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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Rochester, Minnesota, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 813 stories have been published about Rochester, Minnesota which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Agriculture · Australia

Osorno, Hoffman honored in inaugural Kirkeide family fellowships

NDSU Extension 4-H youth development specialist Meagan Hoffman and NDSU professor of plant sciences Juan Osorno are inaugural honorees of NDSU fellowships in the name of an influential agricultural family in the region. For generations, members of the Kirkeide family have helped advance North Dakota agriculture, Extension and 4-H, and the land-grant mission of North Dakota State University. In 2024, siblings Tom Kirkeide, Paul Kirkeide, Catherin…See the Story

Agriculture · Rochester

'Bean there, cooked that' webinar gives ground-up view of beans

North Dakota State University Extension researchers are collaborating on a webinar that will give information about dry edible beans from the ground up. The webinar, “Bean there, cooked that: Unpacking the Nutritional Power of Dry Beans,” will be held May 5, 2025. The webinar will be recorded over Zoom and available online afterward. Ana Carcedo, NDSU Extension broadleaf agronomist, developed the webinar at the request of Mitch Coulter, Northarv…See the Story

Rochester, Minnesota · Rochester

Phase one construction resumes at Silver Lake Park

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ROCHESTER — The first phase of the Silver Lake Park improvement project is set to continue this week, as fencing is going up around the park and aquatics area for safety purposes during construction. Key projects during phase one construction include a modernized aquatics area, an upgraded playground, an indigenous gathering area, an expanded skate park, a new basketball court and renovated park shelters. The total investment of approximately $9…See the Story

Basketball · Rochester

SE Minnesota to be well represented at girls basketball All-Star Series

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ROCHESTER — Southeast Minnesota will be well represented at this year's Minnesota Girls Basketball Coaches Association's All-Star Series. Austin's Ajiem Agwa; Winona Cotter's Clarissa Sauer; Caledonia's Josie Foster; Byron's Kendra Harvey; Goodhue's Kendyl Lodermeier and Kasson-Mantorville's Makenzie Carrier are among the 42 players from across the state selected to play in a pair of all-star games on Saturday, April 5. The games will be played …See the Story

Rochester, Minnesota · Rochester

Police arrest woman after shots fired in southeast Rochester

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ROCHESTER — Rochester police responded to a report of shots fired Monday night, April 1, in a residence in southeast Rochester. Around 9:40 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 700 block of Seventh Avenue Southeast. A woman reported that she was shot at after a verbal exchange, according to a Rochester Police Department release. The woman said she knew the person who shot at her, the release said. Police located Mercedes Meyers, 28, of Rocheste…See the Story

Rochester, Minnesota · Rochester

City announces 6 major road construction projects for this year

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ROCHESTER — The City of Rochester has six major construction projects scheduled for 2025, according to city press release. The list below highlights large-scale projects but does not include all construction work planned for 2025. To stay informed, residents can see travel impacts by using two construction websites: downtownrochesterconstruction.org: An online resource designed to provide residents, visitors, patients and downtown employees with…See the Story

Minnesota Vikings · Rochester

Mayo girls excited to tackle the world of flag football in Minnesota Vikings-backed league

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ROCHESTER — Kaleigh Zollner admits sports have always been in her blood. A graduate of Tomah High School in Wisconsin, Zollner is the daughter of longtime Tomah athletic director Tom Curran and has been an avid Green Bay Packers fan since Day 1. As a middle schooler, Zollner asked — or as she puts it "begged" — her father to let her play football. Unfortunately for Zollner, that was quickly shut down. But she acknowledges it was probably the rig…See the Story

Agriculture · Rochester

Comparing North Dakota's agriculture industry to the one of The Sunshine State

If you ever have an opportunity to visit livestock production systems in other parts of the country, take it. It is amazing what you can learn, and you often find out that the grass is not greener on the other side of the fence. In January, I had the opportunity to travel to Florida to attend the American Forage and Grassland Conference in Kissimmee. Before you start thinking about the sunshine and warmth that Florida has to offer through the to…See the Story