MARSHALL (KMHL) – A Women For Trump tour stop featuring South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem drew a crowd of nearly 300 people in Marshall last evening. Noem, who has drawn rave reviews from conservatives for how her state has handled the COVID-19 pandemic, gave a lot of that credit to President Trump. "What's made the difference for us, is that President Trump allowed us as governors to do our job, and to make decisions that were best for our state," said Noem. "And, South Dakota is doing very well. We focused on slowing down the spread, making sure we were protecting [...]

MARSHALL (KMHL) – A Women for Trump bus tour will be making a pass through Marshall today and will bring some heavy hitters in politics to the community this evening. The tour will bring South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to the Republican headquarters on East College Drive in Marshall – around 5 p.m. The stop will also include Minnesota Republican Party Chairwoman Jennifer Carnahan and Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge.

MARSHALL (KMHL) – Work at Veteran’s Memorial Park in downtown Marshall is wrapping up – and the City of Marshall will hold the Veteran’s Memorial Park Inauguration on Thursday at 11 a.m. Former Marshall Fire Chief Mark Klaith led the effort to organize the park project. "It's been seven years in the making to get this done, and we've had great community support," said Klaith. "We're inviting everybody to come down and see that, we'll unveil it at that time." Klaith said the program will include a flyover from one of Ron Fagen's military planes. Thursday's Inauguration is the completion of [...]

MARSHALL (KMHL) – School officials in the Marshall School District announced over the weekend that West Side Elementary School will move to distance learning for two weeks effective today. There will be no classes today (Monday) as teachers prepare for distance learning. – classes will resume Tuesday. "We've recently seen a slight increase in staff confirmed COVID cases at West Side Elementary," said Superintendent Jeremy Williams. "The increase in positive confirmed cases is isolated to one school and, therefore, we feel it is best to take precautions and act early so that students attending other MPS buildings may continue in the [...]

Photo: Gary Noon, UNDATED (LEARFIELD) - The Minnesota pheasant hunting season opens Saturday morning. The DNR's Greg Hoch (HOKE) says the annual roadside pheasant index is up this year. "Last year it was 37.6 birds,  this year it was 53.5 birds, so we're up significantly from the last couple of years," said Hoch. He says numbers still haven't recovered to where they were years ago. "It's been good relative to the last couple of years, but only about half of what it was about a decade and a half ago," said Hoch. Hoch reminds us that all pheasant hunters [...]

GRANITE FALLS (KMHL) – Work on the Highway 23 resurfacing project between Cottonwood and Granite Falls is finishing up – and as a result motorists can expect a few delays today in Granite Falls. According to a press release from the Minnesota Department of Transportation, the project remains on schedule for completion by Oct. 31. However, travelers of the highway can expect delays - especially today - as crews will be paving the Highway 23 & 67 intersection. Travelers can expect delays of 15-20 minutes between 9 and 11 a.m. today. In addition, MnDOT advises travelers that the intersection of Highway [...]

ST. PAUL (LEARFIELD)  --   Occupancy for Minnesota bars and restaurants is being increased and live music will now be allowed inside facilities large enough to accommodate social distancing. That’s according to updated guidelines released today (Thursday) by the Minnesota Department of Health. Dancing and karaoke will still be prohibited. At bars, tables will be able to accommodate parties up to four people.  In dining rooms, parties as big as ten will be able to be seated together.  T he new guidelines allow for indoor occupancy up to 50-percent with a maximum of 250 people.  Maximum outdoor seating is also increased [...]

ST. PAUL (KMHL) – The Minnesota Department of Education has released updated guidelines on allowing spectators at all sporting events, concerts, plays, competitions, performances and other events that are held indoors in school buildings. It’s a change from previous guidance from the state high school league, which had recommended against allowing spectators for indoor events. "I'm extremely happy that the Minnesota State High School League has made this change," said Rep. Chris Swedzinski (R-Ghent). "I think the opportunities, especially for seniors, to invite friends and family to come and see them in their final year, will be memories that will last [...]

UNDATED (LEARFIELD) - More than six-million dollars in state grant money is available to communities in Greater Minnesota for enhancing their transportation infrastructure. MN-Dot's Anne Meyer says grants can be used for a wide-range of community specific projects. "Trail rehabilitation, a safe routes to school project in a particular area, to a complete street project," said Meyer. "It really just depends on what they're looking for." Meyer says the first step for communities is to reach out to MN-Dot to see what type of funding best fits their project. The initial application deadline is October 30th. Full applications are due early [...]

MARSHALL (KMHL) – Stay home if you’re sick! That’s the message from Avera Marshall Chief Medical Officer Dr. Steven Meister. He says community spread of COVID-19 is occurring in the area and in-order to control it people need to stay home when they don’t feel well. "Let's face it, community spread is going because people are either walking around not feeling quite so good, or thinking they just have a mild cold," said Meister. "Those are the people that bother me because they should be staying at home." Meister notes community spread could also be occurring through those who are asymptomatic, [...]