Rochester News

The Belau Report: Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lori Gildea discusses the court, the resource needs of the judiciary, its importance to public safety, the state's e-court project, progress and efficiency in Olmsted County court administration, and concerns about politicization of judicial races.

Nearly 1 in 20 Americans older than 50 have artificial knees, or more than 4 million people, according to the first national estimate showing how common these replacement joints have become in an aging population.

Sister Elise Horihan, 99, a Franciscan Sister of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes, Rochester, died at Assisi Heights Thursday, Feb.

ISLAMABAD: Although heart disease is the leading killer of women as well as of men, two heart disease patients out of every three are male, and heart disease strikes men 10 to 15 years earlier than it does women.

Rochester Tenants moved from 'deplorable' rental property An inspection by city officials following a 911 call turned up an allegedly overcrowded northwest Rochester home.

It is time for a change at Seasons. Seasons Hospice , which provides care, support and bereavement services for dying patients and their loved ones, has begun construction to adapt the former American Family Insurance building at 1696 Greenview Drive S.W. to serve as the organization's new headquarters.

Dear Mr. Know-it-all, I perused the all-time list of Rochester bars and noted the omission of two that we frequented in the late 1940s an early '50s. Morey's Bar was on the east side of Broadway across from the present location of Michaels.

After years of being active in state DFL politics behind the scenes, Pat Stallman announced Friday that he will run for the Minnesota House.

Dear Answer Man, in the Post-Bulletin Wednesday it said that Mayo Clinic has 5 million visitors per year.

The New Ulm Chamber of Commerce Hot Topics event hosted Hospitality Minnesota President Dan McElroy on Friday at the New Ulm Country Club.

The Pro Bowler had the surgery performed at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., according to the Dallas Morning News.

The Minnesota Association for Volunteer Administration and United Way of Olmsted County will present a Volunteer Impact Leadership Training Series in Rochester.

There's no rule that says you have to celebrate Valentine's Day on Feb. 14 . But if you do choose to head out on the town that night, consider making a stop at Goonie's Comedy Club in downtown Rochester.

Dear Answer Man, it seems like a lot of construction is going on in southeast Rochester lately, around Eastwood Park.

Nearly 1 in 20 Americans older than 50 have artificial knees, or more than 4 million people, according to the first national estimate showing how common these replacement joints have become in an aging population.

ROCHESTER, Minn. - Family members of the Lake City police officer who died after being shot in the head are organizing a one-day music festival to raise money for his three young children.

Colder weather this week might come to the rescue of some Winterfest activities, including keeping what is purported to be the biggest ice bar in the Midwest from melting.

Those are the people who died in 2011 as a result of domestic violence in Minnesota.

If Medicare beneficiaries across the country used low-cost medications at the same rate as some patients in Minnesota, the government insurance program and seniors would have saved $4.5 billion during 2008 without any negative health effects.

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- It got dark pretty early in Rochester on Wednesday night, but it wasn't due to an early cloud cover.