Arlene Wiese, age 87, of Ortonville died on Wednesday, July 22, 2015, at Northridge Residence. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, July 26, at 2:00 p.m. at Tabor United Methodist Church in Big Stone City with Rev. Randall Spahr officiating. Burial will follow in Mound Cemetery in Ortonville. Visitation... Read more

Joyce Walters, age 89, of Graceville, Minnesota, died Thursday, July 16, 2015 at Grace Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 20, 2015 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Graceville with Father David Breu celebrating the Mass. Burial will follow in the Graceville Consolidated Cemetery. Visitation... Read more

James Behrens, age 69, of Finlayson, MN, died Friday, July 3, 2015. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 11, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in rural Sandstone, MN with Pastor Pat McCormick officiating. Honorary bearers include the Marietta American Legion Post #156. James Henry Behrens... Read more

Jeff Lantis, age 67, of Big Stone City, died Thursday, June 25, 2015, at his residence. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 30, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Ortonville with Rev. John Ragan officiating. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Monday, June 29,... Read more

NEW YORK (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns hoisted a child high up toward his shoulders, letting the youngster at an NBA community service event feel what it was like to rock the rim with a dunk. Next up for Towns might be trying to help lift the Minnesota Timberwolves. The center... Read more

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Phil Hughes tossed eight strong innings and the Minnesota Twins beat Chris Sale for the third time this season, overcoming 10 more strikeouts by the Chicago White Sox ace in a 6-1 victory Wednesday. Sale (6-4) reached double digits in strikeouts for the seventh straight game. He... Read more

Charles Miller, age 87 of Wilmot died June 23, 2015, at the Wilmot Care Center. Funeral services will be held on Monday, June 29, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. at Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Milbank. Pastor Nathan Zastrow will officiate and burial will be in the Wilmot City Cemetery. Visitation... Read more

NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is now bigger than Wal-Mart, at least when it comes to its value on the stock market. The world’s biggest online social network knocked the world’s largest retailer out of the top 10 list of the highest-valued companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index... Read more

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — NATO leaders are working with a telemedicine hub in southeast South Dakota to develop a multinational system that could deliver medical services remotely during natural or manmade disasters. Representatives from NATO nations, including Romania, the United Kingdom and the U.S., are visiting Avera Health’s telemedicine... Read more

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential contenders railed against abortion rights on Saturday as they courted religious conservatives, promising Christian values would guide their personal decisions and public policies should they win the presidency. “My faith has guided me for my entire life, and I don’t suspect that’s going to change,”... Read more