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Elected Leaders to Vote on Interim Olmsted County Attorney

1 week ago | krocnews.com | TJ Leverentz |Troy Dunken

The interim county attorney will officially take office on Monday, April 21. Rochester, MN (The KROC-AM News)- Olmsted County Board of Commissioners is set to appoint an interim county attorney. Board members will vote on the appointment during their regularly scheduled board meeting. The county attorney is an elected position, however state law tasks a county board to appoint a top prosecutor in the event of the elected county attorney leaving office before the end of their term.
Elderly Twin Cities Woman Injured in I-35 Crash Has Died

1 week ago | krocnews.com | TJ Leverentz |Carly Ross

A northbound SUV left the interstate and struck a tree in northern Faribault Faribault, MN (A KROC-AM News)- Twin Cities woman who was injured in a crash on Interstate 35 over the weekend has died. That's according to an updated version of the state crash report. She has now become the fourth person to die in traffic crashes on Minnesota roads over the past weekend. Emergency responders were dispatched to the single-vehicle crash shortly before 2:00 Sunday afternoon.
Kasson Knife Attack Leads to Attempted Murder Charges

1 week ago | krocnews.com | TJ Leverentz |Carly Ross

Kasson, MN (A KROC-AM News)- southeast Minnesota man is facing attempted murder and other felony charges following a knife attack in Kasson. That's according to a criminal complaint filed in Dodge County Court on Monday. The alleged assault occurred on April 11. Members of the Kasson Police Department responded to the incident on the report of a man trying to break into a residence and stab the occupants inside.
Ghost Gun Discovered During Police Raid at Rochester Home

1 week ago | quickcountry.com | TJ Leverentz

Rochester, MN ( KROC-AM News)- Rochester police discovered a ghost gun following a raid at a Rochester home earlier this week. That's according to a criminal complaint filed in Olmsted County Court on Thursday. The case began as a response to a disorderly call earlier this month and officers returned to the home on Wednesday to execute the search warrant. Officers responded to the disturbance call on April 2 at a home in the 2550 block of Boulder Ridge Dr. Northwest.
Ghost Gun Discovered During Police Raid at Rochester Home

1 week ago | krocnews.com | TJ Leverentz

Rochester, MN ( KROC-AM News)- Rochester police discovered a ghost gun following a raid at a Rochester home earlier this week. That's according to a criminal complaint filed in Olmsted County Court on Thursday. The case began as a response to a disorderly call earlier this month and officers returned to the home on Wednesday to execute the search warrant. Officers responded to the disturbance call on April 2 at a home in the 2550 block of Boulder Ridge Dr. Northwest.
Statewide Alert Issued for Missing Minnesota Man

1 week ago | y105fm.com | TJ Leverentz

Authorities say there is concern for his mental health and wellbeing. Farmington, MN (Authorities have issued a statewide alert for a missing KROC-AM News)- Minnesota man. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) sent the alert on Thursday afternoon. Officials are asking for the public's help. He vanished after missing an appointment earlier this week. The alert identifies the missing man as 44-year-old Chad Vanhemert.
Statewide Alert Issued for Missing Minnesota Man

1 week ago | quickcountry.com | TJ Leverentz

Authorities say there is concern for his mental health and wellbeing. Farmington, MN (Authorities have issued a statewide alert for a missing KROC-AM News)- Minnesota man. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) sent the alert on Thursday afternoon. Officials are asking for the public's help. He vanished after missing an appointment earlier this week. The alert identifies the missing man as 44-year-old Chad Vanhemert.
Speed Limit Reduced on Stretch of Rochester Area Highway

2 weeks ago | y105fm.com | TJ Leverentz

Eyota, MN ( KROC-AM News)- The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has reduced the speed limit on a stretch of a highway in Olmsted County. A MnDOT news release says officials made the decision to reduce the speed limit after an analysis from traffic engineers. New speed limit signs are now in place along the impacted stretch of highway, MnDOT says. The speed limit on Hwy. 42 in Eyota has been reduced to 50 mph from the highway's roundabout intersection with Hwy.
Speed Limit Reduced on Stretch of Rochester Area Highway

2 weeks ago | quickcountry.com | TJ Leverentz

Eyota, MN ( KROC-AM News)- The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has reduced the speed limit on a stretch of a highway in Olmsted County. A MnDOT news release says officials made the decision to reduce the speed limit after an analysis from traffic engineers. New speed limit signs are now in place along the impacted stretch of highway, MnDOT says. The speed limit on Hwy. 42 in Eyota has been reduced to 50 mph from the highway's roundabout intersection with Hwy.
RPU Issues Boil Water Advisory for 25 Homes After Main Break

2 weeks ago | krocnews.com | TJ Leverentz

Rochester, MN ( KROC-AM News)- Rochester Public Utilities (RPU) has issued a boil water advisory for about two dozen properties near the Rochester Rec Center along North Broadway Ave. The advisory follows the closure of the busy street after a contractor broke a water main on Wednesday afternoon. The water main break is in the area of the North Broadway Reconstruction project. RPU said Thursday morning the roughly 25 impacted properties have been notified.