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Hawkeye community honors marching bandmember Derek Phillips at CyHawk game
8+ hour, 33+ min ago (296+ words) Derek Phillips passed away last week. IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa Hawkeye Marching Band honored the memory of Derek Phillips during the Cy-Hawk game halftime show on Saturday. This comes after he collapsed from heat and went into…...
Man shot at rural Preston home, suspect arrested after standoff
16+ hour, 54+ min ago (132+ words) PRESTON, Minn. — A man was arrested after allegedly shooting another man at a rural home in Fillmore County. According to Fillmore County Sheriff John DeGeorge, a 56-year-old Arkansas man called 911 around 3:44 a.m. Saturday. He told dispatchers he had been shot…...
Iowa flags at half-staff Friday for 9/11's 25th anniversary
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (239+ words) DES MOINES, Iowa — Governor Kim Reynolds ordered flags at half-staff from sunrise to sunset Friday in honor of Patriots Day and in memory of those who lost their lives in the September 11 terrorist attacks 25 years ago. Nearly 3,000 people died on…...
Experience Rochester begins talks to help operate Chateau Theatre beginning in 2027
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (646+ words) Chateau Theatre. September 10, 2026 ROCHESTER, Minn. — Experience Rochester is in preliminary discussions with the City of Rochester about helping operate the historic Chateau Theatre beginning in 2027. Experience Rochester President Joe Ward says the organization was first contacted by city staff roughly…...
Rochester man gets jailtime for gunfire and DWI
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (143+ words) KIMT - Gunfire is landing an Olmsted County man in jail.Jhovani Soto, 35 of Rochester, has been sentenced to 88 days behind bars and five years of supervised probation for pleading guilty to reckless discharge of a firearm within a municipality and…...
Rochester gets jailtime for gunfire and DWI
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (142+ words) kimt.com - Gunfire is landing an Olmsted County man in jail.Jhovani Soto, 35 of Rochester, has been sentenced to 88 days behind bars and five years of supervised probation for pleading guilty to reckless discharge of a firearm within a municipality…...
UPDATE: Rochester City Council denies Friends of Silver Lake appeal
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (552+ words) Silver Lake Dam. July 30, 2026 A rendition of the proposed modifications to Silver Lake Dam. Provided by City of Rochester ROCHESTER, Minn. — Despite some pushback from the community, the Rochester City Council has denied the appeal of the Silver Lake Dam…...
Minnesota community rallies for 10-year-old in need of second heart transplant | News
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (334+ words) An Annandale, Minnesota, boy who survived overwhelming odds as a baby is once again facing a serious heart battle. Now 10 years old, Henry Dolan is living with heart failure and preparing for the possibility of another heart transplant. ANNANDALE, Minnesota…...
Man gets 8 years in federal prison for $14.25M Iowa/Wisconsin investor fraud
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (366+ words) DES MOINES, Iowa — A Wisconsin man has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for defrauding 190 investors out of $14.25 million. Stanley Pophal, 64 of Wausau, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty in June to wire fraud and money laundering. Federal prosecutors say from…...
Austin 9/11 Heroes 5K returns for fourth year at SPAM Museum
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (135+ words) Hormel Foods 9/11 Hero Run /Travis Manion Foundation AUSTIN, Minn. — Hormel Foods is teaming up with the Travis Manion Foundation for the fourth straight year to host the 9/11 Heroes Run 5K in Austin. The race is set for September 12 at 8:30 a.m. and…...