South Korea’s former first lady sentenced to 20 months in prison for corruption SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean ...

President Donald Trump seemed to signal a willingness to ease tensions in Minneapolis after a second deadly shooting by federal immigration agents, but there was little evidence Wednesday of any ...

The other weekend, as I sat in church with my family, something unexpected happened. A hymn I’ve heard countless times before suddenly felt new. Maybe it was the quiet of the sanctuary, or the ...

Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar blamed President Donald Trump for threats to her safety on Wednesday, one day after she was accosted and squirted with liquid at an event in Minneapolis. The man ...

It was a project that took a little more than a year of construction work to complete. But a new dry fertilizer plant near Echo will be more efficient for area farmers, said Meadowland Farmers Coop ...

Looking to keep on an upward trend and extending its winning streak, the Southwest Minnesota State University womens basketball team hits the road this weekend for a pair of Northern Sun ...

The FBI on Wednesday searched the election office of a Georgia county that has been central to right-wing conspiracy theories over President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss, acting just one week ...

Supporters of the Social Security Expansion Act gathered Tuesday to explain how the proposed legislation would strengthen the nation’s Social Security system, increase benefits for recipients, and ...

Sometimes an organization has to take a step back in order to eventually grow. That’s the case with the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council. I read with interest a Deb Gau article in the Independent this ...

Getting to Know Anah Schmidt Senior, Lakeview Anah Schmidt is a senior center for the Lakeview girls basketball team. While averaging a double-double in points and rebounds nearly every game so far ...

All of us have begun a journey by doing exactly the same thing. We all began whatever adventure by taking little steps before we are confident enough to take big steps. I doubt if any of us can recall ...

A former Tracy business owner will be serving jail time and paying restitution after pleading guilty to theft by swindle charges last year. Darin Lee Horner appeared in Lyon County District Court on ...