Amazon to build new distribution center south of Rochester
The online retail giant plans to build a nearly 84,000-square-foot “last-mile” facility in Stewartville.
May 16, 2025
Meet the trailblazing woman serving as Rochester’s first female police captain
Capt. Jennifer Hodgman says she hopes the promotion will pave the way for other women to get into law enforcement.
May 16, 2025
Man convicted in deadly arson during 2020 riots seeks to reopen appeal window
Montez Lee Jr. was sentenced to a prison term that fell well below federal guidelines. He wants to argue it could’ve been lighter.
May 14, 2025
After a couple of false claims, child at center of racist video now identified, says Rochester NAACP
Three families came forward claiming to be associated with the child after a campaign raised $340,000. The claims of two were discredited.
May 13, 2025
Minneapolis writer Jack El-Hai tackles the story of Mayo’s first face transplant
Local nonfiction: The surgery makes for astonishing reading in “Face in the Mirror.”
May 11, 2025
Rochester leaders call on authorities to charge woman in racist viral video
Local and state leaders came together during a Wednesday town hall sponsored by the NAACP to urge the community to stand against hate and racism.
May 8, 2025
Rochester schools lose $1.9 million federal grant for mental health support
Staff already on campuses were sharpening their social work skills to better counsel students — but may have been seen as DEI.
May 7, 2025
How an industrial city along the Mississippi River transformed itself into an arts town
Once known primarily for manufacturing and shipping, Winona has emerged as a Midwest arts destination.
May 7, 2025
As measles spreads nationwide, fewer Minnesota kindergartners have ‘herd immunity’
Minnesota’s kindergartners have been below the recommended 95% threshold for years, and more parents are getting exemptions for the MMR vaccine. Where are children most vulnerable to infectious spread?
May 6, 2025
Minnesota Supreme Court: Female breasts are not lewd or inherently sexual and can be exposed in public
In overturning a Court of Appeals decision, the state’s high court examined whether or not a woman simply exposing her breasts constitutes conduct of a sexual nature.
May 5, 2025
Rochester police investigate racist viral video case; $340K raised for little boy’s family
The boy’s family has requested privacy, according to the Rochester NAACP.
May 5, 2025
Jeff Broberg, tireless water champion who helped change Minnesota’s environmental policies, dies
A former chair of a state environmental commission and a longtime geologist, he was key in the recent push to clean up nitrate pollution in southeast Minnesota.
May 5, 2025
