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Five teens charged for assaulting man in Rochester parking lot
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Byron Public Schools to ask voters for operating referendum
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Man who ‘held his girlfriend in his Minnesota college dorm room for days as he raped and tortured her’ gets plea deal
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Body of missing man who saved children from the Mississippi River found
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URGENT! 3,400+ Kids in SE Minnesota Need Help With School Supplies This Year
Not trying to wreck your summer right now but just a heads up, school starts again in about a month (plus or minus a week or two depending on where you live in Minnesota). Target, Walmart, and all of the stores are getting ready to show you ALL of the fancy and new pencil pouches, backpacks, and items that are needed for your kid this year in school.
Video Captures Driver Fleeing Deputies at Over 100 mph Crashing at Rochester Interchange
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- A Twin Cities man is in custody following a law enforcement pursuit that ended with a crash at a Rochester interchange. Olmsted County Sheriff’s Captain Tim Parkin says the incident began with an attempted traffic stop early Sunday morning. Deputies had tried to stop the vehicle for speeding.
Minneapolis man accused of drunken crash and resisting arrest in Olmsted County
OLMSTED COUNTY, Minn. – A man is jailed for allegedly resisting arrest after an early morning crash. The Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office says Anthony Thomas Jr., 31 of Minneapolis, is facing charges of criminal vehicular operation – bodily harm, first-degree DWI, and first-degree DWI-flee in a motor vehicle.
Rochester Police Seize Gun from Man Accused of Making Threats With Shotgun
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- Police seized a gun from a Rochester man accused of making threats during an apparent dispute on Sunday. That’s according to Rochester Police Department Communications Coordinator Amanda Grayson. Officers responded to the report of threats of violence involving a firearm around 7:30 p.m. Rochester Man...
Girls Flag Football Wraps Up their First Season
(ABC 6 News) — The Girls Flag Football Championships were held at TCO Stadium in Eagan this past weekend to mark the end of the season. Rosemount, Kasson-Mantorville, Pine Island, and La Crescent were the 4 core members of the league in its first year. Each team hosted a weekend of games over the summer. The league partnered with the Minnesota Vikings in order to get it off the ground, offering a unique opportunity of competition in Women’s athletics.
Honkers Handle Huskies to Earn Series Split
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Huskies were unable to sweep the first place Rochester Honkers on Monday, falling 11 to 1. With the loss, Duluth is now two and a half games back of Rochester in the standings. The Huskies (7-6) will hit the road Tuesday to begin a two-game series...
State trooper driving 83 in 40-mph zone in pursuit before fatal Rochester crash, warrant reveals
The Minnesota state trooper charged in a fatal Rochester crash earlier this year was traveling at approximately 70 mph at the point of impact of the crash, a search warrant filed on Friday reveals. Minnesota State Trooper Shane Elroy Roper, 32, of Hayfield, Minn., will make his first appearance in...
Non-Profit Wrench holds fundraiser
(ABC 6 News) — Non-Profit Wrench is hosting a fundraiser at Famous Dave’s in Rochester on Monday. The non-profit organization helps those in poverty or dealing with disabilities by doing free vehicle maintenance, handy-man work, and other services they may need. At Monday’s event, they are also showing...
Bombers 9U youth baseball team wins Kasson tournament
The Cannon Falls Bombers 9U youth baseball team won the tournament in Kasson the weekend of June 15 with a perfect record of 3-0. The Bombers beat the Byron Bears 9U ZVL 5-4, defeated the Rochester Tornadoes 9U 4-3 and were victorious over Kasson-Mantorville 7-5. The wins over Byron and Rochester were both on walk-offs. In the win over Byron, Vince Pagel singled to drive in the game-winning run and Kooper Taube drove in four runs. Against Rochester, Charlie Stark was the hero with the game-winning single. Stark hit an inside-the-park grand slam against K-M. Bennett Banks, Graham Rechtzigel, Stark and Taube all pitched against Byron while the combination of Banks, Rechtzigel and Stark earned the win on the mound against Rochester. Against K-M it was the duo of Banks and Rechtizgel who pitched. The little Bombers host Randolph at the Archie Swenson Fields on Tuesday, July 16, and then have their end of the season tournament in Stewartville on July 28. Pictured, from left to right, in back are coaches Theron Pagel, Brad Warm, Justin Rechtzigel, Josh Retterath and Dan Banks; in the middle are Vince Pagel, Bennett Banks, Knox Murphy, Graham Rechtzigel, Chris Thisius, Joey Chavis, Kooper Taube and Clark Pagel; kneeling are Bryce Warm and Charlie Stark and in the front is Keegan Retterath. Submitted photo.
More comfortable with more sunshine the rest of this week
Clouds will stick around into Monday evening with the chance of showers and a thunderstorm or two into the late evening. Any rain should be wrapping up and moving out of here by 9 PM Monday evening. Clouds will gradually decrease overnight and dew points will slowly drop as well.
Family Promise Rochester looking for donations for its pantry and library
ROCHESTER, Minn. - Non-perishable food items and books are a few donation items that Family Promise Rochester is looking for in its ‘Little Library and Pantry.’. Family Promise Rochester has been helping families experiencing homelessness since 1999. The shelter near Kutzky Park called the 'North Star House' provides a bedroom, meals, case management and education for three families at a time- for up to four months.
5 Teens Accused of Attacking Dating App User at Rochester Restaurant
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- The Rochester Police Department says five teenagers could face charges connected to an attempted underage solicitation sting. Communications Coordinator Amanda Grayson says the incident that led to the charging request occurred around 7:30 Friday night. Police responded to the McDonald’s restaurant on 2nd St. in southwest...
Owatonna VFW baseball teams lose to Mayo in doubleheader
The Owatonna VFW baseball regular season is drawing to a close, as its last regular season game takes place Monday night. The VFW team had its final doubleheader of the season on Saturday, as they traveled to Rochester to take on the Mayo VFW baseball team. The Owatonna VFW 10 team played first and lost in a 4-3 walk-off victory for Mayo, while the VFW 9 team played in the second game of the doubleheader and lost 11-1 in six innings. ...
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