Raccoon caused power outage in Rochester — and survived
A "curious" raccoon caused a significant power outage in a southeastern Minnesota city and lived to tell the tale, according to utility officials.
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A "curious" raccoon caused a significant power outage in a southeastern Minnesota city and lived to tell the tale, according to utility officials.
A “curious” raccoon caused a significant power outage in the southern Minnesota city of Rochester and lived to tell the tale, according to utility officials.
A pilot is recovering after the single-engine plane he was flying crashed near Rochester International Airport Sunday night, according to the Olmsted County Sheriff's Office.
Minnesota's Mayo Clinic has earned another accolade, with Newsweek naming the Rochester health system the world's best hospital in its 2025 rankings.
Court documents say Jose Ojeda pleaded guilty to one count of aiding an offender as part of a plea deal.
A 28-year-old Rochester man entered a guilty plea on Thursday for his role in a deadly road rage incident outside a Chick-fil-A last February.
Five people have been charged by New York State Police with second-degree murder in the killing of a missing man from Minnesota who authorities said died following repeated acts of violence and torture for more than a month.
Several Minnesota organizations are working together to help immigrant families in Minnesota through a new initiative called the Immigrant Defense Network.
Federal immigration officials are in Minnesota this week and WCCO has learned of at least two men who were detained in Rochester.
Federal immigration officials are in Minnesota this week and WCCO has learned of at least two men who were detained in Rochester. David Schuman spoke to the owner of the restaurant where they worked.
Mariah Southwick says her friends, Rachel Kretchmer and Michael Shulze, died one week ago after buying what they thought was cocaine — instead, it was fentanyl-laced cocaine.
A memorial marks the spot where two people died of suspected drug overdoses in Rochester — and they're not the only ones. The city is dealing with a sudden surge in tainted drugs. As Ubah Ali explains, it's all hands on deck to save lives.
Two people were found dead inside a vehicle early Wednesday morning on the east side of Rochester, showing "no obvious signs of trauma," police say.
A 43-year-old man who's a registered sex offender is back in custody after cutting off his electronic ankle monitor and escaping a Rochester treatment facility earlier this week.
Fire officials in southern Minnesota say a chimney fire is responsible for $100,000 in damage to a home overnight.
The family of a cheerleader killed in a crash with a former state trooper wants him to pay.
Police want your help to find a missing man from southern Minnesota.
On Dec. 31, Olmstead County officials responded to the 8000 block of Country Club Road West in Byron on a report of a burnt car.
Nate Bargatze, one of the hottest stand-up comedians in the U.S., will make three stops each in Minnesota and Wisconsin next year on his "Big Dumb Eyes" tour.
Rochester police are investigating a shooting that left a man dead.
Rochester police are investigating a fatal shooting that happened in the early hours of Saturday morning.
A woman shot in Rochester early Sunday was likely targeted, police said.
The shooting happened just before 7 p.m. Thursday near 10th Street Southeast and First Avenue Southeast.
The Mayo Clinic says surgeons there successfully performed a face transplant for a Michigan man who was severely injured from a self-inflicted gunshot wound 10 years ago.
Thousands of Black residents in at least 19 other states have received racist messages in the past few days, with some saying the person was "selected to pick cotton," or to become "a slave."
