Michele Tafoya just got what most Republican candidates crave more than anything: President Donald Trump’s endorsement. She ...

Fall colors are peaking a little earlier in Minnesota this year. However, a lot of leaves are already gone in parts of ...

Jake Johnson stood at a small park tucked within the hills of North Mankato, his dinged-up Toyota minivan parked just behind him, armed with a solid gimmick: He would collect the receipts brought to ...

MARSHALL — in light of anticipated funding reductions from Lyon County, the Marshall-Lyon County Library is looking at ways to try and save money. But even if the library takes steps like leaving ...

The first big batch of summertime profit reports from U.S. companies made waves on Wall Street after topping analysts’ expectations, but many canceled each other out. That left U.S. stock indexes ...

All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. THIS WEEK The Southwest Minnesota State University women’s soccer team (2-8-3, 2-6-2 NSIC) continues Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play ...

A hearing was held Tuesday for a Marshall man charged with possession of a large amount of drugs including marijuana, cocaine, THC vapes and psychedelic mushrooms, according to Lyon County court ...

A hearing in a case against a former YME High School coach and paraprofessional charged with criminal sexual conduct was held Monday in Yellow Medicine County District Court, online court records said ...

Argentina said Tuesday it had asked an international maritime tribunal to halt oil development off the disputed Falkland Islands, escalating its confrontation with the United Kingdom over the ...

One person has died and several others were injured in an incident involving a Six Flags roller coaster Monday afternoon in Georgia, according to police.Officials did not confirm ...

I married a waitress, so it seemed appropriate to take her to see “Waitress: The Musical.” You know that a play is off-off-off Broadway when it’s being performed in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Not that ...

The Independent emailed three questions to the candidates for City Council in Ward 1. John Alcorn is the incumbent and here are his answers. Personal (please list occupation, education and family): • ...