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Our View: Ban guns from Minnesota State Capitol
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (699+ words) On June 14, 2025, Minnesota House DFL leader Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were assassinated at their home in Brooklyn Park. On that same night, state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, sustained serious injuries in a similar attack at…...
East Grand Forks American Legion members encourage participation; building still on the market for a buyer
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (530+ words) EAST GRAND FORKS " Members of American Legion Post 157 in East Grand Forks, along with employees of the building, are urging community members to get involved with the club as members try to sell their current meeting place. The Legion is…...
Fraud followed by ICE has upheaved election-year politics in Minnesota
2+ hour, 23+ min ago (899+ words) ROCHESTER " There may never have been a more topsy-turvy month in Minnesota politics than January. Judge for yourself. Not too long ago, Republicans looked on a glide path to reclaim the governor's office, a trophy that has eluded the party's…...
Therapist opens Aura Wellness Center in downtown Rochester
2+ hour, 38+ min ago (161+ words) ROCHESTER " Rochester massage therapist Fenny Spratte recently launched the Aura Wellness Center on South Broadway. Spratte, who previously worked at the Rochester Wellness Center in northwest Rochester, opened the doors of her new Aura Wellness Center in Suite 102 at 415 Broadway…...
Post Bulletin named a top newspaper in Minnesota
3+ hour, 8+ min ago (281+ words) Our newsroom occasionally reports stories under a byline of "staff." Often, the "staff" byline is used when rewriting basic news briefs that originate from official sources, such as a city press release about a road closure, and which require little…...
Shannon O'Hara Foundation caps a $50,000 month of giving
9+ hour, 17+ min ago (404+ words) ROCHESTER " Dan and Jennifer O'Hara, and their daughter Erin, refer to the first month of the year as "Shanuary." It's when the Shannon O'Hara Foundation is most in the spotlight, as the O'Haras pass out scholarship after scholarship to hockey-playing…...
Minnesota jails have patch work of immigration detainer policies
12+ hour, 26+ min ago (508+ words) ROCHESTER " The Trump administration's border czar asked Thursday for more cooperation from Minnesota law enforcement on immigration enforcement and removal. Tom Homan, who took over immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota this week, asked for the Minnesota Department of Corrections, which…...
Olmsted County administrator: Local tax increases are not sustainable
18+ hour, 21+ min ago (714+ words) ROCHESTER " Olmsted County commissioners and staff asked state lawmakers to keep local taxpayers in mind when the 2026 Minnesota Legislature returns to St. Paul on Feb. 17. "Our community cannot sustain 6.8% property tax increases now and into eternity," County Administrator Travis Gransee…...
Iowa man killed in Mower County crash Thursday night
18+ hour, 24+ min ago (133+ words) AUSTIN, Minn. " An Iowa man was killed in a crash on Interstate 90 in Mower County Thursday night. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, an Iowa couple was heading west in a Subaru Outback on I-90 when they struck a deer at…...
Mayo Clinic adds robotic, tissue-preserving option for mastectomy patients
21+ hour, 19+ min ago (158+ words) ROCHESTER " Mayo Clinic has added a surgical option for breast cancer patients at its Minnesota and Florida locations, the health system announced Friday, Jan. 30. The announcement follows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of a robotic nipple-sparing mastectomy procedure. Though…...