He attended the nearby country school and finished school at Marshall’s Central Catholic High School. He recalled that ...

James Copenhaver, one of three campaign rally attendees shot in 2024 during an assassination attempt on then-candidate Donald Trump, has died in Pittsburgh, his lawyer said Thursday. He was 76.