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Rochester, Minnesota is located in Olmsted County. Zip codes in Rochester, MN include 55906, 55902, and 55903. The median home price in Rochester is $157,500. More Rochester information.

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1 hr ago | Fox News

Insider tips from medical specialists

The Oncologist Says Edward T. Creagan, a professor of medical oncology at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, in Rochester, Minnesota Turn down the grill.

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3 hrs ago | Olmsted County Journal

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The Rescued Animal Coalition of SE MN will host the Super Adoption Event, an opportunity to meet rescued animals represented by 12 Minnesota rescue groups and shelters, Saturday, June 22, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Graham Arena Complex on the Olmsted County Fairgrounds in Rochester.

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Tue Jun 18, 2013

MSNBC

Obesity is a disease, doctorsa group says

The American Medical Association officially designated obesity as a disease on Tuesday - a disease that requires medical treatment and prevention.

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Olmsted County Journal

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Rochester, MN - As the Rochester Civic Theatre prepares for the biggest musical season in its history, there are even more opportunities for local artists to get involved with the region's premier community theatre.

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Hampton Chronicle

Harper returns home ahead of schedule

By Nick Pedley If it weren't for a thin surgical mask over her face, you couldn't have picked Madisyn Harper apart from any other ordinary teenage girl.

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Olmsted County Journal

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Robert Duane Kingsbury, 85, of Lanesboro, died June 14, 2013, at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield.

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CBS News

Jesse Jackson Jr. asks to serve jail sentence before wife

Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill, who over the past several years has become embroiled in scandal, says that if he and his wife both have to go to jail, he'd like to serve his time first, according to the Chicago Sun-Times .

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Hawk Eye

Stem cells aim to buy time

Sample our site! In celebration of BSD, The Hawk Eye website will have open access to all content! NO SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED! ROCHESTER, Minn.

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Health News Digest

Rotavirus Vaccine Given to Newborns in Africa is Effective

ROCHESTER, Minn. - Mayo Clinic and other researchers have shown that a vaccine given to newborns is at least 60 percent effective against rotavirus in Ghana.

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Mon Jun 17, 2013

KAAL-TV Austin

Rochester City Council Passes DMC

DMC just recently passed through the legislature, but it's a state law that the community must approve it for it to go into effect.

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Olmsted County Journal

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Resulting from a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency investigation, Hoaglund Properties of Dodge Center, Minn.

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Hayfield Herald

Community News Corporation

The cast of "The Wedding Will Out" or "A Night in the Nutt House" performs July 27 - Aug 19 show.

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Olmsted County Journal

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Entrance to the IBM complex in Rochester, one of the city's largest employers that continues to announce layoffs as jobs are moved out of the United States.

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Newswise

Medical Marijuana Not the Answer for Teens with Chronic Pain, Mayo Clinic Doctors Say

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Adolescents can have chronic pain, just like adults. It can interfere with normal development, making it difficult for teens to attend school, socialize or be physically active, the cause may be hard to find, and medications are sometimes tried without success.

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The Columbus Dispatch

Bitcoin endures as others rise and fall

The E-Edition includes all of the news, comics, classifieds and advertisements of the newspaper.

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Sun Jun 16, 2013

Journal

Benson intends to run against Walz in 2014

Rep. Mike Benson will announce today that he plans to challenge four-term Democrat Rep. Tim Walz for Minnesota's 1st Congressional District in 2014.

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Sat Jun 15, 2013

Health News Digest

Mayo Medical School Receives AMA Grant to Speed Change in Medical Education

ROCHESTER, Minn. - Mayo Medical School has been awarded a grant from the American Medical Association's Accelerating Change in Medical Education program to develop a curriculum to better prepare students for the fast-changing world of health care.

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Newswise

Mayo Clinic Announces Development of Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Population Health Offering

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic announced today the development of Mayo Clinic Healthy Living, a new online offering for its commercial population health clients.

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Fillmore County Journal

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A recent U.S. Census report indicated that over 28,000 people commute into Rochester, Minn.

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Fri Jun 14, 2013

ELCA.org

Steven Delzer elected bishop of ELCA Southeastern Minnesota Synod

The Rev. Steven H. Delzer, Faribault, Minn., was elected June 8 to a six-year term as bishop of the Southeastern Minnesota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America .

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