The recent release of 2023 statewide school testing scores reveals some bright and dim spots for Southwest Minnesota public schools. Since the last testing cycle students have made gains in math scores, and reading scores have improved for English language learners. But testing scores in ...

Investors these days parse Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s every remark for any sign the pain of higher interest rates will end soon. He disappointed them again Friday in his annual speech at a central banking conference in Jackson Hole, Wyo., which is much to the good. “Although ...

Bavarian Blast starts Thursday, but it is also the kickoff for a season worth of festivals and events. For the next few months, New Ulm will either be celebrating a festival or be a few days away from the next city event. Most towns and cities have a local festival to celebrate the community, ...

Photos, interviews by Fritz Busch

The journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered and dismembered in the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul in October 2018. The CIA subsequently concluded that this was ordered by the kingdom’s crown prince and de facto ruler, Mohammed bin Salman, though he denies it. The murder was so ...

MLC graduation The season of graduation is upon us, with Martin Luther College honoring its graduates seniors today, and sending them on to follow their futures. When Martin Luther College students come to New Ulm as freshmen, many of them are far from home and away from home for the first ...