People gathered at the city-county Government Center on Monday, May 5, 2025, in downtown Rochester for a rally in response to a video that went viral last week of a woman using a racial slur at a city park.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Trooper Shane Roper’s Minnesota State Patrol disciplinary records revealed that he violated 10 general orders across four incidents before the fatal crash on May 18, 2024.| Rochester Post Bulletin
A Rochester woman is accused of hitting a man with her vehicle in a parking lot and proceeding to ram into a police car.| Rochester Post Bulletin
The drones, which are set to be docked in two strategic locations within Rochester, will respond to in-progress incidents and provide dispatch with live video footage of the scene.| Rochester Post Bulletin
The investigation is ongoing, according to the Rochester Police Department.| Rochester Post Bulletin
The federal civil case against Shane Roper filed by the family of Olivia Flores is paused until the criminal case in Olmsted County reaches a resolution.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Dr. Fred T. Nobrega, died on May 11, 2025, at home. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 15, 2025, at Co-Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist with the Rev. Msgr. Gerald Mahon officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the Mass. Dr. Nobrega is survived by his…| Rochester Post Bulletin
Responses will be accepted through March 28 and are expected to include plans for preserving iconic water tower.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Cost of street-level work comes in under budget after earlier proposal is split into two contracts.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Echo Church held its first services in the former Cinemagic Theater building it acquired a month ago.| Rochester Post Bulletin
When Kaitlyn Eliason was navigating her career change, she applied a patient report framework onto herself. Now, her book aims to guide others through that process.| Rochester Post Bulletin
One month after holding its own AI Summit, Mayo Clinic hosts the 2025 Machine Learning for Healthcare conference this weekend.| Rochester Post Bulletin
What's old is new again. The nonprofit's original house for people recovering from organ transplants reopens Monday, Aug. 18. This time, it's designated for pediatric patients and their families.| Rochester Post Bulletin
One Mayo Clinic employee-only parking ramp in downtown Rochester will be shared by patients and staff once the Damon Parking Ramp closes later this year.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Forager Brewery beer will soon be hitting retail shelves and regional bar and restaurant taps— sort of.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Court records accuse Joseline Gundersen of showing co-workers videos of a child bound with duct tape while two other men scared him.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Court records show investigators in Winona believe the two men were scaring and tormenting a child in a video uploaded to Snapchat.| Rochester Post Bulletin
An Elba woman told investigators she said a prayer to guide her bullets as she fired seven times at her neighbor in her car late Tuesday.| Rochester Post Bulletin
As yet another venue steps back from live music, musicians and bookers say mid-size venues are drying up.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Malted grains from Europe and coffee beans from Colombia go into beverages produced in Southeast Minnesota — and the cost of both are rising.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Rising costs, COVID-19 and competing beverages are putting a stress on the craft beer industry, but industry experts say there’s room for growth.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Kinney Creek Brewery has doubled its production capacity in most part due to hard seltzer sales.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Canadian wildfire smoke continues to impact Minnesota air quality| Rochester Post Bulletin
From pests to prayers: The "Grasshopper Chapel" in Cold Spring, Minnesota, was built in the aftermath of an infestation of Rocky Mountain locusts that devastated the Midwest from 1873 to 1877.| Rochester Post Bulletin
The Northome native's debut comedy special, set to release Aug. 19, explores her Midwestern roots and how they continue to shape her journey as a transgender woman living in Los Angeles today.| Rochester Post Bulletin
KASSON — Kasson's Festival in the Park is pictured on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025 in Kasson.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Months of verbal conflict ended in 1996 after a William Hart shot Clifton Rodenburg down while he worked out at the YMCA, and then shot himself. Both survived.| Rochester Post Bulletin
An enrolled member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, Lopez previously served for four years as the executive director for Violence Free Minnesota, the statewide coalition to end relationship abuse.| Rochester Post Bulletin
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The Winona Fire Department and Winona Area Ambulance Service responded to the bluff around 11 p.m. Thursday.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Answer Man finds the real reason behind the extended curbs.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Answer Man rides to the rescue on another bus question.| Rochester Post Bulletin
KTTC Chief Meteorologist Nick Jansen said he was doing his job, but that he is a father and husband first.| Rochester Post Bulletin
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More than 100 people gathered outside the city-county Government Center. “This is a defining moment,” one said. “We must choose who we are and what we are standing for.”| Rochester Post Bulletin
Sharmake Omar said he didn’t post the video for personal enrichment, but wanted the world to see what was happening.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Tuesday meeting will include presentation on proposed rate increases.| Rochester Post Bulletin
The COVID-19 pandemic kicked off a nonstop rise in costs for restaurants.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Questions abound concerning the death of Nathan Westergaard.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Black students had a graduation rate of 74.04%, representing a drop of 10.35% from the year before, which was 84.39%. That drop was greater than the increase of 8.69% Black students gained in 2022.| Rochester Post Bulletin
This marks the second time a team from Mayo High School has taken first place in the statewide competition in the last five years.| Rochester Post Bulletin
The proposed amount of the levy would be $650,000 a year for 10 years.| Rochester Post Bulletin
The conference included 160 vendors and more than 500 school nutrition workers.| Rochester Post Bulletin
In 2024, which is the most recent year available, the overall graduation rate for Rochester Public Schools was 86%.| Rochester Post Bulletin
The video has circulated on all social media platforms after an influencer reposted it on TikTok.| Rochester Post Bulletin
A fundraiser created by the user "Shiloh Hendrix" has raised more than $250,000 to help her family relocate after claiming the viral video led to their address, names and her Social Security number to be leaked.| Rochester Post Bulletin
GoFundMe campaign raised $340,000 to "help us seek justice."| Rochester Post Bulletin
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He was taken into custody on Tuesday night, according to a Facebook post from the Wabasha County Sheriff's Office.| Rochester Post Bulletin
According to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Kameron Ray Collier, 17, of Lake City, was last seen by family on Tuesday.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Both drivers had non-life threatening injuries.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Lindsey Williams will serve in the top creative role while continuing her current role as educational programs director.| Rochester Post Bulletin
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Annexation of 330 acres into northwest Rochester is making way for plans to build 900 to 960 homes in the Pebble Creek development.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Florida-based Lennar, which has been the top home builder in Minnesota for the past 18 years, recently announced that it is marketing new homes in three established Rochester housing developments.| Rochester Post Bulletin
As public hearing nears, potential tweaks are being considered to allow retail operations to open earlier after receiving state licenses.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Natalie Victoria has always been one of the most positive people we know.So here’s our pre-COVID-19 10 (or so) Questions with her. Because we could all use some positivity right now. - ...| Rochester Post Bulletin
Microbusinesses are first of 14 retail operations expected to register under county guidelines.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Rochester's city-owned utility plans survey to measure community interest in adjusting goal adopted in 2019.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Sen. Carla Nelson, a Senate Taxes Committee member when the sales tax extension was approved, said it's important residents understand that funds cannot be shifted to the other projects.| Rochester Post Bulletin
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Bringing a 105-year-old building back to life as The Social at the Avalon has been “a long road” for Natalie Victoria and Christine Stahl, but the historic former hotel is finally ready to operate as an events center, hair salon and more.| Rochester Post Bulletin
The announcement from Sen. Ron Latz follows a split decision that guns without serial numbers are legal in the state.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Justin Eichorn’s defense argued Wednesday that his status as a former state senator is leading him to be unfairly prosecuted, and asks for federal charges to be dropped.| Rochester Post Bulletin
The DOJ label contradicts Gov. Tim Walz’s testimony in June before Congress that the state does not have a law interrupting federal immigration enforcement.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Website Swimply offers rental of private swimming pools.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Drumming has taken Alec Tackmann around the world.| Rochester Post Bulletin
The large-format outdoor exhibit features 28 local artists.| Rochester Post Bulletin
The Rochester Police Department’s newest community services captain has already made history.| Rochester Post Bulletin
David De Los Santos Aparicio, 26, admitted to law enforcement that he consumed eight or nine beers before a head-on collision that left another driver with a lacerated liver and brain bleed.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Justice for Olivia Flores means more than seeing the person responsible be held accountable, Carlos and Stephanie Flores said.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Dr. Fred Nobrega, who managed Nelson's senate runs, died Sunday, May 11, on his 90th birthday.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Two brothers arrested; Nupa to close north location until staffing issues can be addressed.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Parking options for Mayo Clinic staff and patients will change yet again in July as Unbound and other city construction projects continue.| Rochester Post Bulletin
From Alaska to the sea floor to Fiji, Sarah Spelsberg responds to emergencies in some of the world's most remote regions.| Rochester Post Bulletin
The former Lutheran minister kept getting the call to convert to Catholicism.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Beer production in Minnesota was up 10.8% in 2024, but the signs the industry is in uncertain times are apparent at Rochester’s small craft breweries.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Reader who is new to town wants the 4-1-1 on Lime scooters.| Rochester Post Bulletin
KOLM 1520 is off the air, for now and the foreseeable future.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Tutors will work one-on-one with students to help them get grade level reading and math proficiency.| Rochester Post Bulletin
The Rochester Police Department is looking for clues in the deaths of April Sorensen and Robert Volgmann.| Rochester Post Bulletin
The gathering at Soldiers Field Park on Monday evening brought out support for the man who took the video.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Former mayor Mark Nichols went from being the subject of the news to the purveyor of news in Lake City.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Maya Giron joined the Post Bulletin staff in 2023. She grew up in the Berkshires area of Western Massachusetts and, in the spring of 2023, obtained a BFA in photojournalism from the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in Rochester, N.Y. While at RIT, she interned at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette…| Rochester Post Bulletin
In 2024, Rochester Public Schools recorded the highest graduation rate since 2018, which included a 10% increase among Black students.| Rochester Post Bulletin
A team of four students from Mayo High School recently tied for fifth place in a national competition focused on current events and world knowledge called Academic WorldQuest.| Rochester Post Bulletin
"We are navigating very uncertain times," Superintendent Kent Pekel told the Rochester School Board.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Some details about the racial incident at a Rochester park seemingly have gotten distorted or been overlooked in the public discussion.| Rochester Post Bulletin
The Rochester Police Department completed its investigation on Monday into the viral video depicting a white woman calling a child a racial slur.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Like her predecessor, Misha Johnson, Jaclyn Johnson has experience boosting organizational revenues and revitalizing programming.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Top U.S. homebuilder Lennar introduces its first ground-up development in Rochester with a revision of Pebble Creek plans.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Olmsted County commissioners postponed setting the rules for a local cannabis-retail lottery in order to tweak the proposed ordinance changes, which aim to define how 14 businesses will be selected for local registration.| Rochester Post Bulletin
After five years, nonprofit overseeing Mayo Civic Center and tourism promotion sees growing numbers.| Rochester Post Bulletin
The third-term senator looks to fill Rep. Angie Craig’s seat, following her announcement to run for U.S. Senate.| Rochester Post Bulletin
The bill targets relief for small businesses and farmers and drew pushback from Democrats.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Legislation prompted by fatal Park Tavern crash aims to close loopholes for repeat drunk drivers through expanded use of ignition interlocks| Rochester Post Bulletin
Ryan Hermes helps build confidence while having fun with his mentee, Matthew Wiebold.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Florist and flower enthusiast Heather Wright has brought flower farmers together.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Shane Roper, 32, appeared in a packed Olmsted County courtroom on Wednesday for a contested omnibus hearing.| Rochester Post Bulletin
