Sherry Dawn Norris
Sherry Dawn (Anderson) Norris, 69, of Rochester, Minnesota passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, November 1, 2026, following a brief illness.
Nov 6, 2026Open source
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Rochester, Minnesota. Counties or equivalents associated with this area: Olmsted. Associated ZIP codes: 55901, 55902, 55903, 55904, 55905, 55906.
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Steven John Benson
Steven John Benson, 80, of Rochester, Minnesota, passed away on October 27, 2026.
Nov 3, 2026Open source
Mary H. Dunlap
Mary Harrison Dunlap of Rochester, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on October 13, 2026, after a 2.5-year battle with cancer.
Nov 3, 2026Open source
Lisa Demuth, Amy Klobuchar on the issues ahead of election for MN governor
The candidate Minnesotans choose to take the reins of the state government after eight years of Gov. Walz could profoundly change state decision-making for y...
Oct 31, 2026Open source
Twin Cities PBS will become Minnesota PBS, expanding service to Southern Minnesota with addition of KSMQ
Twin Cities PBS announced it will become Minnesota PBS on Sept. 1 with the addition of KSMQ, extending regional and national PBS programming to nearly 350,00...
Aug 25, 2026Open source
Duluth and Rochester set rainfall records amid wet Friday in Minnesota Communities across Minnesota saw imp...
Communities across Minnesota saw impressive rainfall totals on Friday as wet weather crawled across the state.
Aug 1, 2026Open source
How Rochester’s 'women in blue overalls' built a highway and helped change Minnesota's road policy
In 1914, when the highway to Lake City lost its funding, a group of Rochester women showed up with gravel and shovels.
Jul 28, 2026Open source
Should anesthesiologist assistants practice in Minnesota? A Rochester lawmaker is weighing that option
At an upcoming roundtable, two Minnesota senators want to hear feedback on possibly adding another anesthesia career path to Minnesota's roster of credential...
Jul 28, 2026Open source
Woman who called child slurs at Rochester park found guilty of misdemeanor A woman who started an online fu...
A woman who started an online fundraiser that garnered hundreds of thousands of dollars after she called a child with autism racial slurs at a southern Minne...
Jul 25, 2026Open source
Months after Operation Metro Surge, an effort to account for the human toll
For many who spoke Tuesday night in Rochester, Minnesota, the trauma of that time has left scars that may never heal.
Jul 16, 2026Open source
This State’s Top Police Drone User? Rochester, Minn.
The city police department used drones more than any other agency in 2025, per the yearly Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles report from the Minnesota Bureau of...
Jul 8, 2026Open source
Klobuchar fights off challenge from left, wins DFL convention nod in bid for governor
ROCHESTER – Sen. Amy Klobuchar sees a transformed Minnesota under her leadership as governor, one where life is more affordable, government services are de...
May 30, 2026Open source
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Rochester is in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
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The Dakota, Ojibwe and Ho-Chunk were among the Native peoples who lived in the Rochester area. The community was founded by George Head and his wife, Henrietta, who built a log cabin known as Head's Tavern in 1854 and named the town after Head's hometown of Rochester, New York. It grew as a stagecoach stop on the Zumbro River along the route between Dubuque, Iowa, and Saint Paul, and the Winona and St. Peter Railroad, which began service in October 1864, brought new residents and business.
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In 1863 William W. Mayo came to Rochester as the examining surgeon for Union draftees in the Civil War. In 1883 a tornado destroyed much of the city, killing 37 people and injuring about 200. With no medical facility nearby, Mayo and his two sons cared for the wounded together. Donations of $60,000 were raised, and in 1889 the Sisters of St. Francis, assisted by Mayo, opened St. Marys Hospital, the beginning of the medical center for which Rochester became known. The city lies along the South Fork of the Zumbro River at the western edge of the Driftless Area, a region of southeast Minnesota that was never glaciated and is cut by deep river valleys. Sources Wikipedia: Rochester, Minnesota
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