ST. PAUL — Senate Republicans are proposing property tax caps, no tax on tips and overtime, and lowering license tab fees as ...

ROCHESTER — Rochester Mayor Kim Norton, the city’s first female mayor, has decided not to seek a third term. “Representing ...

MERIDEN TOWNSHIP, Minn. — A Rochester teenager was injured in a Highway 14 crash west of Owatonna on Sunday, March 1, 2026.

She is one of 30 semifinalists who have been selected out of a larger pool of 128 educators from around the state.

Community members who are considering a run for local office are invited to attend a free three-part training series designed to equip prospective candidates and campaign volunteers with the tools ...

The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office announced on Monday, March 2, it was launching a new portal to collect evidence of unlawful actions by federal agents during Operation Metro Surge.

Riddhi Patel, an eighth grade student from Dakota Middle School, will advance to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. after finishing first in a regional competition on Monday.

A dozen sixth through eighth-graders took part in the 2026 Southeast Minnesota Spelling Bee final on Monday, March 2, 2026, in Rochester. Riddhi Patel, an eighth-grader at Dakota Middle School, won ...

The Section 1, Class 3A and Section 1, Class 4A boys basketball tournaments get underway on Wednesday. Here are some names to keep an eye on during the race to the section championship games.

More than 100 skiers from the Rochester area raced in one of the five events held at the annual American Birkebeiner in Hayward, Wis., in late February.

"I have colleagues who have had to stop insuring their families as of Jan. 1," Kasson-Mantorville teacher Aaron Wilke said.

Temperatures take a huge jump up to around 40 degrees this afternoon with cloudy skies moving in. Despite the clouds we stay mild the rest of the week. Highs stay in the mid 40s until low 50s appear ...