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Rochester Shuts Down Comments on City Social Media Pages
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- The City of Rochester has taken a step towards attempting to end online behavior that leaders say contradicts the city’s values. City leaders announced the change on Wednesday. The new policy took immediate effect and was shared across all city-run social media accounts. From now...
A year after legalization, where you can and can’t smoke pot in Minnesota is still a little hazy
Despite being legal for months, it was still kind of surreal to see people openly smoking marijuana in public recently, and smell the pungent clouds surrounding them. A small crowd of smokers at the Northern Haze Festival puffed on bongs and other glass pipes under a tent in a parking lot on a sweaty Duluth Saturday in early July.
Body of missing Minnesota hiker recovered in Beartooth Mountains of Montana
The body of missing Twin Cities hiker Dylan Honnoll was recovered by a helicopter crew Wednesday in the Beartooth Mountains of south-central Montana, a day after ground search crews found it fully submerged in East Rosebud Creek. Search and rescue teams had been searching for Honnoll since he fell into...
Alert Issued Statewide For Missing Minnesota 14-Year-Old
Inver Grove Heights, MN (KROC-AM News) - Another Minnesota teenager is the subject of a statewide missing person alert. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says the latest alert involves a 14-year-old girl from Inver Grove Heights. Police in the Twin Cities suburb consider her an endangered missing juvenile. The...
Fire Damages Multiple Garages at Rochester Apartment Complex
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- Rochester Firefighters fought a garage fire at an apartment complex Tuesday night. A news release issued by the Rochester Fire Department says crews responded to the fire call around 9:35 p.m. Five engines were among the resources deployed to the blaze. Responding firefighters found two garage...
Guilty Plea in Rochester Drug Case Involving 4500 Fentanyl Pills
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - A guilty plea was entered today by a Twin Cities woman who was caught with thousands of fentanyl pills in Rochester earlier this year. Court records indicate 31-year-old Safia Sied Mohamed was arrested on March 28 after Rochester Police responded to a report of two people passed out in the vehicle parked inside the city's Second Street Parking Ramp. While speaking to the occupants of the vehicle, one of the responding officers spotted burnt tinfoil and a burnt straw on the floor near the driver's feet.
MN trooper charged in deadly crash: Dashcam video shows previous wrecks
(FOX 9) - A Minnesota state trooper’s driving record is under the microscope after he was criminally charged for his role in a deadly car crash in Rochester while on duty earlier this year. Olmsted County prosecutors have filed second-degree manslaughter, criminal vehicular homicide, and reckless driving charges against...
Who is Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, one of a dozen being vetted as a possible Kamala Harris running mate?
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is being vetted as a possible vice presidential candidate for likely Democratic nominee Vice President Harris.On Wednesday, a source familiar with the process said about a dozen individuals are being vetted as possible running mates.In addition to Walz, multiple sources said the list of candidates includes several other governors: Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Andy Beshear of Kentucky, J.B. Pritzker of Illinois and Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan. Several members of the Biden administration, including Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, are also being considered. Who is Walz?Now in his second term as governor, Walz,...
A multi-state Listeria outbreak linked to deli meats has killed two and sickened 28, CDC warns
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a warning about a multi-state Listeria outbreak connected to sliced deli meats. At this time, the outbreak has resulted in two deaths and 28 illnesses — all of whom required hospitalization — the agency specified in an investigation notice released Friday.
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