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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.
Today, entrepreneurial collectors provide the city with curated nostalgic immersion. From vintage toys and comics to retro tech and long-thought-dead fashions and media formats, even a handshake from the voice actor behind a favorite childhood cartoon character — the era you long for is not far from reach.
The latest census has resulted in a reshuffling of legislative seats in the Rochester area and across Minnesota.
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
Channel One Regional Food Bank and Rochester Public Schools are introducing a new approach toward combating childhood hunger.
The grants — which range from $1,220 to $200,000 — are part of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development’s Main Street Economic Revitalization Program.
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.
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.
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.
Forget burgers and fries, Rochester students are expanding their palettes this summer with new, culturally-inspired dishes in an effort to diversify the school lunch menu and better reflect district demographics.
The Dodge-Fillmore-Olmsted County Community Corrections outlined rehabilitation for formerly incarcerated individuals as a pressing community need in its 2021-22 Comprehensive Plan, detailing how lowering rates of incarceration both in Olmsted County’s adult detention centers as well as juvenile detention centers means more individuals will soon be reintegrating into civilian life — and that means an increased need for community programs and support aimed at restoration and rehabilitation.
On her mission to deliver medical supplies and training to soldiers and civilians in Ukraine, Ashlea McLeod, PhD, PA-C, encountered the gamut of the human spirit: pure-hearted NGO volunteers, military and medical heroes and imposters, extremists “playing war,” and refugees left in the lurch.
The testing of specimens from across the U.S. will be conducted at Mayo’s Division of Clinical Microbiology laboratories in Rochester. Mayo Labs plans to start by performing up to 10,000 tests per week, with the ability to increase capacity later if needed.
To reduce its carbon effort, Mayo said it will focus its efforts on energy, transportation and other emissions, such as from anesthetic gases and refrigerants.
Agbamu comes to Rochester from St. Paul, where she served as assistant superintendent. Prior to that position, she won Minnesota High School Principal of the Year in 2011 while at Park High School in Cottage Grove.
The Rochester Golf and Country Club has paid the Center of the American Experiment $5,300 to settle a lawsuit over the cancellation of a March event focused on crime and public safety.
The filing period for candidates seeking elected office ended on Tuesday. Here are five things to watch ahead of the August primaries.
