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Ahead of Tuesday’s filing deadline, three candidates — Brooke Carlson, Kathleen Harrington and Vangie Castro — put their names in the race for the council’s only at-large (citywide) position.
Lime scooters are coming back to Rochester, after the city council narrowly approved a contract allowing the micro-mobility company to provide scooters and electric bikes in Rochester for the next two riding seasons.
In a statement, Wojcik said he feels tired and beaten up, but still compelled to continue serving Rochester as the city seeks to not only recover from current challenges, “but do better for more people in the years ahead.”
After bringing normal operations to a near standstill in the face of Covid-19, Mayo Clinic now cites encouraging increases in appointments over the past two weeks.
Rochester police are defending the actions of its officers following the recent release of a video showing a black man being forced into handcuffs while he repeatedly tries to explain to officers that they have the wrong person.
The return to the usual order comes as more businesses prepare to reopen their doors, including some restaurants and bars (for outdoor only). A moratorium on parking enforcement had been in effect since March 23.
Rochester’s police chief said protests here remained peaceful Saturday and that no arrests were made in connection to the demonstrations.
Mayor Kim Norton has instituted a 9 p.m. curfew for downtown Rochester on Saturday. During the nighttime curfew, no travel is allowed within the downtown boundaries — on any public street, sidewalk, path or any public place.
Staver’s decision to step down from his role, which he has held since 2013, comes on the heels of announcements from three new contenders vying for the position. Brooke Carlson, Greg Munson and Kathleen Harrington have all filed paperwork for the at-large council seat.
Rochester leaders are offering messages of support, solidarity and peace as protests and rioting 90 miles north continue to garner international attention in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd.
The Rochester City Council approved new regulations Wednesday for restaurants and bars to move outside, allowing them to eventually take over certain streets and parks inside the city.
The group of candidates for Rochester’s at-large city council president seat welcomed two new additions this week, with the field now sitting at three — without word from the current council president on his plans for 2020.
As Minnesota’s largest city begins to enforce a new policy requiring residents to wear masks in most public indoor spaces, the mayor of the state’s third-largest city — Rochester’s Kim Norton — says a similar policy for Rochester is not in the immediate pipeline.
Drs. Elvis Francois and William Robinson of the Mayo Clinic delivered a heartwarming rendition of “God Bless America” in front of a national television audience on Sunday.
Hours after the decision was announced to cancel the Minnesota State Fair, the City of Rochester said it plans to suspend all large public events through August 16 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
In a Facebook post Friday morning, the first-term councilor cited the need to devote more attention to her small business as the primary reason for stepping back.
Project Legacy, an organization that works with at-risk youth and young adults, announced Thursday it has been approached by an anonymous donor offering to put up the funds for a new space for the nonprofit.
With testing capabilities ramping up statewide, local efforts are under way to ensure first responders are among the first to be checked for previous exposure to the novel coronavirus.
The two Mayo Clinic surgeons whose performances have become an international sensation are scheduled to be included as part of a special Indianapolis 500 tribute to front line health care workers.
Rochester Parks and Recreation announced Wednesday plans to keep public swimming facilities — including Foster Arend and the Silver Lake and Soliders Field pools — closed for the season.
