Rochester police plan new gang unit

5/16 10:40:01 PM

A new police unit focusing on gang surveillance and violent crime could soon be at work in Rochester....
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Authorities search in SW Minnesota for missing Marshall man

5/16 10:30:01 PM

MARSHALL, Minn. -- Authorities in southwestern Minnesota are looking for a 19-year-old Marshall man whose car apparently went into a ditch near Taunton....
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Rochester man charged with assaulting woman, police officer

5/16 8:40:02 PM

A Rochester man faces a variety of charges for allegedly assaulting a woman, then using racial slurs and assaulting a police officer during his arrest....
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Winona celebrates from sunup to sundown at capital for a day

5/16 8:15:01 PM

WINONA -- Winona got the most out of being Minnesota's capital for a day on Friday, starting early and going into the night....
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2007 was a record year for tick-born diseases in Minnesota Web

5/16 7:40:01 PM

ST. PAUL -- The state Health Department is warning people to guard against tick bites as new statistics show 2007 was a record year for tick-born diseases in the state....
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Rhubarb is a big deal for Lanesboro

5/16 11:35:02 AM

LANESBORO -- The Legislature has proclaimed Lanesboro as the official Rhubarb Capital of Minnesota. ...
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Stay away from blue herons, egets

5/16 11:30:02 AM

WINONA -- No one will be allowed in the 57-acre Mertes Slough, a Mississippi River backwater across from Winona with about 800 great blue herons and American egrets, beginning today....
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Stewartville man struck, killed while working road construction job

5/16 10:25:04 AM

Leo Kuisle was a construction foreman who had worked in the industry for 15 years when a vehicle apparently came over a hill and ended his life Thursday....
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Rochester man charged with theft of computer monitor, projector from Mayo Clinic

5/16 8:15:01 PM

A Rochester man who said he was just downtown to fill out job applications now faces criminal charges....
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Zumbro Falls' Ripplin River Daze on Saturday

5/16 11:30:02 AM

ZUMBRO FALLS -- An antique tractor pull and a hypnotist will be part of the city's annual festival, Ripplin River Daze, on Saturday....
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Mantorville doctor cited for prescribing too many painkillers

5/16 4:05:20 PM

CANNON FALLS -- A Mantorville doctor, who works in the Mayo Health System, has been disciplined by the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice for inappropriately prescribing pain medications. ...
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Video: 15 Minutes -- Minnows, leaches and worms

5/16 2:00:02 PM

Mike Smith is the owner of Hooked on Fishing Bait and Tackle shop on Highway 63 North in Rochester....
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Medical school graduate follows in mom's footsteps

5/16 9:45:21 AM

Few tributes can match a child's wish to follow in his parent's footsteps. Stephen Gleich will accept his M.D. degree from Mayo Clinic -- 30 years after his mother, Dr. Kristin Leiferman. Thus, Gleich will be the first known "legacy" graduate of Mayo Medical School....
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Wykoff has a grocery again

Roseville man throws himself into woodchipper

Center for muscles, tendons, bones opens

Oronoco man crashes car after leading police on high-speed chase

Witnesses say van driver in Cottonwood bus crash wasn't alone

Teen admits to assaulting officers by ramming car into squads

Woman pleads guilty, fined on Austin prostitution charge

Riverland women's teams forfeit games because of ineligible athlete

Many will put their locks on the line for cancer event

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Winona man charged with drug crimes

Winona County denies fault in flood deaths

Teen gets probation for assaulting mother

Restraining orders dismissed when settlement reached

Goldy Gopher carving greets visitors to this house

Charges dismissed against man already in prison

Correction

Twin Cities Airport starts streamlined security check

Musculoskeletal Center offers therapy, education

Work will affect traffic around shopping centers

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Community Action Program to celebrate 25th anniversary

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Elks announces scholarship recipients

Poppy sales begin today

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ICE agents move detainees out of Postville, Iowa, but continue investigation

Part of Center Street to be closed Saturday for construction

Judge stops Elko saloon from using smoking-ban loophole

Disgruntled Woodbury flight attendant accused of setting fire on airplane

St. John's officials look to fix mapping problems

Mayo leaders offer annual community report