Post Bulletin Minute: Recent Episodes
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1973: Hardee’s to take over Sandy’s Drive-In
- An Elgin gas station leaked 10,000 gallons of gasoline. Now the state is suing the owner
- The world's sweetest fortune teller
- Rochester Public Schools confirms ransomeware attack; says it did not pay a ransom
- Triton three-sport athlete Zack Bodenstab 'an inspiration' to teammates, competitors
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1923: Mayor orders "ill-reputed" slot machines removed from the city
- Measuring noise: City is monitoring decibel levels of shuttle buses in Kutzky Park neighborhood
- Rochester firm paid $4.9 million for Eyota senior living facility
- When it comes to lifestyle changes, baby steps make a difference, Mayo doc says
- High-scoring Koak says Southwest Minnesota State 'a good fit for me'
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1923: Caledonia man fined for dynamiting fish
- Picture perfect: Rochester student receives national photography award
- Minnesota air quality forecast in 2023 is becoming clearer
- Goodhue County cop cleared in 2022 shooting of Red Wing man
- Rochester father, daughter both recognized for impact on Minnesota swimming and diving
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1973: Minnesota preparing for gasoline shortage
- Rochester looks to track energy use among city's largest buildings
- Planning city parks is more than deciding where the playground goes for Jeff Fleece
- Rochester massage therapy businesses placed on probation following failed inspections
- John Marshall girls lacrosse team continues to make a difference despite uncertain future
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1973: Keith Kangas hurls one-hit shutout in victory for John Marshall
- Rochester sports card show brings collectors together
- Different buyers purchase two Rochester paint store buildings on same day for a combined $3.9 million
- Rochester council ponders oversight of library and parks directors
- Gustavus men’s basketball team loading up on area players
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1973: Mary Gludt becomes the first female attorney in Wabasha County
- Mayo Clinic patients see facility fees appear where they weren't before
- Hayfield brought strength and conditioning training in house. Athletes are already seeing success
- Rochester woman pleads guilty to manslaughter in overdose death
- 'Where do you get the speed from?': How Mayo's Tiegan Mancuso became one of the area's top base stealers
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1998: Mike Aikens named new coach of Rochester Mustangs
- Traveling exhibit offers blind community a chance to be seen
- New owner buys downtown Rochester apartment complex for $26.9 million
- Lake City takes emergency measures in response to high water level unseen in more than 20 years
- Austin Bruins on verge of first playoff series win since 2018
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1948: General Eisenhower says the danger is 'that some stupid act may start a war'
- Mayo Civic Center parking lot slated to offer mix of housing
- A Powers-ful team
- Rochester Public Schools improves graduation rate in 2022 over previous year, beats state average
- Disbelief: GMLOS' Hendrickson and Armagost never envisioned becoming collegiate wrestlers
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1973: Mississippi River floods Aitkin County
- BBQ, a bunny and a billboard's vegan message
- Form meets function in artist, builder collaboration for new Little Thistle bar top
- Wabasha is fighting the rising Mississippi River with water
- Stewartville's Haylie Strum will play college basketball at Luther College
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1973: Miss America wants swimsuit competition dropped
- Shauna Anderson believes in the power of coffee and relationships. Her papa helps bring people together, too
- Local engineer cleans up in sale of laundry technology
- Rochester council discussing budget impacts Monday
- Experiences have been the perfect teacher for decathlete Simon Werven
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1923: The Kahler in Rochester averages 1,050 guests a day
- Censured Rochester council member waiting on investigation before considering next steps
- 'The Godfather of Rochester Golf ... and Jazz'
- Chief Meteorologist Chris Kuball to leave ABC 6 News at end of May
- How the right hand, hockey future of Lakeville senior, Bruins rookie Tate Pritchard were preserved
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1948: Chatfield High School baseball team opens the season with a win
- Minnesota groups are closing the equity gap in bone marrow transplants
- Retired Zumbrota police officer who died 'had a deep care and love for his community'
- 3 children rescued from apartment fire in Cannon Falls
- 'Back to normal': Deer Creek Speedway looking to keep up momentum from last year
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1923: Babe Ruth hits first homer in new Yankee Stadium
- Preparations begin as Mississippi River flood waters are on the way
- New homes at lower prices are targeted in Olmsted County proposal
- Plainview-Elgin-Millville students win statewide anti-vaping video contest
- Local players chase dreams of USA Hockey camp invitation at High Performance festivals
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1923: Youngsters are given a stern lecture by the judge after a joy ride
- GOP chairman David Hann: The DFL is taking the state in a hard-left, partisan direction
- ABC 6 News anchor Laura Lee makes a career move after 13 years in Rochester
- Planned Soldiers Field Park trail connection survives challenge
- Lourdes grad Webber took winding path to become a junior college basketball All-American
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1948: Atomic controls needed to prevent nuclear war
- 23 years ago a Pine Island man sent pipe bombs around the country. He's still being held in Rochester
- Med City remodeler moves to a newly revamped space in northwest Rochester
- Olmsted County looks at new approach for addressing environmental topics
- Fore! 9 area golfers leading their college teams in ’23
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1948: Winona men's basketball team to take on All-American Red Heads
- The Kahler Hotel letters are coming down. They may not be going back up
- Former Mayo Clinic executive to help lead a Mayo-owned medical device company
- Bob's Trailer Court owners seek to remedy missteps in planned closure
- Nick Aney living the good life as a fifth-year senior tennis player at Gustavus Adolphus
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1973: The Grass Roots perform at Mayo Civic
- Easement requests highlight unexpected development code requirement in Rochester
- Rochester dentist buys realtors' office for $785,000 to move practice out of downtown
- Rochester Fire Department encourages 'extreme caution' with high fire danger
- Goodhue basketball star Elisabeth Gadient says yes to Minnesota State University, Mankato
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1973: The price to build average home skyrockets to $7,334
- Rochester's Planned Parenthood would have to adjust how it handles abortions if drug ruling takes effect
- Manor Hills apartment project scheduled for 2024 jury trial
- Former Rochester resident's business teaches you to 'hablo español'
- Former Lake City standout Mike Huettl's impact felt long after death
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1948: Culligan man has a big goal
- Amid recognition, Mayo Clinic's Varkey reflects on women in health leadership
- 'It's a blessing': Pine Island first-grade teacher goes 'above and beyond' for her class
- Proposed fire department upgrade will take years
- How analytics led to Division I baseball scholarship for Mayo's Carson Beavers
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1973: Girls high school athletics continues to grow
- Planned trail connection draws neighborhood concerns
- Rochester Public Schools closed Monday after discovery of unusual technology activity
- Rochester takes carrot-and-stick approach for landlord compliance
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1973: Tony Olivia hits first ‘designated hitter’ home run
- Rochester's Vyriad is taking its shot at cancer
- 'A disturbing genius, a visitor from another world'
- Minnesota chain to keep the fun going in ABC & Toy Zone space, after its owners retire
- Not to be denied, P-E-M's Stevens is Post Bulletin Boys Basketball Player of the Year
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1973: Agreement reached, but occupation continues at Wounded Knee, S.D.
- Remembering Maggie: Century High School says goodbye to longtime math teacher
- Discovery Walk work set to temporarily close Second Street Southwest intersection, relocate transit center
- $50,000 reward offered in search for missing Winona woman
- Sports Insider: How RCTC women's basketball went from no team to national champs in 3 years
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1973: World Trade Center towers dedicated
- Leading Tones creates accessible music
- From the brink of extinction, Ojibwe horses visit Whitewater State Park
- Rocket Hour: John Marshall High School launches podcast to highlight student and staff voices
- Rochester natives Zmolek, Haskins enter NCAA transfer portal
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1923: Rochester Fire Department saves another life
- Sarah Wade embraces her 'massive dream' of playing on CBS's 'Survivor'
- Rochester writer's love of horror, history and feminism adds up to stories, novels and nonfiction books
- Rochester startup given a greenlight by FDA to start selling its medical device
- Rochester baseball preview: Lourdes, Mayo and Century all look to be conference, section contenders
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1973: Alcatraz Island opens as a national park
- Fools Five Road Race a full circle moment for Chatfield family
- Byron educational complex sold for $2.25 million
- Development agreement seeks to renew effort for northwest Rochester development
- Plainview grad officiates at Division I men's basketball All-Star game at Final Four weekend
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1923: New junior college athletic conference formed
- The Robot Tutor: Rochester Public Schools aims to refocus ChatGPT as a tool rather than as a villain
- Rochester Community Passover Seder to be held Wednesday, residents invited to participate
- Volunteer and former teacher dies while at Washington Elementary
- Standout forward has taken a winding path to finding a home with Austin Bruins
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1973: All-Root River Conference basketball team named
- Mayo Clinic patient sued by hospital testifies in support of hospital charity care bill
- New truck rental operation to roll into Rochester
- Five evacuated Creekside families remain in hotels as others find temporary housing options
- The kids are alright: Southeastern Minnesota brimming with young girls basketball talent
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1998: Tornados slam southern Minnesota
- 7 things to know about Rochester Public Library activity
- Levels to open new Apache Mall store this week
- Riverland focuses training more robotic technicians and drivers as demand for such jobs soars
- 10-year-old Stewartville girl signs her first NIL deal
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1923: The coldest day on record for March 28
- Molly Dennis censure followed months of dysfunction, analysis finds
- Jeremy Westrum roots for people and plants at his Rochester store
- Olmsted Medical Center unveils its new Rehabilitation Services space
- Lourdes grad Clara Billings take next step, helps Gustavus win national championship
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1998: Girls pole vaulting competition sanctioned by Minnesota State High School League
- From Southeast Minnesota to South by Southwest
- Local investors paid $3.1 million to buy Chester Estates from Creekside Apartments owner
- She beat cancer at Mayo Clinic. Now, she's raising funds to help others
- Shootout win lifts Austin Bruins to first NAHL Central Division championship in 8 years
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1973: George Gibbs honored by University of Minnesota Alumni
- The Mower County Sheriff was drunk at work while he was armed. Police never investigated it as a crime. Why?
- City of Rochester tests its ability to bring snow to Gamehaven
- North Broadway plans continue to unfold
- Mayo football to make jump up Class 6A as part of major shake-up in southeastern Minnesota prep football
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1923: St. Olaf Choir to perform in Rochester
- 'I got played': Rochester native Sarah Wade voted off 'Survivor'
- SE Rochester apartment building condemned with order to evacuate tenants
- Hattie is laying eggs now at the Mayo Clinic, and a Super Bowl-sized crowd will watch
- The top moments from the 2022-23 high school wrestling season: A banner year for southeastern Minnesota
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1973: Rockets upset Mounds View in state quarterfinal play
- Rochester School Board moves forward with plan to ask voters for funding renewal
- Olmsted County's flavored tobacco ban discussion will wait
- Olmsted Medical Center to show off its new rehabilitation center next week
- Mayo graduate Olivia Korngable a big believer in new Gophers hire Plitzuweit
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1948: Bemidji wins state high school basketball championship
- In memory of her brother, Rochester teacher fights for all her students
- Rochester's first female surgeon reflects on her career
- Rochester prepares to investigate discrimination and retaliation claims tied to council member's censure
- Spring Grove basketball team looks to complete unfinished business at state tournament
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1973: Lourdes basketball team wins Independent State Tournament
- Next steps for Olmsted County transitional housing under review
- Thaw music festival heats things up in downtown Rochester
- Preston teen shares respect for veterans with nationally honored VFW essay
- A class above the rest: Kasson-Mantorville's Cole Glazier the 2022-23 Post Bulletin Boys Wrestler of the Year
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1973: Preston basketball team wins Class A Region One championship
- Rooster’s third location opened outside of Minnesota in 2022
- Study: Rochester boasts best ratio of primary care providers to patients in US
- Bombon is open and serving sweet treats in northeast Rochester
- A wrestler through and through: GMLOS' Diann Smith the inaugural PB Girls Wrestler of the Year
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1998: Ground was broken for the construction of Digger’s Bar and Grill
- Kasson’s newest restaurant, Tammy’s Place, is the talk of the town
- Minnesota lawmakers propose bill to improve hospital charity care accessibility
- Mayo High School graduate Sarah Wade amongst 4 castaways on Tribe Tika on 'Survivor'
- Top-seeded Stewartville boys on mission to earn first state tournament berth
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1923: Last day to file federal income taxes without penalty
- Rochester man explores the science of banjos
- 3-D Printers & Robots: How Zumbrota-Mazeppa Primary School is immersing students in cross-discipline learning
- New investment brings Rochester video production firm's ownership under brothers into focus
- RCTC men ready to use 'tricks of the trade' in national basketball tournament
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1923: On average, the Nelson Motor Company is selling 2.6 Fords per day
- Olmsted County Attorney explains how his office handles sex crime cases
- Four decades into his campaign, Lee Herold may see his dream come true: A new Minnesota state flag
- Rochester council censure causes conflict a week later
- Stewartville girls basketball team primed for first state appearance
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1923: Barn dances are one cause of youth's downward path
- Public data belongs to all of us; we just have to ask
- Zumbrota-Mazeppa Primary School's latest vending machine promotes literacy
- What features can you find in a $200,000 home in Rochester?
- Boys basketball: No. 1 Stewartville holds off rival Byron in Section 1AAA semifinal play
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1923: Special train to be run for a basketball game
- Oldest veteran in Olmsted County, if not the state, dies
- What you should know about rising rates of colorectal cancer in young adults: A Mayo Clinic doctor explains
- Climate change could help fuel Minnesota tourism
- 5 veterans who'll be key to the Rochester Grizzlies' postseason success
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1998: Sheila Kiscaden named one of the legislators of the year
- Michael York: 'I have not lost anything. In fact, I think I’ve gained'
- Along program make Rochester Public Schools a case study in 'changed perspectives'
- It's the end of the road for Fury Motors in Rochester
- Stewartville girls basketball having special, spectacular season under head coach Liffrig
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1998: Gale Sayers speaks at Mayo cancer event
- Rochester expecting to drop to single outdoor pool as aquatics center construction starts
- Rochester Public Schools votes to investigate alternative options to school resource officers
- Intimidation cited on both sides amid Rochester council censure
- Century grad Will Zmolek signs with Philadelphia Flyers organization
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1998: Rochester John Marshall girls basketball team headed to state
- As disenchantment with nursing grows, a legislative proposal would give nurses more power to set staff levels
- 'It's been really meaningful': Kasson student designs logo for Rochester Pride
- Rochester council votes to censure member
- Mayo swimmer wouldn't mind joining brother in college ranks
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1923: Only fire department vehicles can use sirens
- Zoning change for proposed Bakery Flats project heads to Rochester Council
- 'New people. New stories. New hope.' Rochester’s Best Restaurant promoters
- Guatemalan family makes the most of Mayo Clinic trips for son's treatment
- 10 months after suffering broken neck, Chatfield's Kail Schott a state champion
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1973: IBM introduces the “Corrective Selectric II” typewriter
- Kelly’s Lake House a dining destination even during Lake City’s cold season
- Outdoor features shine at these $300,000 homes in Rochester
- Med City restauranteur to bring a taste of Korean to downtown Rochester
- St. Charles' Tytan Small takes grandfather's inspiration into state meet
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1923: The charge of the Lewiston snow shovel brigade
- Rochester legislators back medical aid in dying bill: 'A really great reflection of compassion'
- Walz, DEED commissioner bring focus to Rochester workforce challenges
- Kellogg Middle School greatly reduces student offense recidivism through restoration program
- Century has lofty goals, high seeds at Class AA state swimming and diving meet
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1923: New drug insulin being used with success
- Rochester Public Schools evaluates mental health needs and services throughout the district
- Not your usual sweets
- Rochester's Diversity Council nonprofit to close down
- Section 1A boys basketball tournament loaded with stellar teams
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1948: Peterson flooded by Root River
- The heartbreaking case of 3-year-old Kenny Kramer, his disappearance and murder
- Rochester Catholic Schools sees 50% increase among new enrollment applications
- Mayo Clinic income dropped by 50%, to $595 million in 2022
- Tschetter earns Academic All-District honors at Michigan
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1923: Largest senior class in Rochester school history will graduate
- Get to know one of Rochester’s favorite bartenders, Jade Brady
- Anne Labovitz brings art, healing together at the Rochester Art Center
- Byron native passes away at college in Missouri
- This time Century over the top as Panthers claim Section 1AA swimming and diving team title
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1973: Edward “Jerry” Johnston named outstanding lawman
- Downtown recovery discussion set to start Monday
- 'I had three careers: medicine, the Boy Scouts, and the Army'
- South Dakota man sentenced to 10 years in prison for role in murder of Austin man
- Ron Giles has done it — 50 marathons in 50 states
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1923: Rochester Junior College students receive a talk on etiquette
- Terry Timm reflects on 45 years at Rochester’s Ye Olde Butcher Shoppe
- Oak Center General Store on its way back to business, an example of migration to rural
- Social-ICE returns to downtown Rochester despite Mother Nature's own ice
- Vlasaty brings the 'cool' factor to John Marshall hockey team
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1998: Rochester John Marshall wins Section 1AAA wrestling title
- How Gaelynn Lea's show at the Rochester Civic Theatre will be different from other concerts
- K9 Sprinter gets every dog at their best running game across Rochester
- Rochester Catholic Schools sixth-grader wins Southeast Minnesota spelling bee, advances to nationals
- Vivica Bretton an ultimate leader for Lourdes girls basketball team
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1998: Mayo Foundation names first woman Board of Trustees president
- St. Charles collector hopes to spread his faith in Volkswagens
- Tania Rhiger brings lived experience to county housing decisions
- With DFL trifecta, bills race to Minnesota governor's desk
- Lake City's Bremer receives NSIC women's basketball honor
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1973: Gertrude Kolander named Chatfield teacher of the year
- How Saint Mary's University's $25 million gift changes the narrative for this Catholic school
- Two Kings and a Queen adds a masculine touch to Rochester drag scene
- Woman rescued from house fire in Rochester Saturday night
- Boys hockey: Section 1AA features Mayo-JM rematch; Northfield is top seed in 1A
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1973: No more homecoming queens at St. Cloud State
- Rochester Public Schools considers reworking athletic fields at newly-built Dakota Middle School
- Nordic skiers have plenty of happy trails in Rochester
- SETO Bakery sets up as a pop-up at Fiddlehead’s Miracle Mile location in Rochester
- To be the best, you have to play the best: Pine Island native Aaron Johnston has SDSU on a roll
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1923: King Tut’s tomb opened
- 57 years into his career, an award-winning Zumbrota veterinarian is 'still living my dream'
- New Spanish immersion child care center to open in Rochester soon
- Former Rochester tennis coach sentenced to 19 days in jail for sexually assaulting teenager he taught
- Zumbrota-Mazeppa's Rodrick steps up his scoring as he takes a step back
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1998: 'Cops Talk Live' to be produced by Rochester PD
- Pine Island boy learns how to cook from Johnny 'Mango' Mangouras at co-op kitchen
- Lent us eat without meat
- Jennifer Carnahan countersues Hagedorn family members, alleging defamation during her House campaign
- Section wrestling: Battle awaits in 1A; Kasson-Mantorville, Mayo look to live up to No. 1 seeds
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1923: Blizzard causes havoc
- Olmsted County Sheriff's Capt. Schueller talks about the cold weather call to a dead body
- Fixing broken machines keeps Rochester's James Aakre going
- 6 things to know about riverfront planning efforts for downtown Rochester
- Region 1 will enshrine 11 into Wrestling Hall of Fame
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1948: Drunkometers approved for use
- Sheriff Kevin Torgerson ‘all in’ on Polar Plunge, Special Olympics: ‘It touches every point of my life’
- A piece of Southeast Minnesota will be in all 30 MLB Ballparks in 2023 with Pillbox's souvenir mini-bats
- Proposed downtown historic district returning to council
- Veteran Natayla Franz leading a Winona gymnastics squad hungry to get to state
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1998: Rochester Quarterback Club names new Hall of Fame inductees
- As 'COVID cavities' subside, dentists encourage 'good daily habits' for children's dental health
- Oh, deer! Retired Rochester doctor helps deer recover from vehicle collision
- State Destination Medical Center funds will cover nearly half of $21 million Soldiers Field Park renovations
- 6 wrestlers to watch at this year's Section 1-2 girls wrestling tournament
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1923: Three downtown Austin businesses lost to fire
- Violent crime in Rochester down 18% in 2022
- Janet Heller serves her grandma's pies at Bubbles' Cafe in Adams in Mower County
- Kim Norton appreciates bipartisan message in State of the Union
- High School Girls Basketball Focus: Century comes up with a statement win
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1973: Frontier hires first woman commercial airline pilot
- Rochester School Board approves roadmap for budget cuts totaling $14 million
- Rochester dog park proposal gets room to run
- Changes on the way for Rochester's most popular toy store
- Wrestling: Area coaches react to MSHSL's decision to drop a weight class for boys
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1923: Dr. Banting, Nobel Peace Prize recipient, to visit Mayo Clinic
- Rochester rapid-transit plans are moving forward
- Fountain's new mayor 'excited to serve the community'
- Decades later, Kenyon-Wanamingo raises curtain on one-act competition with existential performance
- Winona goalie faced 100 shots in a game, kept coming back for more
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1998: Stamp to commemorate the life of Princess Diana on sale
- Pop's Art Theater owners prepare to bring indie films to Rochester
- Rochester streetwear designer to level up his Apache Mall and Mall of America stores
- Contract would seek concept for potential Rochester tax-funded sports and recreation complex
- Minnesota State High School League acts on proposals for changes in wrestling, football, more
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1973: Mayo Clinic does not intend to be a center for abortions
- Francisco’s shares authentic Caribbean dishes with Rochester
- Anti-abortion group puts Rep. Andy Smith, of Rochester, in the crosshairs of abortion debate
- Olmsted County Public Health encourages COVID boosters to fight rate increases
- Lake City’s Greg Berge thought his experiences could help others. 25 million views later, he was right
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1973: Some Rochester elementary schools to close
- Zoning change requested to replace former Rochester bakery with apartment complex
- Mayo High School grad ready to play the game on CBS's 'Survivor'
- A champion for Rochester
- A rare juggling act: St. Charles' Barclay handles competing in both basketball and wrestling
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1973: Minnesota Vikings draft Chuck Foreman
- Breaking a barrier: Bryttany Wener is the Lake City Police Department's first full-time female officer
- Sylwia Bujak Oliver, 125 Live executive director, becomes a U.S. citizen
- 7 takeaways from Rochester City Council's library review
- Kasson-Mantorville grad Brendan Knoll will get another shot to pitch in pro ball
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1948: Mahatma Gandhi shot and killed
- From the ground up: Kasson-Mantorville's Colleen Tentis recognized for commitment to helping students learn
- ‘Let nature come in’: Chatfield family re-envisions farm with cozy Airbnb cabin
- Rochester council slated to review library needs
- 8 southeastern Minnesotans making impact at top-10 college hockey programs
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1923: Dr. C. H. Mayo to step down from school board
- Eyota's Blue Collar Cafe: 'Every little town has a place like this'
- Mildred Burke v. Nell 'the Southern Belle' Stewart! Bronko Nagurski v. Abe 'the Syrian Assassin' Kashay!
- Red Wing woman pleads guilty to cold case murder of newborn in Goodhue County
- High School Wrestling Focus: Lake City making a difference on and off the mat
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1998: Ventura to announce his candidacy for governor
- Why are some lung cancers resistant to treatment? A Hormel Institute professor wants to answer that question
- Developer buys rest of a downtown Rochester block for $4.5 million
- Winona community remembers senior Logan Monk
- Myron Glass: Remembering a coaching legend
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1973: North Star goalie Gump Worsley retires
- Rochester's The Garden skatepark built for 6-year-old beginners and 65-year-old veterans
- Rochester downtown energy conversion seeing reduced costs
- The Champ visits Rochester in the ring
- Bremer breaks down Twins' 2023 prospects on trip to Rochester
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1973: Vietnam peace agreement reached
- Would you qualify for a discount on your next hospital stay in Southeast Minnesota?
- Tyrel Clark: It's good to be the mayor ... again
- Saints on Second: Not just any Marriott hotel restaurant
- Rochester's Jeff Butorac sets a positive tone in his first book
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1998: Price of Minnesota farmland on the rise
- In a small town full of change, Preston's Branding Iron remains the same
- Rochester council asked to confirm sales tax support
- A look inside 2 Rochester homes under 2,000 square feet
- 1 ice rink in St. Louis, 2 games, 5 Rochester hockey players
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1998: Price of Minnesota farmland on the rise
- 101 Donations: Rochester resident makes giving blood a routine
- Cleared of misconduct claim, Mower County Sheriff Steve Sandvik was, in fact, drunk at work, official says
- 'Hotter, fresher, faster service' has kept Snappy Stop as Rochester’s favorite local fast food joint
- Lou Branca remembered with honor and respect as John Marshall coach, teacher
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1998: Eagles Cancer Telethon raises $400,000
- Trip to 'Nationals' helps Kasson-Mantorville student bring love of music to others
- 'A really big thing now': Rochester estheticians share how online skin care trends affect their work
- Rochester library's social worker program extended as new path is sought
- Five players from southeastern Minnesota on watch list for 2023 Mr. Basketball Award
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1998: Rose McGee to be keynote speaker at Dr. Martin Luther King breakfast
- Rochester woman on turning 95: 'I am an antique'
- ‘You bring smiles’: Hayfield family grows joy with local flower business
- Grand Grill hopes to grow beyond comfort food in Rochester
- HVL-TRC Showdown comes back to life Saturday
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1998: Mayo Clinic to operate on the World Wide Web
- John Marshall graduate Oleh Ladan on war in native Ukraine: 'I get angry and want to do more'
- Robot-assisted surgery arrives in Winona
- Rochester funeral home ready to open new reception hall
- Dale Massey recalls friend and rival coach Lou Branca: 'One of the finest people I’ve ever been around'
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1923: Dr. Plummer will speak at the weekly public lecture
- Purple Goat staff, patrons come together to help one of their own
- Rep. Brad Finstad on speakership battle: 'I felt like the goal posts were being moved'
- Eagles Cancer Telethon tops $1 million as Chapman exits
- Athletic trainers now front and center after NFL player's scare
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1923: Individuals dressed in white hooded garments seen in Rochester
- Dog wakes up Rochester owner while home filled with natural gas
- 'We hope we never find what we’re trained to find'
- Rochester Public Schools warns families about sesame allergen
- After tough ending to football season, Mayo's Burger aims to leave everything on the wrestling mat
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1948: College students paying back 99 ½ cents of every dollar borrowed
- St. Charles student arrested following shooting threat at St. Charles High School
- Boutique insurance office pops up in northeast Rochester
- Archery hunt in Rochester parks culls nearly three dozen deer
- Long-time referee Butson was thrilled with La Crescent-Hokah player's plea for respect
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1948: Ducks dying from lead poisoning
- Language is power: Red Wing High School adds Dakota language course
- Burger restaurant to replace Rochester grocery store cafe later this year
- Body found in Manor Park identified as 20-year-old Rochester man
- Mayo grad Vold striving to be the female wrestling coach she never had
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1948: A new motor oil to be evaluated in Bemidji, the nation’s icebox
- Rochester resident Gilmore shares his life of community service
- Whistle Binkies on the Lake brings Vikings fans together
- Rochester council salaries stay flat as new year starts
- Lake City grad Natalie Bremer an instant success with Mavericks
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1973: Military draft to end June 30
- 12-year-old snowmobiler dies in crash Sunday in Wabasha County
- John Guerin mixes art and music in his downtown Rochester studio
- Final sidewalk assessments planned before repair policy change
- High School Wrestling Focus: Mayo's first ranking in nearly two decades a testament to years of hard work
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1973: Mayo hopes to attract more women and minorities as physicians
- Olmsted County eviction court remains active nearly a year after COVID relief program ended
- Social Security office to move to downtown Rochester later this year
- Stewartville shifting to virtual community coffee breaks in 2023
- CJ Adamson has been a quick study for Augustana women's basketball team
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1923: Fried rabbit tastes like chicken
- Kasson native is ‘combing over’ the Rochester area with her mobile hair salon
- Capturing art by Luke Austin that 'walked away'
- Rochester Public Schools considers adding sixth resource officer
- Tough break brings Nate Heise's basketball season to a quick end
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1973: Medicare premiums to increase by 50 cents
- Suicide and overdose deaths increasing in Olmsted County
- $3.15 million pair of real estate deals clear way for two new Rochester apartment complexes
- Rochester man given 12 days jail for sexual assault against disabled man
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1948: Black traveling basketball team defeats Preston's All-Stars
- 2022 began with the closing of Y, ended with plans for new Rochester youth center
- From deputy to real estate agent, Winona realtor Matt Loos loves helping people
- Wabasha hospital plans to revamp long-term care unit with federal funding
- Mission accomplished for Parker: 'I at least got my touchdown in Hawaii'
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: New law requires testing for motor vehicle license
- Rochester man arrested in connection with murder of woman found in ditch
- After years of unforeseen setbacks, Thesis becomes the heart of Rochester’s music scene in 2022
- 2022 in Review: The year the great blue herons failed to return to their Southwest Rochester nest site
- Mayo's Miller living up to the family basketball name
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: Roy Rogers says, “Cowboys don’t kiss girls.”
- 2022 in Review: The unfinished Wild Rose Lane house in southwest Rochester may finally have a buyer
- Three new trash haulers expected to enter Rochester market in 2023
- Climbing into the new year: Students take on Ninja Camp between the holidays in Rochester
- Kiwanis Festival Gold Division: Mayo's 'jack of all trades' Sexton has slid nicely into new role
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Smallpox vaccinations recommended for all children
- 2022 in Review: Many Med City businesses are ending 2022 with new owners
- Downtown Rochester event pitch night returning for 2023
- Kenyon man charged with possessing child sexual abuse material
- From done with football to playing on Saturdays: La Crescent's Carter Todd took unlikely path to Winona State
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Former president Harry S. Truman has died
- Christmas, a birthday, and makeshift hockey: The Hanson family keeps the good times rolling
- Rochester interior designer Sarah Conti on how she got her start
- 2022 in Review: Leaving the Amish was like 'going to another country'
- Dodge County's Funke has gone from pupil to teacher
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: Minneapolis Lakers defeat Sheboygan 61-52
- As a Chatfield brewery closes, local brewers reflect on slow winter season
- Eck’s Cyclone: Klinsmann put Rochester on the bicycle racing map
- Byron native, Montana cowboy finds himself in familiar role on popular TV show
- Wrestling is an outlet for JM's Zach Hindt, who is legally blind
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Some physicians not issuing whiskey prescriptions
- Minnesotans can now access free COVID-19 care and therapeutics
- Bringing home a pet for Christmas? Shelters, rescues take precautions to ensure families are ready
- Storage firm ramps up Rochester presence with $5.7 million facility buy
- Through wrestling and jiu jitsu, JM's Evangelene Chittanavong finds competitive edge, family pride
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Popular “Lunch With Casey” television show to be canceled
- At less than half capacity, Rochester Public Schools mulls options for Longfellow Elementary
- Hokah family displaced after semi crashes into home
- Olmsted County commissioners hit reset on Seneca property
- Celebration stirs vivid memories for 1977 JM state championship team
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: Fire destroys part of an Austin city block
- Boxcar Hippie plans to reopen early in the new year for Rochester diners
- State suspends Hayfield teacher's license over physical altercation with student
- Hormel Institute brings health sciences to life for sixth-grade students
- LeRoy-Ostrander Prep Bowl record holder Chase Johnson looks back on 2021 title run
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Princess Diana beanie baby selling for $400
- 'Sometimes adults get in the way': Rochester youth gather for student school board
- Med City apartment complex sold for $17.9 million
- Future of former Seneca site remains under discussion
- Minnesota Christmas Tournament: Glazier finally gets his ellusive Santa hat with dominant effort
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: Japan and Germany will not participate in the 1948 Winter Olympics
- Lipstick & Lead shares gun safety in women's social organization in Rochester
- Proposed sixplex has southeast Rochester neighbors worried about water, safety
- Spyhouse becomes newest Twin Cities business to expand into Rochester
- Record-breaking Backer is 2022 Post Bulletin All-Area Football Player of the Year
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Christmas party held for telephone company workers
- Olmsted County deputies involved in 'use of deadly force' incident in southeast Rochester
- AG Keith Ellison’s office says Mayo Clinic’s apparent bill-collection conduct is 'aggressive'
- Hormel Institute research could lead to treatment of rare, chronic autoimmune conditions
- 5 things to watch for at this year's Minnesota Christmas Tournament
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Cal Stoll to speak at Quarterback’s Club football banquet
- Legislators hope to make hospital financial assistance more accessible in 2023
- Consistency helps The Bears Den become the sports hub for Byron
- Rochester School Board approves taxes payable in 2023
- JM grad Katilyn Steffes climbs to junior college Player of the Year
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Dennis Larson named as athletic director at Southland
- Rochester Church of Latter-day Saints member speaks out on church's abuse issues
- Water woes for last Bob’s Trailer Park residents land in court
- Rochester dentist's $2.75 million investment means his clinic will have more space in 2023
- Zumbrota native Gus Bradley returns to Minnesota to coach against Vikings
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: New family-style steak house under construction
- At Mayo High School, the yearly charity fundraiser is about giving, learning and beating the competition
- Rochester photographer lends hand for salmon battle
- Elgin’s first coffee and music lounge shepherds in customers to learn more about jazz
- Linemen Byrne, Tripp among 4 from southeastern Minnesota named to All-State Team
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Life Magazine will cease publication
- More coffee soon to pour on Rochester's Second Street
- Barb Grant had a patient-side view of nearly 50 years of changes in medicine at Mayo Clinic
- New shopping paradigm changes holiday hiring habits for Rochester retailers
- Mayo standout Lozoya finally gets his chance to play at U.S. Bank Stadium
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Jodi Huisentruit scholarship established
- Under new ownership, Clem's Cups & Cones in Kasson aims to reopen soon
- Neighborly Gifts helps local small businesses grow with Mayo Clinic partnership
- Instruments to artwork: Mayo High School students repurpose broken cellos for fundraiser
- High School Girls Basketball Focus: Caledonia has a special look
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Rochester is the state’s “Icebox” with 28 below zero
- Survey shows 55% of voters would approve levy increase for Rochester Public Schools
- Early influenza season putting 'pretty significant strain' on Southeast Minnesota health care systems
- Christmas cheer survives the start of the war
- Spring Grove coach looks back on state title just eluding Lions' grasp
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: No additional federal income taxes are needed
- New owners paid $3.72 million for a hotel on Rochester's South Broadway
- Mohamed Sheik Nur shares language skills with Rochester community
- Rochester council reviews proposal for added massage therapy oversight
- Rochester attorney has whopper of a fish tale to tell
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: KWNO radio to carry Louis vs. Walcott title fight
- Two killed in two-car crash in Houston County
- Salman Masood is the first boy on the Austin Dance Team
- People flock to see Pine Island Alpacas Sunday
- Rochester runner goes from sunk to happy trails — 62 continuous miles of them
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Police to be stationed at all airline gates
- Sheriff Sandvik declines to comment on medical reasons for leave following investigation into conduct
- Localized questions makes Meredith’s Trivia fun test of Rochester knowledge
- EV owners in and around Rochester see a boost in charging, vehicle options
- As Chatfield football team goes for back-to-back state titles, legacy is also on the line
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Harriet Bishop teacher Paula Boldt named Teacher of the Month
- BCA identifies Goodhue County Sheriff's deputy who shot man last week
- 19th and Valleyhigh: The Rochester corner that Jack Remick built
- New grocery store proposed for northwest Rochester
- A new era in K-M wrestling: Heidt takes new role with KoMets
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Pitcher Bert Blyleven to speak in Winona
- Family-owned Quiznos franchise in Rochester set to close Friday
- Minnesota departments share winter safety tips
- Rochester council voices mixed reaction to golf plan
- Foreign exchange student del Baño learns football on the fly at Mayo High School
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Gopher football team dumps Wisconsin in Madison
- Luke Austin, 36, left lasting marks in the Rochester arts community
- Gary Vogt makes farming a good life in Spring Valley
- Jack’s Bottle Shop announces plans to expand its Rochester location
- Mayo Clinic nurse double-dipping as pro hockey player, battling with Rochester Grizzlies
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: South Haven town marshal shot and killed
- Proposal to boost police numbers doesn't find Rochester chief's support
- Mayo Clinic's McCoy gets hero award for work in community paramedicine
- BCA investigating police shooting in Red Wing
- New JM girls basketball coach Waring appreciating latest opportunity
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Boys receive lectures from the police chief and parents
- More clarity sought in sales tax pitch for recreational complex
- They could have qualified for charity care. But Mayo Clinic sued them
- With her debut novel, a Pine Island teacher hopes she has practiced what she teaches
- Wagenson makes history by officiating in football state semifinal game
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: New Minnesota hockey franchise names to be considered
- Man in custody after stabbing in Ostrander
- A new chapter to start for a Med City comics shop as a nephew continues his late uncle's legacy
- Austin-based publishing company strictly sells titles in other small businesses
- All-Area Volleyball Player of the Year: Z-M's Nelson rode diversity to an unmatched season
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Interstate 35 between Mason City and Twin Cities to soon open
- 'The Nostalgia Awakens': Vintage Star Wars toys exhibit opens in Red Wing
- Giving and keeping: Yammy Bear donates stem cells to studies, and himself
- Has Rochester passed Winona as an arts hub?
- 5 reasons why the Austin Bruins are in first place at the one-third mark of the season
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Mattel to produce Barbie dolls with 'more realistic' bodies
- Local investor gets into the movie business with $4.9 million purchase of CineMagic theatre
- Mayo Clinic expert highlights it's never 'too late' to quit smoking
- Time magazine gives nod to education program co-created by Rochester Public Schools' Pekel
- Spring Grove set for strong start at U.S. Bank Stadium
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: 'Rochester: The Images' is named book of the year
- Popus Popcorn opens giving extra flavor to downtown Rochester
- Charter House residents share big and little news stories with the visually impaired in Rochester
- Rochester School Board digs into the research behind school resource officers
- Century swimmers hope to make a splash at state meet
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Dr. Charles H. Mayo to discuss cancer surgery
- Three evictions, one tenant to stay until March in Bob's Trailer Park cases
- What do Rochester faith leaders say about our tension-filled political times?
- Wildwood’s bartenders and unique bar foods make it one of Rochester’s most popular bars
- Bailey had a great run as tournament director at Section 1 swimming and diving meets
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: President Truman lays a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier
- John Clark leaves behind 'the Hidden Gem of Austin' with his restaurant Johnny’s Skillet
- Rochester golf plan spreads added cost among golfers and property owners
- Former candidates not ready to stop serving Rochester area
- Chatfield clicking on all cylinders, fires past Blue Earth Area and into state semifinals
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: RCTC wins state football Community College championship
- Why did a national PAC spend $20k on the Winona County Auditor-Treasurer race?
- Sexual assault survivor speaks out about former Pine Island bus driver
- Norton ready to engage during next four years
- K-M's Shubert makes dream official, signing with Xavier
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Rochester High School band to be formed
- Norton wins re-election as Rochester mayor
- Incumbents maintain control in Rochester School Board election
- Finstad defeats Ettinger in 1st District contest
- Excitement, joy unmistakable with Mabel-Canton having reached state volleyball tournament
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Father Flanagan and his boys from Omaha will perform in Rochester
- Olmsted County Sheriff's Office rejects call for election SWAT team
- Pat Egan works to give new musicians a venue and stage
- Rochester woman charged with cutting man's genitals and punching cop
- Winona State football team, well stocked with area players, will play for NSIC division title
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Slight wait time for voters in the Presidential election
- House fire in Rochester Saturday displaces family, claims dog's life
- Red Wing Grain deals with low water levels and record barging rates
- DMC Corp. board set for final meeting of the year
- Mayo blitzes Owatonna, earns section championship and rematch with top-ranked West
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Plaque dedicated in memory of Deputy Jack Werner
- Chatfield features a unique HGTV-style home for $439,900
- How Mayo Clinic might tip the odds for patients with rare cancer
- Daley Farm sues Winona County commissioners, Land Stewardship Project, alleging 14th Amendment violations
- Fillmore Central football's perfect season on the line in Section 1A championship game
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Dr. Francis Tyce of RSH elected president of Zumbro Valley Medical Society
- $9.1 million Hader interchange opens on Highway 52
- Legalize pot? Rochester cannabis advocate, area legislators weigh in
- Robot server? Rochester's Tilda’s Pizzeria serves the future
- Can Kasson-Mantorville do anything about Tigers' ever-increasing roar?
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: Howard Hughes pilots short flight in Spruce Goose
- Rochester golf funding plan tees off
- Rochester hip-hop artist straddles two worlds
- Olmsted County Public Health inspections target human trafficking
- Rivals Chatfield, Caledonia set to do battle in section championship game
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: Famous thoroughbred Man O’ War dies in Kentucky
- A growing local housing firm recently paid $11 million for 100 Rochester townhomes
- Dodge Center's 'Bookaneer' is always on the lookout for paper 'treasures'
- Bushel Boy Farms becomes first Minnesota company to produce cucumbers year-round
- High School Football Focus: Section 1 finals offer rematches, big-time matchups
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: Betty Lou Anderson is Rushford’s homecoming queen
- One in custody after shots fired in Northwest Rochester on Saturday
- Living in a maternity care desert: Fillmore County residents confront barriers to prenatal, postpartum care
- For 13 years, Chatfield horse therapy provides support for clients
- Top seeded Mayo thumps past Century to reach third consecutive Section 1AAAAA championship
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Marijuana may help those with chronic pain
- How Rochester Public Schools became engulfed in conflict about what is best for students
- Rochester golf proposal will maintain four courses with increased fees and tax revenue
- Mayo's food staff could receive 7.5% raises
- Lack of vision in one eye hasn't slowed Spring Grove running back
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: F.B.I. graduates first women agents
- Rochester Public Schools approves policy to stock Narcan in case of opioid overdoses
- Will Ettinger's late push be enough?
- How ETS has become a go-to training destination for local athletes
- Lourdes girls tennis team does the improbable, beats Breck to win the state championship
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: New Tucker automobile soon to be produced
- Twin City coffee brand is brewing up its first Med City shop
- University Club served as a historic who's who of Rochester
- Big Head Todd and the Monsters bring their winter tour to Rochester
- Century's high-flying Decker dreading the end
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency opens in Rochester
- Rochester police officer sued for excessive force
- Creepy Dolls contest is a 'gut feeling'
- Eviction hearings, agreements start for Bob's Trailer Park residents
- Lyons named hitting coach at Rochester Batting Cages
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Jackie Robinson, the first Black in major league baseball, dies
- Stroh family set to open DIY-style Chaotic Good Brewing in Kasson
- Condos for cars now available in Rochester
- Rochester plan for more neighborhood development meetings, fewer hearings set for review Monday
- Assisted by her father, Billmeier kicked Lourdes back into the state tournament
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Rochester football fans will be served free hot chocolate
- North Broadway businesses to merge, move to Kismet Block
- Olmsted County group questions thousands listed in local voter rolls
- Downtown Rochester pop-up welcomes patrons like family
- High School Football Focus: Unbeaten, 'gritty' Chatfield staying in the moment
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: Dr. Charles W. Mayo returns from Europe
- Racine tornado survivors move into their rebuilt home
- Crockett works to open new rec center in Rochester
- Rochester's oldest brewery adds 20 parking spaces
- Mayo's Loftus sisters loft themselves into state tennis tournament
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: Hollywood goes on trial for un-American activities
- Gov. Tim Walz, GOP challenger Scott Jensen spar in first and only TV debate
- Rochester mayoral candidates differ on plans for city
- Kasson-Mantorville Elementary School introduces students to the 'helping careers'
- One for the history books: Winona girls capture school's first soccer section title with win over Byron
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Mayo Auditorium filled to hear Carpenters
- Finstad, Ettinger offer different takes on immigration reform, federal policy on family leave, Jan. 6 hearing
- Hawk Horvath: Hunting ghosts in Mantorville
- Rochester council draws line for public comment
- Brown gets analytical in training Rochester area baseball players
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: John Denver dies in a plane crash
- Resetting the goal posts: Rochester Public Schools discusses new ways of measuring student success
- Downtown Rochester bank branch to close in early 2023
- Rochester Ward 1 candidates see on differences among common goals
- Blake Kane's first season as Northfield soccer coach was wrenching, and inspired
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Tax cut will return $1.00 to every man, woman and child
- Dining out? More of us have reservations
- Congressional, state, local candidates address Lake City voters in Tuesday night forum
- Southeast Minnesota was hotspot for bootleggers during Prohibition era
- RCTC coach will return to Ely as game will go on at Vermilion
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: St. Charles soldier to come home
- Honduran family in Rochester awarded $80k for mistreatment by border patrol
- Morice: Physician and Mayo Clinic's 'Big Knocker' according to KFAN's Dan Barreiro
- In search of a successor, Clem's Cups & Cones owner in Kasson puts shop up for sale
- Lourdes soccer star Gossman a natural-born scorer
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Moonshine and jazz dancing contributing to youth downfall
- Minnesota State College Southeast launches tuition coverage program for Red Wing high school graduates
- Olmsted County's Mayowood Road senior housing project won't see state funding this year
- Triplets rule the day at Rochester's Mayo High School homecoming
- Mayo surgeon carves out time for his soccer dream in Argentina
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Lyle village marshal shot and killed
- Original Newt's and Hefe Rojo location to shutter for good in downtown Rochester
- Child care shortage in and around Rochester has cities searching for solutions
- Mayo malpractice lawsuit alleges patient brain injury after hospital gave too much medication
- 'We'd like to have 20 of him': Grizzlies Tschida racking up hits, wearing down opponents
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Girls playing football at Central School
- Olmsted County set to tackle race and racism as a public health issue
- Sen. Klobuchar visits women-owned Pine Island brewery
- $5 million renovation to clear the way for Mayo Clinic employees to move to northwest Rochester
- Century makes a statement — in five grueling sets against Mayo
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Lutz inducted into the Minnesota Track and Field Hall of Fame
- Rochester DoubleTree closing for guests as renovation from hotel to dorm starts
- When it comes to medical cannabis, Dr. Melanie Johnson wants to 'translate doctor into human'
- Rochester Public Schools fixes internet glitch that blocked school board candidates' website
- Rochester QB Hall of Fame class of 2020 finally gets to celebrate
The six-county Rochester area must add 4,400 child care slots to cover families’ child care needs. Listen as region reporter Dené Dryden talks with cities, counties and businesses that are developing solutions.
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: Riot after a high school football game in La Crosse
- Medical bills can be crippling. Mayo Clinic's charity care? Arguably lacking
- After years of making, Lydia Hansen finally calls herself an artist
- Charity care? They found it on ... TikTok
- 'She has the perfect demeanor': Lake City's Berge commits to MSU, Mankato
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: New Hormel plant to be built
- Consecutive debates for Rochester School Board take different tones
- Downtown Rochester restaurant to pull the plug on its popular breakfast as hotel becomes a college dorm
- Plan calls for increasing access to walking and biking routes in Rochester
- Ruskell, Mayo tennis team set to learn from loss to Minnetonka
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: Bud Grant scores Gophers only touchdown in 7-6 victory
- Silver Lake Park's history discussion focuses on dam and proposed changes
- University of Minnesota Rochester leads a budding movement: How to graduate students in three years
- A big boost for bats: Winona's Pillbox Bat Company gets big financial lift in new partnership
- Limburg still kicking at Augustana, facing one of many challenges to come for future doctor
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Gov. Preus and Sen. Kellogg to visit Rochester in campaign stop
- Rochester School board candidates debate the core direction of the district
- Delicious detours along the North Shore
- Chatfield City Council approves first of two votes to define administrator role in city charter
- RCTC's Pierre has a passion for netting goals
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: New lighted football field at Lake City dedicated
- Luke Bryan Farm Tour stop acts as fundraiser for Dover-Eyota students
- Almost six months after Taopi tornado, recovery has progressed 'so quickly and so well'
- 83-year-old building on Rochester's Second Street sold for $900,000
- Mayo smashes past JM to keep Addington Jug, set up battle of unbeatens
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Roller skate center opens
- Soldiers Field Park, rapid transit are big spends in plan for nearly $32 million in state DMC funds for 2023
- 'She was gifted with never-failing tact'
- Despite proposed levy increase, Stewartville aims to reduce taxpayers' burdens
- Mayo set to honor its soccer giant, Dr. Charles Abboud
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Open house at Zollman Zoo in Oxbow Park
- Walz: Statewide 'swatting' shows need for gun safety, mental health funding
- How a Mayo High School grad paved way for Minor League Baseball players to earn a living wage
- Chatfield Center for the Arts celebrates $8.7 million renovation
- Lourdes activities director Larson’s juggling act
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: First week in seven years, zero American casualties in Vietnam
- Golf advocates make their case to Rochester Park Board
- Rochester Public Schools Foundation awards more than $12,000 in grants
- Rochester man identified in Sunday shooting near Loring Park in Minneapolis
- Ask, No. 2 K-M win five-set thriller over No. 5 Stewartville
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Henry Ford is the wealthiest man in the world
- Soldiers Field update calls for $10 million pool upgrade while holding off on most golf course changes
- Chef tip: It's all about the knives
- Rochester’s newest clothing store continues mission of giving back to community
- Pro baseball career in doubt for Red Wing's Boldt after being released
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Gus Chafoulias to be inducted into the Minnesota Hospitality Hall of Fame
- Rochester Public Schools warns parents against inappropriate emails
- Brewery ruins, restoration efforts create a sense of curiosity in Mantorville
- Annual DMC event highlights potential for change and new conversations
- Lourdes basketball player Bretton picks Winona State
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Harley Davidson Barbie may be hard to find
- THC-infused beer debuts in Rochester
- Class is back in session for Farrell’s Down-to-Box adaptive kickboxing program
- Folwell zone change for rowhome project gets commission nod
- Hard-working Patten a driving force for Century
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Gun battle at St. Peter State Hospital
- Proposal seeks to set minimum size for Rochester police force
- Rochester parent speaks about the benefit of Seizure Smart Schools legislation
- Former Mayo Clinic administrator joins growing Rochester biotech firm as new COO
- Sports Q+A: Austin native Motzko has Gophers hockey team back among country's elite
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Jennifer Ostergaard wins Miss America Quality of Life Award
- ADU option to address affordable housing yields questions
- Candidates find a little common ground in District 24A forum
- Weather or not, local musicians played live for radio audience
- Logan Milene, Sam Warren state champs as member of Royals, just like their fathers
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: Jackie Robinson of Dodgers named Rookie of the Year
- Deer hunt in Rochester parks set to start Sept. 17
- Meet the neighbors: Frayed connections bring challenges for Rochester neighborhoods during COVID recovery
- Events for dogs? This weekend is packed in Rochester
- Former Rochester Grizzly Shea getting noticed for right reasons at the next level
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Mayo Medical School dedicated
- Amid a national hunger crisis, the Wabasha community helps meet local food needs
- Downtown revitalization grants totaling $1.6 million announced, with more expected
- Rochester Carillon to honor Queen Elizabeth with memorial recital Friday
- Kasson-Mantorville gets ground game going to roll past Winona
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: 83 women start at Kahler Hospital Training School for Nurses
- Funding for park trash cans sees mixed support
- Welcoming Week events kick off in Winona County Friday
- Education commissioner fields questions from Byron students considering teaching careers
- No. 3 RCTC wins fourth straight in volleyball
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: Queen Nazli, Queen mother of Egypt, arrives in Rochester
- Election concerns linger for Olmsted County group
- Point of Last Drink aims to intervene with establishments that overserve
- Fiddlehead Coffee’s original location closes, moving their coffee roaster to a new Twin Cities location
- Austin, Anchorage bringing NAHL hockey to Rochester for one night only
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Gordie Howe laces up his skates one more time
- Producing legacy: Rochester program continues to see students find successful career paths
- Creating a Sanctuary: former teacher beautifies the entrance to Century High School with a flower garden
- From Rochester to Capri and beyond, Patricia Pattison saw the world
- Red Wing's Toivonen grateful for opportunity with Vikings
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: Driver’s training to be taught at Rochester High School
- Woman hopes to help preschool children flourish at her center based on Jewish values
- 'Our job is to save lives'
- Rochester council weighs funding support for nonprofits
- Hat trick from Heise lifts US into Women's World Championship semifinals
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: War hero Eisenhower arrives at Minnesota State Fair
- Jared Kushner has surgery for cancer after Mayo Clinic visit
- Food shelves, banks say Farm Bill is key to decreasing growing food insecurity
- Penz Automotive’s Spring Valley location to move onto former Peterson Motors site
- Kingsland's Fly Guy: Kolling hopes to take Knights to new heights on football field
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Diana, Princess of Wales, dies in accidentRochester Public Schools sued over gym class injury
- Remodel, build, grow: $380 million invested in school buildings across Rochester area over five years
- Prison Puppy Program in Rochester starts again
- Fillmore Central’s Corson is ready to get the job done, no matter what it takes
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: “Doc” Graham visits Rochester
- First Student still facing driver shortage before school year, but no concerns on operations
- Mayai, once a 'Lost Boy,' seeks Rochester area help to fund scholarships for South Sudan students
- Broken Paddle gives visitors their fix on the Mississippi
- Kasson-Mantorville's Hugeback aims to go pro in cornhole
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Rochester man arrested by "hootch squad"
- Rochester couple celebrate 75th wedding anniversary, reflect on taking the road less traveled
- New bodybuilding competition a success for Rochester residents
- Kasson horse feed maker turns to forgotten crop as an ingredient and investment
- Southeastern Minnesota connection Borgeson, Robley a winner for St. Thomas
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Room and board needed for students attending school
- Food service workers picket in front of Mayo Clinic
- Rochester and Winona schools partner for online learning
- Rustic doesn't come cheap; Pine Island log cabin asking price just below $1 million
- Scary soccer thought: St. Charles/Lewiston-Altura's Gust is back to 100 percent
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: Baseball game in Nicollet Park uses same baseball entire game
- Anti-abortion pregnancy centers pose medical information privacy risk
- How community comments affected – or didn’t – the proposed unified development code
- Mussel, fish surveys around Austin document the health of the Cedar River Watershed
- Brothers in the spotlight on track championship night at Deer Creek Speedway
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Experiments show music may help the 'insane'
- Rochester Public Schools approves gun safety resolution
- Health providers working to get Minnesota childhood vaccinations back on track post COVID
- Rushford-based Metz's Hart-Land becoming destination dairy in Southeast Minnesota
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Dr. Crewe advises eating more fresh foods and vegetables
- Two unrelated couples, one sustainability legacy over generations
- Rochester Community Initiative founders hand reins to the next generation
- Rapid transit deal with Mayo Clinic approved
- Rochester natives, current Tar Heels Horvath, Ustby lead teams to championships
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: North Star Bar opens with win in state tournament
- What'll you have, Rochester? Is this a bar town or brewery town?
- Olmsted County throwing in $90,000 to fill Channel One shelves
- MPCA invests $185K into Rochester, Cedar River extreme weather preparation projects
- 5 returners who can power the Rochester Grizzlies' repeat run to a Fraser Cup
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: Governor speaks in St. Charles
- 50 years of Gold Rush: The flea markets' origins and infamous split
- Proposed funding boost tips hat to Rochester Civic Theatre turnaround
- Winona State University-Rochester expands downtown
- Mantorville's Bennett Berge wins silver at World Championships
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Enrollment growth in Rochester schools phenomenal
- Olmsted County election skeptics call for closer look at 2020 results
- How cousins Nadia and Jordan Victoria looked to the past for the future of Sorellina's
- Rochester School Board discusses goal of communicating more with the public
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Growing need for music teachers
- Multiple agencies come together to fight child sexual abuse material
- 7 updates provided during Rochester City Council's first-ever bus tour
- Harmony Telephone Company bringing fiber internet to Harmony amid federal, state push for broadband expansion
- Mayo grad Goetz gets shot to pitch in Northwoods League
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Rochester's unemployment rate is at a record low
- 100 candles for two Rochester friends born four days apart
- Finstad takes the oath; Ettinger heartened by special election performance as both shift sights on midterms
- What's the price for the Seneca site? Olmsted County commissioners expect to discuss Tuesday
- Lake City's Heise named to US roster for Women's World Championships
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Senator Frank Kellogg visits farmers of Walnut Grove
- From Amish life to TikTok videos, Rochester man makes unlikely change
- Rochester Township Board approves development plan at heron nest site
- Mayo Clinic moves to fill more empty Rochester retail space
- 3 things that went right, 3 that didn't for Honkers in 2022
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Final combat infantry unit in Vietnam will withdraw
- Twin Cities burger tavern Red Cow opens first location in Rochester
- New development code passes first test amid some questions
- Kasson City Council considering moratorium on THC sales
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Spectacular hailstorm strikes Martin County
- Noser lands November challenge against Norton
- Finstad poised to win special election in Minnesota CD1 race; faces Ettinger in general election
- Rochester School Board incumbents and conservative challengers move onto the general election
- Ustby among the chosen six for USA 3-x-3 team
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Two local youths win state hula-hoop competition
- Rochester coffee roaster providing relief for Ukrainians
- Jill Veerkamp is a jack of all trades at the St. Charles Library
- Possible nonstop Dallas flights may be circling Rochester
- Fritcher gets shot with MoonDogs and he takes advantage
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Handgun control bill fails
- Minnesota's Field of Dreams hosts 45th baseball tournament
- To NASA and beyond: John Marshall teacher wraps up her 'summer of the nerd'
- Rochester Gift of Life car show raises funds for families and patients facing transplants
- House fire has Meisters grateful for community support
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: American Air Museum opens in England
- 50 years: KTTC-TV news cameraman Chuck Sibley has seen it all
- Campaign finance filings slow in Olmsted County primary races
- Hormel Institute in Austin host scientists, interns for "Research Day"
- Lourdes AD job remains open; coaches hail the work that had been done by Steve Strickland
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Circus wagon overturns
- BCA identifies man, Rochester police officer involved in fatal shooting
- Heading north on Highway 52? Don't let construction spoil your trip
- Rochester's American Ninja Warrior out of competition but raised over $22k for nonprofit
- Prep Bowl pushed back; high school football season will stretch into December
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Mayo Clinic to build a new employee health center
- Rochester mayor's race spending tops $28,000 heading into four-way primary election
- 8 questions with Rochester chess master Matt Jensen
- Petition seeks to kick state Sen. Dornink off GOP ballot; chief justice asks, why so late?
- Walch begins second training camp with Browns
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Riverview Greens Golf Course opens in Stewartville
- A local 'angel' investment fund is ready to invest after raising $7 million
- Surviving the smash-up at the Olmsted County Fair's demolition derby
- Direct balloting set to start for primary election, and here's a few things you should know
- Chatfield finishes 0-2 at American Legion state tournament: 'It was great experience'
Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: American Vegetarian Party seeks power
- Amid confusion about expected deficit, Rochester Schools may end year $10 million stronger than planned
- Olmsted County District 4 candidates seek to define their potential as commissioners
- Vegan food line concocted by Mayo High School graduate fills 3,000 retailers
- Lake City golfers carry on program tradition at Women's State Amateur Championship
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Virginia Piper kidnapped from her home
- Rochester Art Center continues making adjustments to fix budget shortfalls
- Rochester food concession operator ordered to pay $200,000 in back pay and fines for visa violations
- Pearls in the rough: 'Clam Fest' draws rare cars to Goodhue
- Byron native Lee nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Teachers in Plainview sign a new contract
- Log Cabin Grill is no longer considered potential landmark
- Rochester Public Schools announces 'Chargers' as mascot for new online school
- Dover-Eyota schools asking voters to approve $21 million referendum
- Rochester's Stuart headed back to the NHL as coach with Edmonton Oilers
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Betty Blahnik named new Honey Queen
- COVID timing affects transit study, but potential changes likely come with trade-offs
- Brewery elevates historic Lanesboro Grain Co. building
- Mayo Clinic has a new shop in store for South Broadway
- Gozola Sr. has passion for keeping youth baseball fields in perfect shape
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: West Concord receives 13 inches of rain in 14 days
- Her arm is lost, but Lake City teen won't let that stop her
- Seeking to open eyes to downtown Rochester accessibility challenges
- Rochester district judge issues ‘corrective action’ to improve jury pool formation
- Milene will play Division I baseball at Eastern Michigan
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus will be in Rochester
- Fun and games to start soon at the Med City's new 'toybrary'
- Rochester's Ward 3 candidates find differences in sales tax, building code at LWV forum
- Germany and beyond: Rochester student eyes a future in international relations
- JM's Veney earns elite spot on Elite League roster
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Mayo Clinic performs 5 kidney transplants in 24 hours
- 'I find it incredibly liberating': More Rochester area adults are open about their mental health
- Rochester council candidate forum sees empty seats
- Rochester's Jefferson Elementary installs new playground equipment to benefit students with autism
- Med City FC rides togetherness to NPSL Midwest semifinals
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Rochester Festival of Geese
- Student infractions at Rochester middle schools dwarf their high school counterparts
- Lingering view of mayor's forum — an empty audience
- Rochester City Council Ward 3 candidates provide thoughts on affordable housing, homelessness
- Pine Island's White breathtaking again with 16-9 pole vault clearance
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Stories in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Conrad Hilton to give $10M to the Mayo Foundation
- Kmart parking set to grow into AMPI lot
- Olmsted County elections manager: Work rivals his Middle East deployments
- Utica's tiny Airbnb cabin and its owners running it from the sea
- Chatfield standout Sam Backer finds home at MSU, Mankato
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Restovich All-Star Baseball Camps
- Rochester gardeners hope to preserve 'hidden resource'
- Rochester's former Carlos O'Kellys building to fall soon
- Vision for renovation of city parking lots and ramp, along with former Legends site, set for review
- A thank-you card brought to life: Millville says so long to A-Mart
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Mantorville’s Minnesota 57 bridge officially reopens
- Campground hosts are eyes and ears at state parks
- Socialism, finances, and drag queens: Rochester School Board candidates cover it all during forum
- Decision delayed on heron nest site development in Rochester Township
- Century's Horvath eligible for MLB Draft, but price tag may be too high
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Ray Sands & the Polka Dots to play in Washington, D.C.
- School board candidates spar over equity and diversity
- For Sale: Delta-9 THC products now in stock across SE Minnesota
- New owner is charting course for Rochester's Exhibitor Media Group
- Who to watch at the Spring Creek MX Park motocross pro nationals
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: 76-year-old Chatfield bandshell to be torn down
- Pool compromises eyed in 125 Live agreement
- Northwest Rochester office complex sold for $1.68 million
- Golf options intended to spur public insights
- Rookie head coach embracing the challenges of JM football
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Security cameras to be installed in the public library
- Need for hotel rooms could tweak TIF policy
- Ettinger affirms support for abortion rights in Rushford visit
- Insects are Rochester man's ambassadors to the natural world
- What to know if you head to the Pro Motocross nationals in Millville this week
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Rules for Beanie Baby sales
- Gray Duck Theater owners open new bookstore in former Zumbrota Library
- Former toy store finds new life as a used furniture outlet
- Golf course discussions expected to continue through summer and fall
- Gopher 50 doesn't disappoint: Georgia driver walks away with Deer Creek's largest payout
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Mayo Medical School receives grants for the first year
- Rochester extreme fitness program partners with national nonprofit to teach kickboxing
- Chief Franklin, RPD discuss recent shootings, staff shortages and drug problem in Rochester
- Former Byron education center sold for $1.7 million
- Rochester Royals believe 2022 season can be state-championship special
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Ben Sternberg, Rochester promoter and columnist for 30 years, dies
- New owner paid $2.82 million for south Rochester hotel
- Outsized demand could mean smaller-than-expected hero checks for Minnesota front-line workers
- $14K worth of equipment stolen from Cascade Township construction site
- Honkers feeling confident heading into the second half of Northwoods League season
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: 'Northern Star' is launched on the Mississippi River
- Rochester comic shop owner dies after sudden illness
- Remembering Liz Quackenbush: Foundation started to share her educational beliefs and values
- 6 things to know about the Aug. 9 election
- All you need to know about the Gopher 50 Late Model Race
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: 100-year-old Old Stone Church near Kenyon restored
- Longtime Rochester bookmobile librarian puts career in rearview mirror
- A wandering house comes to Rochester
- Yammy Bear heads to Uvalde on heels of a newly diagnosed illness
- Biggest Gopher 50 ever to hit Deer Creek Speedway this week
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: New school starting times
- Highway 14 interchange planning starts as median closure eyed at County Road 44
- Rochester organizations host lessons on saving lives from opioid OD
- Retirement leads to changing lives for employees, owner of Austin's SuperFresh
- Soccer Mom: Rochester United player chasing her dreams at age 30
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Chicago Great Western Railway depot moved to its original site
- Brownsdale speedway attracts go-kart drivers for competition, fun
- Rochester comic shop owner unexpectedly falls ill
- Olmsted County 4-H'ers take on invasive species in Rochester pond
- Royals pitching plans continues to work to perfection
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: Winds damage planes at Rochester Airport
- 'Suspicious device' brought to Olmsted County Government Center
- Hormel Institutes hopes to inspire students through STEM-based educational event
- Mayo Clinic and UnitedHealthcare reach network agreement
- Rochester's Neel set to tackle Wimbledon for a second straight year
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Farmers work an average of 61.8 hours per week
- Belle, the English Setter from Pine Island, made Westminster show history
- Evangelisto, Miss Winona, becomes first Indigenous woman to win Miss Minnesota
- Chatfield team named one of 14 U.S. semifinalists in global app building challenge
- 'You can't pitch to her': Winona's Grace Fricke is the 2022 Post Bulletin Softball Player of the Year
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Ford plant to be built in the Twin Cities
- Gold Star Families Memorial Monument in Mantorville dedicated to those who sacrificed a loved one
- Rochester council set to review annual audit
- How to understand, enjoy the new downtown Peace Plaza without getting hit by a car
- Pine Island gains experience, places second at Firecracker Tournament
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Wabasha posse captures two desperados
- Rochester's TikTok famous orthodontist opens donut shop next to his office
- Strickland done as Lourdes Activities Director
- Swim lesson backlog leaves many asking about extra space
- Mayo, Lourdes have players selected All-State in baseball
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Nurses are ministers of mercy and conservators of children
- Some answers about Popeyes plans in Rochester
- More parking at former Rochester Kmart and AMPI sites finds support
- Law Enforcement Torch Run ends day in Rochester
- No. 1-ranked Med City FC organizes itself for another win
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: 'Community of Neighbors' is Rochesterfest's slogan
- Title IX: Barriers remain to achieve equity in sports
- Rochester Public Schools lays out plan to address student behavior
- Lake City documentary on the 'Father of waterskiing' gets public showing
- Century relay team makes splash at nationals
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: 10,000 visitors visit Spring Grove
- Rochester's K9 Ninja advances on to American Ninja Warrior semifinals
- Rochester cutting fees at city pools
- Rochester City Council candidate attended Jan. 6 rally that led to Capitol riot
- PB Golfers of the Year Windhorst Knudsen, Larson made their marks on state level
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Five men arrested following a break-in to the Watergate Complex
- As membership declines, Rochester's new American Legion commander seeks to re-energize legions
- Art project turns trash to art in downtown Rochester
- Olmsted County seeking Rochester council support for senior housing project
- Mabel-Canton's Urbaniak looks back on five decades of coaching
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Hang-up on dime phone calls
- A new Hilton hotel is in downtown Rochester's future
- Youth commission and council merger raise concerns before process has chance to unfold
- Rochester Magazine's Best Cocktails. You picked'em. We drank them
- It's an all Gopher Conference matchup for Class A state baseball championship
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: 1,362 rabies shots given to dogs and cats
- Mayo Clinic's Hudson plans are quiet, but still on the table
- Former Rochester care worker accused of beating vulnerable fiancé
- Austin Public Schools asks voters to increase its operating referendum
- Dedication, long memories and big birdies: How PIZM secured its first boys golf state championship
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Bridgeman’s to open new ice cream store in Eau Claire
- Title IX: Donna Mueller and Lori Anderson are trailblazers of women's running in Minnesota
- Planning commission denies development plan at heron nest site
- Learning from the students: Rochester Public Schools looks to the youth for a new approach
- Lourdes turns up the heat to advance to Class AA state semifinals
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: City pools popular
- 'Mr. Rochester' has been traveling from Caribbean to the Med City for 50 years
- Rochester artist hopes his paintings find homes, even if he doesn't have one
- A new name in coffee may be checking into a Med City hotel
- Walch’s football camp will honor former P-E-M athlete Miller
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: State Fire Department Association meets in Rochester
- Protesters gather in downtown Rochester to advocate against gun violence
- Rochester council sessions address uniqueness of current council experiences
- Why are patrol cars left idling in parking lots for so long?
- Lourdes baseball team has one more goal on season-long quest
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Rochester ranked second best city to live in
- Healthy fruit bowls set sail in Rochester's Uptown
- Neighbors are encouraging neighbors to learn about proposed development code
- Local Habitat for Humanity chapters start construction for summer housing projects
- Pine Island's White ends with another state record
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Stewartville boys Track and Field team takes home state championship
- Rochester School Board whittles down deficit by $20M ahead of approving budget
- Construction firm working on new, larger Med City office
- Questions remain for community corrections after Fillmore County leaves three-county program
- Down to last out, Winona rallies past Byron to win Section 1AAA baseball title
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: Floods devastate Southeastern Iowa
- Goose management report shows reduced number of eggs found in Rochester parks
- Rochester auto body shops experiencing monthlong backlogs
- Rochester School Board announces ‘The Bison’ as mascot for Dakota Middle School
- Lourdes outlasts Plainview-Elgin-Millville in nine innings to win section baseball title
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Jack Drews named head John Marshall football coach
- Neighbors lose appeal to block apartment project on edge of Country Club Manor
- Rochester Motor's Dan Bissen has a delicious hidden talent
- New looks give Mr. Pizza North different flavor after renovations and reopening
- Chatfield dedicates this state tournament appearance to 2020 team that didn't get the chance
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Flag lowered at Claremont Public School
- Restorative justice program brings closure, healing following hard situations
- SEMCIL plans to build an accessible indoor recreation center in Northwest Rochester
- Pine Island Cheese Festival is back to kick off another summer
- Unbreakable bond helps carry Stewartville throwers to greatness
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: New professional basketball team coming to Minneapolis
- Exhibit shows 'Why Treaties Matter' in Olmsted County
- Rochester man sentenced to more than 27 years in state prison for aiding and abetting 2019 murder
- Four candidates for Rochester School Board seek election as a conservative bloc
- Winona repeats as Section 1AAA softball champion
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On the 10th episode of the Post Bulletin's "Behind the Headline" podcast, digital content producer Erich Fisher talks with education reporter Jordan Shearer about his weekend focus regarding an increase in violent and disruptive behavior at Rochester Public Schools this past school year.
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- 'Has anyone asked the students?' RPS aims to get ahead of disruptive behavior that came in the wake of COVID
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Michael Restovich named Minnesota baseball player of the year
- Guns and the 1st Congressional District: Where never the twain shall part
- Mechanic duo hope to bring back old service station vibe with new Rochester repair shop
- Big and small fundraiser in Southern Minnesota take initiative to support humanitarian efforts in Ukraine
- A resounding repeat: Lake City girls dominate Section 1AA golf meet to return to state
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: High schools must produce good citizens
- 'Has anyone asked the students?': RPS aims to get ahead of disruptive behavior that came in the wake of COVID
- Demolition of former Michaels Restaurant in Rochester's downtown to start this summer
- Four primary elections expected to narrow Rochester candidates
- Section softball: Cannon Falls, Chatfield and Wabasha-Kellogg advance to championship Thursday
- Winona foils Byron's strategy in Section 1AAA semifinals
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Jury weighs McVeigh case
- Founder of Bigelow Homes dies following motorcycle crash
- Meg Novak wants you to understand midwifery
- Can Winona pollinator corridor put endangered bees on road to recovery?
- Rochester Honkers use big night from Will Asby and solid effort from bullpen to take opener
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Dr. W. J. Mayo stresses mental welfare for patients
- Root River Jam invites the community to dance in new music video
- Judge: 'You can spend the same time in prison as you imprisoned (her)'
- Real estate selling quickly in Rochester, Southeast Minnesota housing market
- Section 1AAAA and 1AAA baseball first-round matchups: Mayo and Century square off in first round
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: Governor Luther W. Youngdahl to speak in Lanesboro
- How all-white juries taint confidence in Minnesota's courts
- Farewell Friedell: Students and alumni say goodbye to a beloved Rochester school
- Planned roundabout near Century High School seeks to address neighborhood concerns
- From a Gambler to a Gopher: Byron's Brody Lamb will join U of M hockey team this fall
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Joyce Everson to perform at Mayo Civic Auditorium
- Finstad set to win GOP congressional special election primary; Ettinger wins DFL primary
- Rochester Church removed from potential city landmarks list after reconsideration
- Zumbrota-Mazeppa students learn about gardening at community garden
- Med City Marathon getting closer to 'normal' in 2022
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: First Farmer’s Market to be held in Rochester
- More than just a host family: Rochester family formed tight bond with MLB player Dan Winkler
- Olmsted County Sheriff's deputy uses challenge coins to start Alzheimer's research fundraiser
- Using art to bring together Iraqis, Americans
- Section 1AA baseball tournament features half-dozen true title contenders
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Kirby Puckett Weekend at Metrodome
- Byron Primary School receives 'school of excellence' designation
- Potential landmark status for Unitarian Universalist Church building challenged
- 'Jack of all trades': P.J. Smith juggles multiple roles at Pine Island secondary
- Rochester Honkers set and ready to roll for upcoming season
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Microwaves can cook a steak in 90 seconds
- He was banned from Major League Baseball. Then he restarted his life in Rochester
- As convention business quickens in Rochester, hotels and restaurants see much-needed shot in the arm
- June Le steps up to paint a "self portrait" of Rochester
- Robertson Cup-bound Anchorage hockey team has southeastern Minnesota feel to it
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: 18,000 Olmsted County children to be inoculated
- Two lawsuits against Mayo Clinic over vaccine firings may be the start of a wave of cases
- Fernbrook Family Center offers teachers in Southeast Minnesota support during historic challenges
- Plans for third Discovery Square project emerging
- Pine Island boys track team ready for True Team stage once again
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: IBM’s Deep Blue computer defeats Russian chess grandmaster
- Medical students plan to keep taking their lessons to the street
- Rochester Public Schools projects enrollment to fall over the next decade
- Auto loans remain cool and affordable while interest and debt rates increase from Federal Reserve
- Millville's Martin named AMA supercross Rookie of the Year
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: IBM’s Deep Blue computer defeats Russian chess grandmaster
- Medical students plan to keep taking their lessons to the street
- Rochester Public Schools projects enrollment to fall over the next decade
- Auto loans remain cool and affordable while interest and debt rates increase from Federal Reserve
- Millville's Martin named AMA supercross Rookie of the Year
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Native American leader to speak at Historical Society
- 1st district special election will take on clarity in a week
- Woman drives through barricade, stuck in wet concrete in NE Rochester
- Vision alternatives for downtown riverfront continues to weigh options for former Legends site
- Milene wraps up stellar baseball career at NIACC
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: George Wallace, Alabama governor, shot
- Archery hunt in Rochester parks proposed to control deer
- Rowing's lure has provided a competitive niche for Mayo High School tandem
- Minnesota GOP backs Scott Jensen for governor
- Mayo, Century obvious favorites in Section 1AA boys tennis
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Mayo High School evacuated due to a bomb threat
- Two by two: Four sets of twin siblings make up 14% of Goodhue's graduating class
- Defense and prosecution rest Thursday in trial against Kasson LDS church leader accused of sexual assault
- Kingsland Public Schools expands its trades program with the purchase of a plasma cutter
- 'This group has the best chemistry': Byron baseball having fun with high expectations
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Gasoline price hikes to be investigated
- Alleged victim testifies in trial against Kasson LDS church leader accused of sexual assault
- Fillmore County commissioner ready to break from three-county corrections agreement
- Contract talks at Red Wing leather firm stall
- No. 3 seed RCTC softball team 'very confident' heading into region tournament
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Abbie Hoffman at Winona State College
- Trial begins for Dodge County LDS leader accused of sexually assaulting juvenile
- Washington Elementary becomes second school in Rochester to return to masking; district changes policy
- In a town of 400, this Dresbach home on the Mississippi River is listed for $1.95 million
- Red Wing's Herzog has a happy homecoming with Gophers golf team
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: 50 Elgin High School students boycott classes
- Code change for affordable housing could reduce yard sizes for future Rochester homes
- Dr. J is working to diversify the craft beer industry
- New venders bring a fresh take as Rochester Farmers Market moves outside
- High school highlights for Monday, May 9, 2022
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Bear cage at Mayo Park draws big crowds
- Development code update planned for Rochester council
- Rochester nonprofit Brighter Tomorrows brightens Mother's Day through flower-planting event
- New business aims fix Rochester's broken appliances
- Lourdes rallies past P-E-M in battle of 1AA baseball powers
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Major league baseball scouts in town
- Why Rochester Public Schools has struggled to hire more teachers of color?
- Mothers and midwives: Experiencing the miracle of birth personally and professionally
- Rochester’s Best Bartenders share their secrets
- Century's Gordon a lethal mix of strength, grace and relentlessness
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Dr. Edward Kendall, co-winner of the 1950 Nobel Prize, dies
- Trial set to begin Monday for Dodge County LDS leader accused of sexually assaulting juvenile
- Rochester ex-bank branch transforming into a hub of beauty
- Sister of Mayo Clinic physician opens her Ukraine home, guest house to displaced refugees
- Hegerle is back as K-M volleyball coach
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: New surgical pavilion at Saint Marys to open soon
- Faced with conflicting data, Rochester Public Schools moves start times up by 10 minutes
- Rochester continues to wait for avian flu results after more dead geese were found in Silver Lake Park
- SE Minnesota legislators weigh in on possible end of Roe
- High school highlights for Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Rochester Jaycees vote in favor of allowing women members
- Experience the value of local news on World Press Freedom Day
- The glass cutter: Rochester's stained-glass window maker shares her colorful career
- Rochester council denies zoning change for former Perkins site
- Winona's Jasper Hedin will attend prep school before playing college ball
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Post-Bulletin newspaper opens site on World Wide Web
- After 25 years, our website has seen a lot of change
- Kasson's Chaotic Good Brewing Co. to move out of founder's backyard
- JM coach Sonnabend driven by faith, passion
- Meet the Minnesota High School Rodeo Queen, or the one who walks a horse through downtown Rochester
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Special Pullman railroad car arrives in Rochester
- Lanesboro Schools faulted by MN Department of Education for handling of student in special education program
- Dodge County Wind proposing turbine project for 2023
- Growing up poor presented extra hurdles in medical school for Rochester native, UMR grad
- Local race tracks facing what could be a pivotal summer
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: More soldiers coming home from Vietnam
- Senjem and his moderate voice prepare to depart the Senate
- Citywalk Apartments proposes expanded footprint by using site former mayor's boarding house
- Winona never had a beauty store for multicultural hair needs. Vineka Ross is changing that
- High school highlights for Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: Gov. Youngdahl tells legislators they have done 'a great job'
- Rescheduled "Crime Crisis: Rochester" event draws larger crowd after controversy
- Newsworthy: Longfellow Elementary students create a school newspaper
- Mazeppa Historical Society, DNR hosting WWII 'POW Camps in SE Minnesota' seminar
- High school highlights for Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Estimates for Red River flood damage increasing
- GOP district convention fails to endorse congressional candidate, but Munson claims win with most delegates
- Quam seeks to guard against municipal ID misuse
- For Kristina Wright-Peterson, serving the patient at the end of life can be a celebration, too
- Mayo's Chitulangoma makes U.S. para national team, headed to World Cup
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Due to flooding, Mayo is taking patients from Grand Forks
- Too many nitrates? Ian Roback found a solution
- Area fire crews respond to structure fire in Kasson
- From the classroom to the real world: Byron students help their city renovate miniature golf course
- Katia Schuler and company have Century lacrosse on the rise
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Dr. Lonise Bias to speak in Rochester
- Two years later, a look at life without the Olmsted County JDC
- Approved variation for planned Manor Hills apartment development upsets neighbors
- Sunday with the Balows: How Thai Pop's owners spend their day off
- Three southeastern Minnesota hockey players selected in NA3HL Draft
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Judge declares that women make good jurors
- Rochester Public Schools considers the cost of changing start times
- Olmsted County's senior-housing project seeks to start filling specific need
- Four Daughters Winery ready to start pouring the bourbon
- Mayo's overall tennis strength prevails over formidable Century
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Ride of Paul Revere re-enacted in Rochester
- Restauranteur Sammi Loo brings the sweets with Mezza9 Cafe and Bakery
- 'Pelvic Guru' dons costumes and makes videos to normalize taboo medical topics
- Republican governor hopefuls debate issues in Cannon Falls
- K-M's Knoll, staff ace at Minnesota State, will play in MLB Draft League
In today’s history minute, I share Thomas Weber’s story on how the first Beach Boys concert in Rochester was also first snowfall that season.
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Excavation starts at Quarry Hill Nature Center
- On anniversary of 2 unsolved Rochester murders, police again asking for information
- Mexican popsicles and ice cream are on the Med City menu this summer
- Civic music announces the 2022 Down by the Riverside lineup
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: High school teachers growing their hair out
- Walz touts 'Walz Checks' in visit to Rochester
- Potential benefits cited with Rochester Township zoning change for sand mine
- Kutzky neighbors see reprieve from shuttle bus traffic
- After 50 years in the sport, Wabasha's O'Reilly to receive national honor for service, dedication to bowling
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Historical Society forming old-time baseball team
- Sell or destroy: Inside the tug-of-war for what could become Rochester's most expensive home
- Replacing former Perkins with apartments might need new approach
- Developer proposes building $4 million office complex in northwest Rochester
- Local hockey players look to jump onto USA Hockey radar at next week's HP Festivals
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: St. Olaf band will now include women
- Republican tide rises across rural Minnesota
- Rochester School Board discusses school start times... again
- Oronoco Fire Department collects more than 400 pieces of fire gear to donate to Ukraine, other countries
- Mason Madsen lands at Boston College
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Beanie babies will be given away at McDonalds
- Highway 14 safety improvements delayed awaiting decision on state funds for new overpass
- Norton announces plan to seek second term as Rochester mayor
- Recovery to leader: David Hunter II takes the helm at Rochester's Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge
- Mac Horvath supplies power for North Carolina baseball team
In today’s history minute, Thomas Weber shares a story on how the best theater in Rochester might be at RCTC.
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: Rochester junior and senior high schools will start at 8:05 a.m.
- The name of a new downtown Rochester watering hole surfaces
- Terrifying or adorable? "Frankenstuffies" are coming to Rochester
- Rochester's 2023 budget plan and potential impacts set for review Monday
- High school highlights for Saturday, April 9, 2022
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Sen. Walter Mondale in Rochester
- Olmsted County officials alarmed by DNR legislative proposal allowing hunters to use rifles
- Dover makes progress with city's community center
- NUR-D returns to Rochester to perform at the Castle
- Tightly knit Lourdes boys tennis team is on a mission
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Roller derby teams to be in town
- Starlite Motel was first home for Rochester starlet Lea Thompson
- 7 takeaways from community discussion of proposed Silver Lake improvements
- Medical company CEO owes $6 million in taxes, federally charged with tax evasion
- K-M star Shubert picks Xavier
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Twins home opener canceled due to player strike
- 50 years ago, Jim Peterson saved a life. Today, Mark McKenzie wants him to know how grateful he is
- Developers, realtors eager to see more growth in Rochester area market
- Rochester School Board hears update on proposed earlier start times for elementary students
- High school highlights for Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Civil rights attorney speaks at RSJC
- Rochester council member wants to strengthen circus animal ban
- Angie Mejia helps students of color through art
- Definition sought for potential $65 million regional community and recreation complex in Rochester
- High school highlights for Monday, April 4, 2022
In today’s history minute, Andrew Link share Thomas Weber’s story on how a Sears store entered the market when Rochester was at a Crossroads.
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Estella Edwards reappointed as city policewoman
- From Med City to Washington D.C., Don Means Jr. reflects on a career of service
- Murder trial enters second week
- ‘Our little town does such a big thing’: Fools Five race draws 1,300 runners to Lewiston
- High school highlights for Saturday, April 2, 2022
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Trains full of physicians and surgeons headed to Rochester
- Med City firm creates new test for at-risk patients to track their immunity to omicron
- Medical examiner testifies, cell phone evidence introduced in March 2019 murder trial
- Fiddlehead and Real Deals to open new Rochester shops next week
- Pine Island pole-vaulting star White ready for whatever
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Conrad Hilton at Mayo for a checkup
- Another Med City pool to go down the drain
- Rochester's graduation rate drops 13 points among Hispanic students, changes little among other groups
- Half-dozen witnesses take stand in murder trial Wednesday
- Mayo grad Miller helped Drake earn WNIT bid
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Trial of Timothy McVeigh to start
- Why Rochester's rent prices are 'astronomical'
- Bamber Valley Assistant Principal Malissa Nelson advocates for students, from elementary school to graduation
- Dover-Eyota offers superintendent job to Byron High School alum Jeremy Frie
- Feldman: 'Plug and play' Grizzlies beat the odds to become national champions
Jennifer Carnahan speaks to reporter Matthew Stolle after campaigning at Harvest Church in Rochester on Tuesday, March 29, 2022.
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: The city health department offers free smallpox vaccinations to all students
- Looking inward: Rochester Public Schools reviews survey data to see what areas need improvement
- Trial begins in 2019 murder case
- If your new property assessment increased, you are not alone
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Police dispatched to North Star Bar for near riot
- Paperback Magnate: Rochester's Milton Kaplan's businesses flourished when the printed word was king
- With the pressure on, Hayfield delivers another state championship
- Volunteers provide free plumbing repairs to homeowners in need
- High school highlights for Saturday, March 26, 2022
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: Bridge toll lifted in Wabasha
- Rochester redistricting effort adds voting precincts with final approval
- Area bank names new leader for the Rochester market
- Study refutes stereotype that people with obesity lie about how much they eat
- A Frozen Feeling: Southeastern Minnesota natives help Augsburg to Frozen Four
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: Government working to register fully automatic weapons
- Rochester area a magnet for political activity this weekend as it hosts 4 political conventions
- Kasson, developers prep another hundred lots for new houses
- Southeast Rochester pharmacy to close its doors for good
- Fadness' coaching career ends in consolation round of Class AAA state tournament
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Pick up a newspaper along with a cigar
- No results found? A look into Rochester's Google office
- Rochester School Board approves new contract with Superintendent Kent Pekel
- Mayor Kim Norton, Rochester residents gather at Peace Plaza to show support of Ukraine
- Caledonia gets off to strong start, rolls past Perham in Class AA state quarterfinals
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: Dr. Charles W. Mayo honored
- Byron teachers ask their district to allow displays of support for Ukraine
- No injuries in Northeast Rochester shooting
- 32 years ago, Donna Ingersoll disappeared; Wabasha investigators are convinced the case is solvable
- Right on target: Hayfield sets sights on repeating as state champion
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Leniency in laws, judges, and juries one cause of crime wave
- SE Minnesota stars Lee, Korngable, Ustby all advance in NCAA Basketball Tournament
- Minnesota firm purchased a northwest Rochester restaurant building for $4.15 million
- Redrawn Rochester City Council wards set for Monday vote
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On the ninth episode of the Post Bulletin's "Behind the Headline" podcast, digital content producer Erich Fisher talks with education reporter Jordan Shearer about his weekend focus regarding the strains Rochester-area educators are currently facing.
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: Information released that shots fired at Mayor Humphrey
- Four Rochester women who stand out
- City's DMC funding continues to outpace state requirements
- CDC: Rate of young children hospitalized for COVID-19 at omicron peak was 5 times that of delta peak
- Hayfield boys cap memorable day for basketball programs with second consecutive Section 1A title
- Caledonia nips P-E-M in triple overtime thriller in Section 1AA title game
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Sidewalks must be shoveled within 12 hours
- Dead body found at Gage Elementary School
- Winona mother's son detained by Russian forces while fleeing Ukraine
- Houston Owl Center auctions art created by Ukrainian children
- Smothering Albany knocks off Lourdes in state quarterfinals
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Rochester Mayo girls basketball team wins state 4A title
- Who'll win the open Congress seat?These 7 factors will decide
- The ups and downs are inevitable: How Anna Christian turned a college-money job into a career
- Rochester School Board discusses ways to begin more diversity efforts
- Three southeastern Minnesota women's basketball stars primed for Big Dance
This story was written by Thomas Weber, a former Post Bulletin reporter who enjoys writing about local history.
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: College should not be “four years of subsidized irresponsibility”
- It's about to get spicy in Rochester
- 7 things to know about proposed map of new Rochester City Council wards
- Another point for the pint
- Lourdes grateful for another state tournament shot
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Snowstorm slams into the area
- After 160 years -- and 44 male mayors -- Kim Norton took over as Rochester's first female leader
- With the end of pandemic COVID-19 in sight, endemic COVID-19 awaits
- Olmsted County park rules prepared for updates
- Stout defense, timely shots send Hayfield back into Section 1A championship
- Goodhue punches its ticket to Section 1A championship with OT thriller
- Caledonia claims heart-stopper against L-A
- P-E-M topples depleted Lake City squad in 1AA semifinals
- Austin rolls past Kasson-Mantorville in Section 1AAA semifinals
- Hedin scores 30 as Winona tops Stewartville in Section 1AAA semifinals
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On the eighth episode of the Post Bulletin's "Behind the Headline" podcast, digital content producer Erich Fisher talks with newly hired investigative reporter Molly Work about her path to Rochester and why she wanted to pursue investigative journalism.
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Dr. William Mayo aids gorged bullfighter in Mexico City
- Free lunches? They're no more, despite the efforts of Dover-Eyota's Carrie Frank
- Rochester man finds purpose in martial arts, despite being blind
- Adamson pushes Lourdes to dramatic Section 1AA championship win
- Perfect Hayfield girls are headed to state
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Health Officer pleads for people to understand if quarantined
- Historic times mean record prices at the pump for Rochester drivers
- Servers sign up for sign language classes
- Ex-KAAL TV news anchor on her family's Ukrainian homeland: 'I'm extremely proud to be Ukrainian.'
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Harry Buck named director of Quarry Hill Park Nature Center
- Shuttle worries linger for Kutzky neighborhood residents
- Clarke wins Rochester Township Board seat
- Drones, technology on display at Agweek Farm Show in Rochester
- High school highlights for Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History:
1997: Hawthorne Elementary seeks approval of full-day kindergarten * Social worker finds niche in Rochester Library * Oronoco mayor sued over alleged open meeting law violation; mayor brings counter claim * Popular Rochester eyewear store moves to new downtown spot
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: Two prisoners escape Mower County Jail
- History made! Kasson-Mantorville's Bennett Berge wins fifth state title
- Winona man killed in crash with semi Saturday morning
- Home is where the art is
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Rosemary Clooney appearance canceled
- WSU administrator watches in devastation the war in her native Ukraine
- New Oxbow Park Nature Center opening delayed to fall, but work continues toward smooth transition
- State team wrestling: Dover-Eyota places fourth at Class A state championships
- State wrestling: Kasson-Mantorville places second at Class AA state tournament
- High school highlights for Thursday, March 3, 2022
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Design approved for pedestrian bridge near Century school
- The glassblowers of Mayo Clinic
- Richard Painter, ethics lawyer and 'U' law professor, says he's running for 1st District Congress seat
- Sheriff Bartsh hanging up his badge in Wabasha County
- High school highlights for Wednesday, March 2, 2022
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Hayfield wins the Class A team wrestling title
- Rochester School Board approves shift in district mask policy
- Request to dismiss Jerk King lawsuit under review
- State wrestling preview: Development of underclassmen has KoMets eyeing program's fifth state title
- High school highlights for Tuesday, March 1, 2022
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Old covered bridge in Zumbrota to be moved
- Travel dreams 'bus'ting at the seams
- Bryon Bothun greets the world as it arrives at Rochester's doorstep
- Mezza 9 Cafe and Bakery to bring a taste of Europe to downtown Rochester
- High school highlights for Monday, Feb. 28, 2022
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: Nurses badly needed
- Ukrainian natives watch, worry from afar
- Quarry Hill considered for addition to goose-management plan
- Heating costs, driven by high fuel prices, pile on customers already behind on bills
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On the seventh episode of the Post Bulletin's "Behind the Headline" podcast, digital content producer Erich Fisher talks with news editor Randi Kallas about her 35-year career with the Post Bulletin before she retires on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022.
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: The buffalo for Mayo Park Zoo has arrived
- COVID changes how money is spent across Southeast Minnesota
- Stress-free dog groomer to open South Broadway shop
- Reports of shots fired in Austin causes short-term lockdown at elementary school
- High school highlights for Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Buffalo on the way to Mayo Park
- Mayo mobile clinic brings health care to rural communities
- Former Kwik Trip sold for $1.01M in Northeast Rochester
- 25 wrestlers to watch at this week's Section 1 individual championships
- High school highlights for Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: New Graham Arena North to be dedicated
- Kent Pekel accepts superintendent position offered by the Rochester School Board
- A WSU financial literacy series teaches students they don't have to be Warren Buffet to invest
- A second ministry: Stewartville pastor answers the call for more substitute teachers
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Rochester isolated by rain, sleet, and snow – all communication down
- MacLaughlin announces Olmsted County attorney campaign
- Zumbro Falls Fire Chief Bruce Heitmann's 'retirement' shows decades of service
- New York firm buys second Med City property for $4.44 million
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Ricky Clark is the first Dover-Eyota wrestler to compete at state
- Group home closings put pressure on families
- Rochester police Capt. John Sherwin selected to lead Faribault Police Department
- Dover-Eyota becomes one of five southeast Minnesota school districts in search of a new superintendent
- Section 1A wrestling: Jackson Duellman's late heroics sends Dover-Eyota to first state tournament since 2007
- High school highlights for Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: Gov. Youngdahl states the problem of delinquency is rooted in the home
- Where will we find the future of farming?
- Mayo researchers, community leaders develop new pandemic playbook in helping immigrant groups
- Michigan has high hopes for Stewartville's Tschetter
- High school highlights for Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: University of Minnesota wrestler Vern Gagne victorious in match
- Rochester business files lawsuit over transportation improvement district fees
- Plainview-Elgin-Millville Public Schools superintendent to retire
- Did Mayo double pay raises? Not exactly.
- High school highlights for Wednesday, Feb. 16 2022
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Attorney William Kunstler to speak
- Mayo Clinic pay raises bumped to 4%
- COVID cases drop in Olmsted County, but impact lingers
- Grand Meadow's Sloan up for national award
- High school highlights for Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Thurston test given to first-year students at Rochester State Junior College
- Med City senior living community sold for $67.3M, though no changes planned
- 7 things to know as Sixth Street bridge discussions continue
- Abe Kamara restoring more than justice in community
- High school highlights for Monday, Feb. 14, 2022
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: Massive fire in Plainview
- K-M volleyball coach Adam VanOort walks away — for now
- Cold doesn't dampen Polar Plunge
- Sixth Street Bridge concepts up for discussion Monday
- High school highlights for Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022
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On the sixth episode of the Post Bulletin's "Behind the Headline" podcast, digital content producer Erich Fisher talks with reporter Anne Halliwell about the barriers black business owners face in Rochester, as well as reflecting on her time with the Post Bulletin.
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- Black businesses owners find barriers to success
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1972: Rochester’s Tom Moore named as Gopher assistant coach
- Low supply + high demand = 'real estate Hunger Games'
- Supply disruptions aren't wilting flower availability
- Kasson-Mantorville's "hoop head" Holecek taking his game to next level
- High school highlights for Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Dr. C.H. Mayo speaks on 'Disease'
- Black businesses owners find barriers to success
- First Meeting Noodle makes good first impression
- Harwick House lot split rescinded in effort to close lawsuit
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: Johnny Hennessy takes the lightweight crown in Golden Gloves boxing
- How did a fine art and geography major find himself in the business of popping popcorn?
- Chinese firm that shares roots with a Mayo Clinic venture faces heightened security measures
- Rochester and Minnesota/Dakotas NAACP call for halt to no-knock warrants
- High school highlights for Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Ga-Be-Nah-Gewn-Wonce dies, reputed to be 137 years old
- Who's a pandemic 'hero'? DFL, GOP clash about who should get the checks
- Building a battle sax, one spike at a time
- 6 things to know as Rochester considers changes to rapid-transit plan
- High school highlights for Monday, Feb. 7, 2022
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1922: Dr. C.H. Mayo to speak to Minnesota State Nurses Association
- Rochester's Marcus Sherels looks back on glorious NFL career
- Will Forsman invested everything in Cafe Steam. This is how he made it pay off
- Review of city's golf program continues
- High school highlights for Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1997: Rochester Quarterback’s Club Hall of Fame members named
- With a little push from Bemidji, Pine Island set to host all girl high school wrestling tournament
- Proposed Rochester rapid transit changes would add millions to price tag
- Rochester's Favorite Restaurants 2022
- High school highlights for Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: Fire goes through top floor of Cook Hotel
- Pizzeria steps up for teen workers whose home was damaged in a fire
- Ziggys allows Ohlys to diversify during COVID
- Rochester senior living complex sold for $26.5 million, $3.9 million more than in November
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On the fifth episode of the Post Bulletin's "Behind the Headline" podcast, digital content producer Erich Fisher talks with reporter Matthew Stolle about the 1987 abduction and murder of Stephen Small, a relative of the Small family that once owned the Post Bulletin.
READ MATTHEW STOLLE's FULL VAULT STORY HERE:
Buried alive: How I learned about the murder of Stephen Small
Stories mentioned in this episode:
- Day in History: 1947: Dr. W. R. Lovelace II to leave Mayo Clinic
- Data storytelling: Rochester Public Schools resurrects role of research and analysis director
- Boba tea trend takes root in Rochester
- Delayed Rochester splash pad project flows forward
- High school highlights for Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1972: Chuck Hazama named executive director of YMCA * Plummer’s gargoyles are looking back at you * Kirkeby steps away as JM's head football coach * For referee Jared Butson, officiating is 'in my blood' * High school highlights for Monday, Jan. 31, 2022
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1922: Shots fired; liquor served in a wild dice game at local pool hall * Weaving the safety net: How Rochester Public Schools helps students succeed * Zumbrota restaurants do more than just survive pandemic * The Rochester Honkers announce new logos * High school highlights for Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022
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On January 20, 2022, a family of four, including a baby and a teenage girl, were found dead of exposure on the Canadian side of the Canada-Minnesota border. Officials say they were part of a larger group trying to cross the border illegally. So who was this family, and what happened?
Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1972: Fran Tarkenton returns to the Minnesota Vikings * Hagedorn's camp says he's running, yet uncertainty reigns over CD1 race * Rochester's Community Engagement Response Team begins new initiative in Southeast Rochester * The Rochester Honkers announce new logos * High school highlights for Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1972: Air Force needs registered nurses * Nursing home workers face federal vaccination deadline Thursday * Stewartville industrial complex sold for $1.2 million * People-person Hasleiet a track-and-field Hall of Famer
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1922: Guns used by James Gang members on display * A place to call home: Reports find what's needed for retirement living * They're back: Party precinct caucuses set for Feb.1 * Third Byron School Board member to resign in less than a year * High school highlights for Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1972: Gophers vs. Buckeyes basketball game ends in brawl * Rochester sales tax extension talks moving forward * Hurt's first season of pro basketball derailed by knee injury * A good dog and the millionth dollar help Goodhue students * High school highlights for Monday, Jan. 24, 2022
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1972: $34 million flood plan proposed * Helping students heal: John Marshall social worker finds ways to get students to where they need to be * Byron's Ayoka Lee sets NCAA scoring record * Fans flock to 'Monster Chaos' at Mayo Civic Center * High school highlights for Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1972: Kickoff for Lake City's centennial * Rochester rabbi is classmate and friend of Texas rabbi hailed a hero during last week's hostage crisis * Southeast Minnesota counties will see COVID peaks at different times * Fiddlehead Coffee to check into Rochester's Kahler Grand Hotel * High school highlights for Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1922: Modern collegiate women are 'alarming' * 'Helping Shannon matter beyond Rochester': O'Hara Foundation to present scholarships at Hockey Day Minnesota * From orphan in Thailand to life coach in America, Rochester's Boonmee McElroy writes her story * Bald eagle survives 80-mile journey caught in a train
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in history: 1972: Minnesota lost 3,000 farms in 1971 * Rochester postal service looking for 60-plus carriers, workers * Rochester Public Schools provides update on COVID mitigation strategies * Students protest development at heron nest site * High school highlights for Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in history: 1947: ‘This Is Your FBI' is a hit on radio * Program to halt evictions not paying off for area landlords * Drag brunches coming to Crave in Rochester * 'At every turn, it’s something:' Moving from homelessness to housed comes with its own challenges * High school highlights for Monday, Jan. 18, 2022
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in history: 1972: 'Hong Kong flu' confirmed in Rochester * Rochester council backs short-term mask requirement * Churches navigate another COVID spike * RYBA calls upon 'Spirit of Rochester' for new logos, team names * High school highlights for Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in history: 1922: Dr. Charles H. Mayo entertains Men’s Club of Calvary * Two Discovery Square is almost completed to add to the DMC's innovation hub * Chateau operation option set to return to Rochester council * Wong's Cafe revived in grandson's music * High school highlights for Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in history: 1972: More troops coming home from Vietnam * COVID-19 surge forces Rochester Public Schools to go to distance learning * Omicron surge is making health care staffing shortage even more dire * Rochester council faces pushes from both sides of mask debate as COVID numbers increase * Riverland men have RCTC's number in defensive battle
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Rochester School Board prepares for upcoming budget shortfall of over $20 million * Grilled sub sandwich restaurant tees up at Soldiers Field Golf Course * From Hollywood to Rochester: Actor Michael York moves to be closer to Mayo Clinic * High school highlights for Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1922: Rochester checker club gathers at Northern Hotel * Rochester council doesn't see easy answers for golf questions * Hunan Chinese Restaurant closed due to 'health and safety hazards' * Tyler Aug captures his own creative niche in Rochester with film * High school highlights for Monday, Jan. 10, 2022
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1947: President Truman proposes a balanced budget * Raymond was luxury living in its time * New owners are at the tiller of Wabasha marina in the wake of $4.9 million deal * 'A special high school basketball player': Hope Dudycha does it all for top-ranked Austin * Caledonia turns up the heat on Byron in second half
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1947: Alderman McQuillan becomes a candidate for Rochester mayor * Plan seeks to address COVID concerns among residents without shelter * Rochester restaurants we lost and gained in 2021 * Two Rochester buildings were sold for a combined $10.88 million in late December * High school highlights for Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1997: House Minnesota leaders pledge to banish partisan politics * Anatomy of a deal: Bringing business to Eyota * COVID-19 increase expected as testing demand breaks Olmsted County records * Med City accounting firm ready to move out of downtown to northwest
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1922: Physicians making house calls barely make it back in blizzard * Rochester YMCA to close by the end of the month * COVID-19 increase expected as testing demand breaks Olmsted County records * Rochester School Board releases mid-year review of Superintendent Kent Pekel * High school highlights for Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1947: 'Tarzan and the Leopard Woman' now showing * Mayo Clinic still giving staff COVID shots on final day before deadline * Rochester council acknowledges neighbors concerns but cite need for more affordable housing * Rochester student expands her advocacy to the international stage * High school highlights for Monday, Jan. 3, 2022
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1972: Elvis atop the 'Artists of the Year' * Mayo Clinic five-year plans highlight potential work that has been considered for decades * Heinzens welcome Rochester's first baby of the year * Rochester sports technology firm's playbook maps out doubling its team in 2022 with a $1 million investment
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1996: Rochester's average yearly income is 2nd in Minn. * Mayo Clinic wants patients and visitors to switch masks * Rochester council finishes first year with four new members * Real estate investor paid $1.85 million to purchase Austin retail center * High school highlights for Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021
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On the fourth episode of the Post Bulletin's "Behind the Headline" podcast, digital content producer Erich Fisher talks with regional reporter Brian Todd about issues the trucking industry has been facing in the area.
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Behind the wheel: Trucking industry faces its own shortage
Behind the wheel: Trucking industry faces its own shortage
Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1971: First Black physician on Mayo Clinic staff leaves for private practice * Behind the wheel: Trucking industry faces its own shortage * Mayo Clinic helps Indonesia keep its 'medical tourists' at home * Man, officer identified in Dec. 23 fatal shooting in Austin
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1946: Bing Crosby voted No. 1 box office star * Castle Community owners silent, 48 days into 60-day compliance period * Rochester woman charged in Jan. 6 insurrection has a new lawyer and legal strategy * What a snowplow driver wants you to know * High school highlights for Monday, Dec. 27, 2021
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1946: Bing Crosby voted No. 1 box office star * Rochester education group Cradle 2 Career is ready to do more * Byron's Harvey, the truest of gym rats * National Guard provides needed relief at Rochester's Samaritan Bethany
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1996: K-M girls end Lourdes 124-game conference winning streak * Uncertainties remain for Rochester Public Schools ahead of federal vaccine mandate * Visiting Santa remains a tradition, even during a pandemic * A shining light on Westwood Court
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1946: 'It’s a Wonderful Life' to open in theaters * The Gift: Winona man's new heart gives new life * Broadbent residence maintained as potential landmark as new owners plan upgrades * Rochester lawmaker named as president of Med City construction firm * High school highlights for Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: Pemstar to expand manufacturing operation in Rochester * Delta to end Rochester to Atlanta flights * Stewartville's Lamb growing as a person, volleyball player at Kentucky * Life changing event led Deputy Rochester City Attorney to a career in law * Monday’s high school highlights
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1971: Minnesota Fighting Saints name Glen Sonmer as coach * Local makers have plenty to offer last-minute shoppers * Berge, Vaughan win individual titles; Kasson-Mantorville places second at Minnesota Christmas Tournament * Potential historic nature of Broadbent residence under review Tuesday * Saturday’s high school highlights
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1971: Minnesota Fighting Saints name Glen Sonmer as coach * Stewartville residents scramble for generators, firewood and warm housing amid unrelenting power outage * Agreement provides continued county paycheck for Graham Briggs * State's first December tornadoes confirmed * Thursday’s high school highlights
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1946: Northwest Orient tickets to Seattle are $73 * Rochester legislators react to GOP letter asking Mayo Clinic to reconsider vaccine mandate * Med City repair center and coffee shop sold for combined $3 million * Rochester business owner's home burglarized
Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1996: Glen Mason hired as Gophers head football coach * Mail call: Area residents complain about missed mail delivery * Chester Woods admission fee waived indefinitely * A new Med City eatery is serving up an authentic taste of Thailand * Tuesday's high school highlights
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1971: Nursing license $4 renewal fee is due * Rochester School Board member Julie Workman apologizes for 'poor choice of words' * Gingerbread is the flavor of the season * Lake City golf coach Randgaard nominated for national award * Monday's area girls basketball results
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1946: Army will allow G.I.s to marry German women * How to curate a 'capsule' wardrobe * Christmas Anonymous overcomes weather concerns * Hearing Monday for Mayo Clinic's planned downtown loading dock facility * Saturday's high school highlights
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1921: Rochester Junior College wins 1st basketball game in its history * Weather-related closings and announcements for Friday, Dec. 10 * Winter Storm Warning: Follow for latest updates * Who's living in downtown Rochester? Report looks at range of people as population grows * Rochester and Kasson teens earn bouts in Junior Olympics * Less than 20% of Rochester's Black, Hispanic students are proficient in math, opposed to 50% of white, Asian students * Thursday's high school highlights
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On the third episode of the Post Bulletin's "Behind the Headline" podcast, digital content producer Erich Fisher talks with sports reporter Alex VandenHouten about his career path to Rochester and what his experience has been like during his first months at the Post Bulletin.
RECENT STORIES FROM ALEX VANDENHOUTEN:
- Century standout Comfere is the PB's Boys Soccer Player of the Year
- 10 wrestlers to watch in southeastern Minnesota in '21-'22
- After last year's heartbreaker, Byron's Petersen focused on enjoying senior season
Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1946: Goose Tatum leads Globe Trotters to win * UPDATED: Mistrial declared in trial of Rochester man charged in 2019 murder * Rochester Public Schools estimates cost of data request at $901,121 * Renovated rural Chatfield complex to open its doors as event center
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In today’s history minute, Thomas Weber shares how the 1941 football team piled up victories and awards before World War II took hold.
Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1921: Lewiston has a 'fever' * Interim Superintendent Kent Pekel discusses mid-year self evaluation with Rochester School Board * Park board adds American flag pledge to in-person meetings * Rochester man sentenced in hotel standoff * Tuesday's high school highlights
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1946: American flag shot, torn in 1941 will be raised again * Rental fees highlighted as Rochester council approves $509.4 million city budget * The benefits of art collectives with Ivete Martinez * Stewartville bowlers get a 'Mermaid Miracle' and a state championship * Monday's high school highlights
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1971: Paul Giel named as University of Minnesota athletic director * 'A survival story': Benike Construction opts for vaccine mandate to keep business running * Rochester man hunted for six decades, then says goodbye to the sport - on his own terms * Byron group ready to build memorial to honor veterans * Saturday's high school highlights
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1921: Electric lights now over ice rink * Mayo Clinic to warn unvaccinated employees instead of placing them leave * Annual count shows reduction of people struggling with homelessness * Area high school basketball teams celebrate shot clock implementation * Thursday's high school highlights
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On the second episode of the Post Bulletin's "Behind the Headline" podcast, city government reporter Randy Petersen discusses his in-depth weekend focus with digital content producer Erich Fisher regarding the City of Rochester trying to fill vacant retail storefronts downtown.
You can read Randy Petersen's full story here: https://www.postbulletin.com/business/retail/7299144-Downtown-is-a-great-opportunity-Rochester-retail-recruitment-efforts-launch
Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1946: College football teams selected for Tobacco, Cigar, Oil bowl games * Late Rochester Mayor Chuck Hazama and his controversial support for FMC * Historic Hubbell House to start 2022 under new ownership * Win $250! Enter the Rochester Holiday Lights Display Contest
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In today’s history minute, Thomas Weber finds Eliza Tupper Wilkes to be ahead of her time.
Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1921: US Marines will remain on mail trains * "Downtown is a great opportunity": Rochester retail recruitment efforts launch * Rochester School Board hears plan on path forward for school resource officers * Opening statements begin for Rochester man charged in March 2019 murder
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1946: Abe Saperstein’s Harlem Globetrotters to play in Winona * Longtime Rochester mayor, Chuck Hazama, dies * Guard soldiers train in Austin to help beleaguered Minnesota care facilities * Jonny Yucuis has made it his goal to educate Rochester about electric vehicles
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1996: Washington students to learn about patriotism, compassion, honesty * Minnesota National Guard soldiers begin training in Austin for nursing relief * Austin mourns community member killed in Ethiopia * LeRoy-Ostrander wins state championship in record-setting style * Adversity no match for Chatfield; Gophers top Knights for state title
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1971: Hijacker parachutes from a plane * Family of Chatfield QB files lawsuit seeking to overturn suspension * Family distraught after dog shot by hunter near Pine Island * Olmsted County video forum answers questions about COVID-19 vaccines for kids * RCTC women ease past Madison College
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1921: Dr. C.H. Mayo promoted to brigadier general * Donations help to build child care center in Blooming Prairie * Five questions with Massi Faqiri * Mayo's Chitulangoma seeks funding to play for U.S. paralympic soccer team * Cotter's ultra-goal scorer Gardner is PB's Girls Soccer All-Area Player of the Year
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1946: Raccoon feed at Rushford American Legion * Afghan arrivals finding partners in Rochester * Austin man pleads guilty to murder charges in death of teenager defending mother from attack * Victoria's 'little sister' is on the way, after $1.75 million Med City real estate deal * Mayo's Gustafson places third at state while Boorjian has two top-eight finishes
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1971: Hayfield basketball team is favorite in Wasioja conference * Bellechester resident: Water 'should at least be drinkable' * Take a trip on the beer highway * 'Dangerous' and 'horrific' intersection west of Rochester needs upgrade, county leaders tell legislators * LeRoy-Ostrander smashes its way into state final * No star, no problem as Chatfield rallies for thrilling win in Class AA semifinals * Wow! Kasson-Mantorville rallies to stun No. 1 Becker in state semifinals
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1946: Film of German concentration camps to be shown * Collider Foundation leader to join Mayo Clinic's Platform initiative * Rochester author finds respite from grieving in an unusual activity: Doodling. * Area swimmers excited to make memories, head to state meet
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On the inaugural episode of the Post Bulletin's "Behind the Headline" podcast, investigative reporter Nora Eckert discusses her organ transplant investigation series with digital content producer Erich Fisher.
You can read her full series here: https://www.postbulletin.com/tags/TRANSPLANT_SERIES
Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1996: Rochester John Marshall girls hockey team win 1st game * Increase in violence, disruption at Rochester middle schools prompt administrators to release response plan * What’s going on at the Castle? * Turkey struts, disrupts in Southwest Rochester neighborhood
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1946: Gopher football sets attendance record * Council postpones Chateau decision * Utica Queen brings designs to Rochester Art Center exhibit * Frich operates a shuttle that typically doesn't need him
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1921: Helmets ordered for firefighters * Call of Duty didn't credit Rochester's Randy Fitzgerald for 15 years. That's now changed * Kasson's municipal liquor store is a leader in Southeast Minnesota * Folk singers reopen Oak Center General Store * P-E-M bulls its way into Class AAA state semifinals
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1971: Mayo Medical School will admit its first class in 1972 * Jimmy's, the popular dressing and dip maker, is growing and plans to continue to spice up the area economy * Neighbors raise questions as The Landing MN eyes former Whiskey Bones site for homeless day center * Postcards from Rochester: 'This isn’t as pretty as Owatonna' * Kasson-Mantorville blasts Fridley, heading to The Bank * Chatfield freight train rolls past Minneapolis North, en route to U.S. Bank Stadium * Johnson rushes for 323 yards to spark LeRoy-Ostrander to state quarterfinal victory
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1946: 'Armistice Day' marked every year * Organ failure: Patients of color have 'been let down by the system' * Rochester Township approves development plan at heron nesting site * K-M blasts its way into state semifinals
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1971: Whiting House moved to a temporary location * Domestic violence and its disproportionate impacts on Indigenous communities and communities of color * No alcohol, no problem: 'Mocktails' finding success in downtown Rochester * Rochester ramp lawsuit sees delay to 2023
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1971: Few objections to Nixon’s Supreme Court nominees * Rochester 2022 budget plan holding steady as one council member cites 'wasteful spending' * Impaired waters list grows, but new data helps in the fight * Nate Walbruch returns to Rochester and takes the helm as Century High School principal
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1921: Mothers – do not feed your children pie * Organ failure: The most powerful transplant middleman in Minnesota is under federal investigation * Cole Allen is on 'the other side' with a story to tell * The 1-2-3's of Art4Trails tours
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1971: Young people shying away from marriage * Rochester Public Schools has spent less than half of its COVID relief funding so far * Afghan families arrive in Rochester * New KSMQ building will make public TV station part of downtown Austin
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1921: Schuster Brewing Co. in Rochester to shut down * Organ failure: The gatekeeper of Minnesota's organ transplant system is underperforming. It may be costing lives * How a church in Red Wing transformed into a luxurious Airbnb * Scrooge wears Prada
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1921: No one claims horse, wagon, chickens left on 13th Ave. NW * Third time's the charm: Byron voters greenlight $44.5 million referendum for schools * Rochester deer management discussion follows renewal of goose-control plan * New downtown shop hopes to support local nonprofits
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1921: Wine and beer are not medicine * Council overrides mayor's Legends veto * Pine Island brewery plans to tap further into SE Minnesota market * Century's Wysocki will play basketball at Division II level
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1971: Preston to host extramural girls gymnasium meet * Investing in the future: Students spearhead finance club at Mayo High School * Hard seltzers push Rochester brewery to double capacity * Grand Meadow coach Sloan calling it quits after 29 standout years
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1971: Appreciation Night to be held for Vietnam veterans * Calling it quits * Rochester man charged with murder found competent, no ruling on guilty plea withdrawals * Rookie Kyle Bauer lighting it up early for Rochester Grizzlies
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1996: Spring Valley to close its hospital * Mayor Norton vetoes decision to maintain former Legends site * Area high schoolers get hands-on look at careers in the trades * Affordable housing proposed near Country Club Manor
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In today’s history minute, Thomas Weber recounts the deadly havoc the storm had on the region.
Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1921: National Guard may be called up for railroad strike * Highway 14 — the new open road * Employers looking for workers at Pine Island job fair: 'If I can get one today, I'll be thrilled' * Mayowood Apartments seeks to provide homes for homeless * Fueled by Hobday, Mayo upsets top-seeded Minneapolis Southwest in penalty kick shootout
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1996: Stewartville Tigers win 11th-straight HVL volleyball title * Housing remains elusive for many with criminal histories * Rochester's knight in shining armor educates community on the Renaissance era * Southeast Minnesota apple growers persevere through bad year with hustle, diversification
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1996: University of Minnesota women’s hockey coach named * For Rebecca Carlson, the first grade is about watching students grow * Carol Olson looks back at 16 years of leading Oronoco's Gold Rush * Grand Meadow suddenly a volleyball contender
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1971: Mankato State keeps its nickname * Man arrested following domestic situation in Rochester, fire in Pine Island * State Theatre turns 100 in Zumbrota * Photos: Pine Island/Zumbrota-Mazeppa, Fairmont Section 2A boys soccer championship
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1971: Belva Snodgrass Day declared by mayor * Rochester veterinarian makes plea for understanding, civility * 5 things to know about Olmsted County response to homelessness * RAEDI adds economic development director to local team * Wednesday's high school sports highlights
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In today’s history minute, Thomas Weber shares the story of Rochester’s exposure to war before Pearl Harbor.
Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1971: Open house in honor of Sister Mary Brigh * Police trespass man from Rochester Public Schools property during school board meeting * MPCA fines Crenlo $22,675 for multiple pollution violations * Colin Powell paid a quiet visit to Rochester's Veterans Memorial in 2007 * Tuesday's high school sports highlights
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1996: Coco, Kelly Miller commit to the University of Georgia * 'I can’t imagine not having that freedom': Families explain their choices behind using open enrollment * Rochester writer's wonder of world expos led him to be an 'exhibit' in Dubai * New duo helping with mental health in Pine Island Schools * Monday's high school highlights
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1971: More women needed in railroad industry * Harmony's Monster Bash returns, supporting Fillmore-Central schools * An apple a day isn't enough * Experts stay quiet on issue of sharing COVID-19 vaccine technology with the world * Saturday's high school highlights
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1971: Rev. Mostrom inducted into St. Olaf Hall of Fame * Court approves bankruptcy plan for sex abuse survivors in Diocese of Winona-Rochester * New owners will soon be whistling at both of Rochester's Binkies * Dynastic Caledonia coming to terms with losing season * Thursday's high school highlights
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1946: Men unable to squirrel away squirrels * Rochester businessman, philanthropist Al Tuntland dies * Trahan plans Rochester mayoral campaign * Need a flu shot? Here's where to go in Southeast Minnesota * Wednesday's high school highlights
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Former Post Bulletin reporter Thomas Weber shares the story of when America's baby doctor was with Mayo Clinic from 1947 to 1951.
Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1921: Paper carriers must have a permit to sell or deliver * 'I think our work speaks for itself,' CERT leader says of downtown summer nights * Winter is coming, and homeless shelters are preparing for guests * Stewartville restaurant building sold in $1.15 million deal * Tuesday's high school highlights
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1921: Honorary fellowships will be conferred on the Mayos * Honduran family in Rochester files federal lawsuit alleging mistreatment by U.S. at the border * Mayo doctor's family history runs through the Holocaust * Council: Don't let DMC maintenance bills boost taxes * Monday's high school highlights
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1946: Dr. Weber is new president of Rochester Golf and Country Club * Oh Columbus! Where art thou? * Rent struggles continue for tenants, landlords * Med City boutique deals with growth by building a new store * Saturday's high school highlights
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1921: Sister Domitilla to speak in Duluth * Pine Island prepares to branch out on its own, ending its membership with the Zumbro Education District * Counties balance COVID relief funds with levies, budgets * A big honor for Little Thistle * Thursday's high school highlights
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Stories mentioned in this episode: * Day in History: 1921: Shetland pony to be given away as a prize * Byron apartment complex sold in $9.6 million real estate deal * Rochester Public Schools approves preliminary tax levy, resulting in 1.2% increase over year before * Columbine survivor to bring message of hope for Winona teens
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