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The Olmsted County Board has decided to join other counties around the state and country in a federal lawsuit against pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors of opioid medications.

The Minnesota Education Commissioner did not specifically name the Stewartville School District, but Brenda Cassellius issued a statement today that is highly critical of school districts that have adopted policies that result in the dumping of the meal trays of students with unpaid account balances…

Armed with coffee and signs, 25 members and supporters of Communities United for Rochester Empowerment (CURE) protested outside of Mayo Clinic on Monday, Nov. 20.

The Mayo Clinic’s financial outlook got a bit boost from its third quarter of this year.

The Rochester Fire Department is reporting that a dog died as a result of a fire in one of the apartment buildings in The Gates of Rochester complex in northwest Rochester Sunday afternoon.

An alert neighbor might have prevented a mobile home from going up in flames this morning in Rochester.

The Minnesota State Patrol responded to a couple injury crashes in the region yesterday and early today.

A new criminal case has been opened against a former Rochester school district employee accused of molesting a female student at Sunset Terrace elementary school.

A Rochester Police Dept. spokesman is calling it a one man crime spree that happened near Kellogg Middle School Thursday - in broad daylight.

Now we know why a Rochester man was arrested by the FBI last month.