1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (260+ words) As one of those who have visited Target stores in the past week, asking management to guarantee their customers" and employees" Fourth Amendment rights, I wish to clarify our actions. These are not protests. We are not accusing Target of…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (525+ words) Sunday gravy is a North American term for a tomato-based sauce that is typically slow cooked with a bone-in cut of meat, like pork or beef ribs, beef, veal or lamb shank, and oxtail. My mother-in-law uses baby back ribs…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (782+ words) PARK RAPIDS " As Miss Minnesota, Emma Vrieze went to Orlando for the week-long Miss America 2026 contest. Though she did not make it into the "top 11" semifinal round on Sept. 7, she did not return empty handed. "Everyone that didn't make the…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (942+ words) ROCHESTER " For the first time in three decades, the Co-Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist has a new parish priest. His name is Father Bob Horihan, who took the reins from Father Jerry Mahon, on July 1, 2025 and was installed last…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (476+ words) This week's Power Rankings for southeastern Minnesota high school football teams, after three weeks of the regular season: (Editor's note: These rankings are considered "pound-for-pound" rankings, similar to many rankings systems in boxing and mixed martial arts. They represent the…...

6+ mon, 8+ hour ago  (593+ words) (Editor's note: These rankings are considered "pound-for-pound" rankings, similar to many rankings systems in boxing and mixed martial arts. They represent the best teams in southeastern Minnesota, relative to the class they play in.) The first southeastern Minnesota high school…...

6+ mon, 6+ day ago  (296+ words) I have just finished my first year here in Rochester. Destination Medical Center has drawn me and many others to Rochester from larger Midwest cities; in my case, from Madison, Wisconsin. Letter: Time for Rochester library to branch out I…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (276+ words) ROCHESTER " Six years after taking over the Nissan and GMC dealerships in Rochester, the Penz Automotive Group paid $8.5 million to buy the real estate where the pair of facilities are located along "Car Row." Penz Investments, LLC, owned by Rochester…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (183+ words) A special election will take place Sept. 16 to fill a Brooklyn Park-area state House seat left vacant after House DFL Leader Melissa Hortman was killed last month. In setting the date, Gov. Tim Walz announced that candidates can begin filing…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (303+ words) Our newsroom occasionally reports stories under a byline of "staff." Often, the "staff" byline is used when rewriting basic news briefs that originate from official sources, such as a city press release about a road closure, and which require little…...