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As has been the case in many other parts of the state and the nation, most of the COVID-19 cases recently detected in Olmsted County involve younger people.

Car thieves have struck again in Byron.

The Rochester area experienced heavy rain during a short period Thursday morning with 1 -2 inches which led to minor flooding problems.

A Rochester man accused of causing the death of a newborn has been sentenced to 94 months in prison.

Prosecutors have charged a Minneapolis man with fatally shooting a pregnant woman whose baby was delivered at a hospital.

A Rochester man who was accused of a shooting last fall outside a southeast Rochester restaurant is headed to prison.

Two more COVID-19 deaths have been reported in Olmsted County.

Rochester, MN (KROC AM News) - Some area teenagers who have been keeping officers busy all summer were at it again Tuesday.
The group includes teenagers from Rochester, Byron and Mantorville who have been arrested or connected to a series of vehicle thefts...

Yesterday was Deputy Langr's first day back on the job after 9 months. And judging by the picture the Waseca County Sheriff's Office shared he certainly looks happy to be back.

Authorities are trying to locate the driver of a car who hit a boy who was riding a bike in Byron.

Rochester’s Longfellow elementary school has released its plan for the new school year and it includes a mix of in-class and distance learning.

Don’t forget the face mask Rochester’s new mandatory face-covering order is now in effect.

This could be the warmest day of the year in southeast Minnesota.

The Olmsted County Board has approved an expansion of a pilot program that teams up community outreach workers with local law enforcement officers.