Rochester
Feds give tribe a ‘lifeline’ with option for ‘emergency casino’ near Rochester
Federal ruling would allow Prairie Island Indian Community to build an interim casino on site of failed Elk Run biotech development.
December 20, 2024
Greater Minnesota
A small Minnesota city rolled out the red carpet for jobs in cannabis growing
An entrepreneur wants to put up to $10 million toward a new kind of ag business, transforming a former Green Giant cannery to grow cannabis.
December 20, 2024
Rochester
Rochester school district faces federal complaint over diversity hiring programs
Group says programs intended to recruit teachers of color are discriminatory.
December 19, 2024
News & Politics
There’s little evidence mail service has improved in Minnesota as holidays approach
The Postal Service has been plagued by financial and staffing issues. Service reports show mail is being delivered on time less often than a year ago.
December 19, 2024
Greater Minnesota
Adam Fravel gets life in prison for murder of Winona’s Madeline Kingsbury
He was convicted last month of four counts of murder for killing Kingsbury, the mother of his young children, and hiding her body in a rural area.
December 17, 2024
Greater Minnesota
After problems with health care access, Albert Lea residents are getting a better ride
A local transit company is expanding free medical shuttle services to Freeborn County.
December 14, 2024
News & Politics
Albert Lea man sentenced to 25 years for 2-year-old’s murder
Austin Michael Navarro was also sentenced for assaulting his newborn son.
December 13, 2024
Rochester
Family of Olivia Flores files wrongful-death suit against former state trooper
Shane Roper also faces nine criminal charges for his role in the May crash in Rochester that killed the 18-year-old Flores and injured five others.
December 12, 2024
High Schools
Rochester Mayo’s Claire Loftus named Star Tribune's All-Minnesota Girls Tennis Player of the Year
The senior tennis player this fall concluded her high school career as a five-time state champion.
December 12, 2024
Agriculture
Minnesota Driftless-area dairy farm loses at appeals court in bid to add more cows
Daley Farm of Lewiston, Minn., had argued variance should be approved owing to, in part, a Winona County board prejudiced against dairy farmers.
December 11, 2024
Rochester
Jail for getaway driver for gunman who killed Rochester man outside Loring Park party
The judge passed on prison time, citing the defendant’s cooperation in the prosecution of the shooter.
December 10, 2024
Rochester
Officials identify Rochester-area man shot to death over weekend in Brooklyn Park
The gunfire erupted in a strip mall parking lot, police said.
December 9, 2024