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Rochester rewind: looking back at the 20 biggest stories of 2014

Rochester rewind: looking back at the 20 biggest stories of 2014

 

1. DMC planners unveil first draft of development plan

Graphic: : DMC Development Plan

Graphic: : DMC Development Plan

2. Region hit with one of the coldest winters in history

3. Torgerson defeats Mueller in sheriff's race

4. Man kills daughter, turns gun on himself

5. Woman killed at Rochester motel; body later found stuffed in suitcase

6. Local hockey players hospitalized following CO leak at Wisconsin rink

7. Rochester prepares for worst-case scenario

8. UMR expansion approved by Board of Regents

Graphic: University of Minnesota

Graphic: University of Minnesota

9. Mayo Civic Center expansion gets $35 million in state funding

10. Downtown transformation begins quicker than expected

11. Golfers rally to save Soldiers Field golf course

12. Debate over Zip Rail picks up steam

13. RST adds nonstop flights to two major airports

14. Mayo Clinic comes out on top for first time

15. Dozens march against police brutality

16. City cracks down on aggressive panhandling

17. E-cigs banned from public places

18. Medical pot distribution center planned for Rochester

19. Channel One wins $500,000 grant from Minnesota Twins

20. Lourdes High School wins state football championship

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(Cover photo: DMC Development Plan)

 
Gas prices drop below $2 a gallon in Rochester

Gas prices drop below $2 a gallon in Rochester

Century High School graduate honored by U.S. Air Force

Century High School graduate honored by U.S. Air Force