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The World Cup is about to get under way in Qatar — and soon area soccer fans will be able to take in the action on a big screen in Peace Plaza.
The Landing MN’s four-year journey into its new day center at 426 3rd Ave SE is marked by a series of lives changed for the better as a result of their relationship-centric approach to assistance.
Minnesota’s First Congressional District gave Republicans in the U.S. House a boost in the party’s path to a majority.
General elections results for Rochester mayor, city council, school board, and more.
The Rochester School Board race features three incumbents — and one candidate backed by the current seat-holder — facing off against a bloc of candidates running under the moniker “4 Your Children.”
The latest census has resulted in a reshuffling of legislative seats in the Rochester area and across Minnesota.
The job of the county’s top prosecutor is an elected position, meaning every four years voters get the opportunity to decide on the direction of the office.
We asked the candidates for Rochester City Council to finish five statements about the direction of the city.
As a result of redistricting, six of the seven Olmsted County Board seats are on the ballot this cycle — and due to retirements, four are open seats
No topic underscores the division between the two candidates more so than Destination Medical Center, the $5.6 billion initiative to solidify downtown Rochester as a global hub for healthcare.
In July, a state law went into effect allowing for the production, distribution, and sale of edibles containing hemp-derived THC. Since then, all kinds of Rochester businesses have begun adding THC-infused products to their shelves.
While the stories of Rochester and Mayo Clinic will forever be intertwined, author Virginia Wright-Peterson wants you to know that there is more to the city’s history.
The indoor skatepark would be the first of its kind in Rochester — with the goal of providing skateboarders a fun, safe space to continue staying active, particularly during the colder weather months.
As proposed, the 2.8-mile LINK Rapid Transit route will run along Second Street SW, connecting downtown Rochester with St. Marys Hospital and a planned West Transit Village that will include parking and housing.
A local bike group is peddling a new program that will provide riders with extra incentives to make their next trip on two wheels.
A Rochester nonprofit serving people with disabilities throughout southeast Minnesota is close to breaking ground on the region’s first fully-accessible indoor recreation center.
As one of eight instructors named to the Temple/American Association of Physics Teachers group of the NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team, Milbrandt is responsible for helping create training materials for introductory physics teaching at the community college and university levels.
Michael York, the enduring actor whose film credits include Cabaret, The Three Musketeers, and Logan’s Run, is settling into his next act two-thousand miles away from Hollywood.
Rochester’s lakes all share one trait: their unnaturalness.
The latest campaign finance reports show that Trahan brought in $18,367 since last November. Incumbent Mayor Kim Norton was second in fundraising, reporting $15,239 in cash and in-kind services.
