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Hawkins has been involved as a mentor for Riverside students through the Turnaround Arts program.
Seven candidates are vying for four seats on the Rochester School Board. Ahead of Election Day, we asked them their positions on school discipline, the potential for a new school, and more.
We reached out to incumbent Council Member Nick Campion and his challenger, Arlo Kroening, to better understand where they stand on the issues.
The City of Rochester is seeking applicants for several boards, commissions and committees. Volunteer positions include oversight of planning, pedestrian safety and civic music.
The Rochester City Council on Monday approved more than $20 million in tax increment financing for a proposal to redevelop the downtown riverfront with condos, senior housing, parking and retail.
The team — made up of three middle school and two high school girls from Rochester Public Schools — won the prize from Sunrise Banks as part of the 14th annual Minnesota Cup startup contest held by the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management.
This Tuesday, Med City Beat hosted a town hall-style forum with the two candidates for Rochester mayor, Charlie O’Connell and Kim Norton.
All proceeds from the 14th annual Empty Bowls event will benefit Channel One Regional Food Bank and support its mission of “helping feed people in need.”
There's a long, bone-rattling road ahead for the redesign of Rochester's infrastructure, if the $17 million North Broadway reconstruction project is any indication.
Reporter James “Jim” Bunner was captured sporting the MAGA hat outside the Mayo Civic Center prior to Trump’s historic visit to Rochester.
The president’s visit came five weeks ahead of the critical midterm elections. Republicans are hoping to retain control of Congress, and have their sights on a series of closely-contested House races, including Minnesota’s 1st District, which encompasses the southern portion of the state.
The longtime restaurant — located below the now-shuttered Days Inn hotel at 6 First Avenue Northwest in downtown Rochester — is set to close on November 11.
A visit from President Donald Trump will bring thousands of visitors into downtown Rochester this Thursday night. Here's how it will affect transit, security and airport traffic.
Med City Beat is hosting a pair of forums featuring candidates for city office.
Over the weekend, Olmsted Medical Center went live with its new medical record system. The Epic software replaces the two electronic health records OMC had previously been using.
At or near the top of the list for campus investment: housing for students.
The ice cream parlor, which is operated by the Boys and Girls Club of Rochester, says its final day at 311 South Broadway will be October 7.
Grief follows any death, but suicide is different. It seems to happen out of nowhere, without reason, and — because of the stigma surrounding it — rumors often fill the silence left by shame.
Two local advocacy groups are organizing a “GreaterThanFear” rally in protest of President Donald Trumps’s scheduled appearance in Rochester.
The president will visit the Mayo Civic Center for a MAGA rally on Thursday, October 4, according to an announcement from the Republican Party of Minnesota.
