MARSHALL (KMHL) – Southwest Minnesota State University has rescheduled the Farm Outlook & Education Seminar that was postponed by the nasty weather earlier this week. SMSU says the outlook seminar will now be held Tuesday from 10 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. in the SMSU Conference Center Ballroom. The seminar is used as a scholarship fundraiser for students in SMSU’s agriculture programs.

ST. PAUL (KMHL) – Senate Republicans moved a bill forward yesterday that would provide insulin assistance to patients who can’t afford it. Sen. Gary Dahms (R-Redwood Falls) thinks they are actually close on an agreement with the house that could solve the problem, but he thinks politics is getting in the way. "At the end of the day this has to be a non-political bill," said Dahms. "This has to be a bill we get done and not try to use as an election issue." Republicans have been resistant to a call from Democrats to charge a fee to drug manufacturers [...]

MARSHALL (KMHL) – The majority of schools in the area are closed for the day – thanks to a blizzard. The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning through 6 p.m. tonight. Forecasters are calling for wind gusts to 40 miles per hour. They say plan on slippery road conditions and areas of blowing and drifting snow that could significantly reduce visibility for daytime travel and the evening commute. Adding to the challenge, temperatures are expected to drop significantly throughout the day, so by the evening commute there could be dangerously cold wind chills as well. The National Weather Service [...]

LAMBERTON (KMHL) – A Lamberton woman accused of abuse and neglect of dozens of animals was sentenced last week in Redwood County. Kimberly Robinson, 57, of Lamberton, was sentenced to 30 days in jail, but Judge Michelle Dietrich stayed the jail time for one year. Robinson will pay $185 in fines – she will also serve one year of supervised probation on a condition that she doesn’t own any animals. Police seized 26 dogs, 3 cats and 6 chickens from her home in June 2019.

WASHINGTON (LEARFIELD)  --  Seventh District Congressman Collin Peterson is blasting cuts to farm programs in the White House's proposed 2021 budget. The chairman of the U-S House Agriculture Committee says it calls for an eight-point-two-percent reduction in discretionary spending at the U-S-D-A when the department's field operations are significantly understaffed. He says the budget also proposes billions in mandatory cuts to crop insurance, conservation spending, disaster assistance, SNAP and other programs. Peterson said, "the past year has brought serious economic damage to farmers and rural communities, yet the Administration is proposing to cut billions in programs that they count on in [...]

MARSHALL (KMHL) – Southwest Minnesota State University has been rewarded with a No. 1 national ranking by Military Friendly School. More than 1,000 schools participated in this year’s survey, SMSU received the designation in the small public university class. Justin Guggisberg is the Veterans Resource Coordinator at SMSU, he says it’s quite the honor. "It's another way to give them an award for all the support they give the veteran community we have, anything we need, SMSU has been there for us," said Guggisberg. SMSU says the honor takes into account several factors including graduate and career outcomes, military student support & [...]