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

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Tommy Milone gave up one run in seven innings and the Minnesota Twins squeaked out a 3-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night. Milone (3-1) gave up five hits and struck out five and Eduardo Nunez had two hits and two RBIs to help... Read more

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) — Not a day has gone by at this U.S. Open without seeing something new on the young course at Chambers Bay. A practice range that should have felt like a ghost town late Wednesday afternoon suddenly came to life when Tiger Woods arrived just as... Read more

Loren Schake, age 74, of Ortonville died Thursday, June 11, 2015, at his residence. Funeral services will be held on Monday, June 15, at 2 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Ortonville with Rev. John Ragan officiating. Burial will follow in Mound Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m.... Read more

Corinne (Mrs. Donald) Tiegs, age 83 of Ortonville died June 6, 2015, at the Ortonville Hospital. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 13, 2015, at 1:30 p.m. at First English Lutheran Church in Ortonville. Rev. David Tonn will officiate. Burial will be held at a later date.... Read more

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Adrian Peterson is coming back to the Minnesota Vikings, telling The Associated Press that he will participate in the team’s voluntary practice on Tuesday and still has love for his team after nine months away. Peterson sent an e-mail to the AP early Tuesday morning saying he’s... Read more