ROCHESTER, Minn. – The Olmsted County Attorney’s Office has charged a Rochester man arrested in what the Rochester Police Department described as a historic cyber crime case. The criminal complaint reveals the scope and tactics used in the alleged child cyber sex crime case.

On Thursday, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced nearly $6.2 million in grants, which will go towards the economic development for main streets in Minnesota.

Rochester, Owatonna, and Red Wing will receive Main Street Grants from the state Department of Employment and Economic Development.

More than half a dozen Southeast Minnesota child care providers will be taking part in an annual day of advocacy Monday, March 3, 2025. The annual National Day Without Childcare was established to help demonstrate the important role child care services play in day-to-day life.

Despite strongly-worded directives from the federal government that schools need to strip policies related to diversity, equity and inclusio Public Schools has indicated it will be following Minnesota law for the time being.

Several Minnesota organizations are working together to help immigrant families in Minnesota through a new initiative called the Immigrant Defense Network.

Teachers from Austin and Rochester are among the pool of semifinalists nominated for the 2025 Minnesota Teacher of the Year.

Eviction filings surged at the start of 2025 to levels not seen in some Minnesota communities since before the coronavirus pandemic.

The founder and director of Equity Eats said that last month the organization took in 5 tons of rescued food. Lisa Schutz, director of the Southeast Minnesota Food Rescue and Redistribution Program and vendor at the Rochester Farmers Market,