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https://www.kimt.com/news/cresco-man-sentenced-for-northeast-iowa-car-theft/article_2ec02286-b13c-11ec-a152-f74aaa2f42c4.html
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DECORAH, Iowa – A Howard County man is sentenced for car theft in Winneshiek County.
Brandon Joseph Kimber, 23 of Cresco, pleaded guilty to second-degree theft and was ordered to spend five years in prison, with credit for time served. Kimber was also ordered to pay a $1,025 fine.
Investigators said Kimber stole a 2011 Dodge Avenger that had been left running to warm up outside The Fort bar in Fort Atkinson on November 3, 2021. The vehicle was recovered on November 8, 2021, near St. Lucas. Law enforcement found video evidence of Kimber driving the stolen vehicle.
Court documents state Kimber has 2018 convictions for operating a vehicle without the owner’s consent in Winneshiek and Howard counties and convictions for third-degree burglary of motor vehicles in Winneshiek, Howard, and Fayette counties.
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Rochester, MN (KIMT) - Earlier this week, the sun emitted a strong solar flare which has been traveling through space towards the earth. Charged particles from the solar flare will interact with the Earths' magnetosphere which will lead to widespread visuals of the aurora borealis (Northern Lights). The aurora was very active across much of the northern US Wednesday night, but clouds and snow prevented us from seeing them in Minnesota and Iowa. Clearer skies are expected for Thursday night, which will give us a good visual if they are active again.
The best way to spot the Northern Lights will be to get away from city lights and look to the north. You may have to wait some time for a good showing, as they will not constantly be visible.
If you spot the Northern Lights, take a picture and send it to us! You can submit photos on KIMT.COM.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. - The first two battery electric buses have arrived, a step toward clean energy for the Med City and Rochester Public Transit.
Last week two 60-foot electric buses were delivered to Rochester Public Transit. The buses will be more efficient, with zero emissions running on battery power.
They will operate on RPT busiest routes, the park and ride routes.
Communications Coordinator for the City of Rochester, Nick Lemmer says these buses represent an opportunity to understand what role electric buses will play in RPT’s service moving forward.
“These vehicles will really be an entirely new step forward in terms of passenger experience and overall opportunity in terms of bottom line and impact on our environment," says Lemmer.
The buses were secured through the Low Emission No Emission federal grant at a cost of about $1.4 million each.
These first 2 battery electric buses in the fleet are also RPT’s largest buses.
Lemmer says with a capacity of 120 passengers - it's almost double what the 40-foot busses can hold.
“The higher capacity means that we will have to make fewer trips - and that also reduces impact both on the environment and the cost to our bottom line,” he adds.
The buses are under inspection and testing and are expected to be in service this summer.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. - U.S. Senator Tina Smith is coming to Rochester Friday making four stops while in town.
She'll start her day off at the Highway 14 and 44 interchange, then visit a waste-to-energy plant before heading to the Southeast Regional Crisis Center.
Senator Smith will cap off her visit with a roundtable discussion on workforce development for women of color in Rochester.
KIMT spoke to Mayor Kim Norton about her involvement in creating the Equity and Economic Development Initiative for Workforce Development.
She says while there are many workforce needs, there are not enough women of color in the construction industry.
“We know with DMC with all the growth in the community, we absolutely have to have that population in the construction field employed, and helping them move forward.”
Senator Smith helped secure $750,000 in federal funding for this project, which was included in the federal spending bill that was recently passed earlier this month.
Mayor Norton adds, “We all do better when we all do better - so if we can help all of those who are struggling most, it'll help all of us recover from this pandemic.”
The money will go toward training and education for women entering the workforce.
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https://www.kimt.com/news/hall-of-fame-induction-for-charles-city-educator/article_4a58b6e4-b14f-11ec-b1d5-d7de60a300bd.html
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CHARLES CITY, Iowa – A Charles City educator has been inducted into the Iowa Association of Alternative Education (IAAE) Hall of Fame.
Don Betts, director and teacher at Carrie Lane High School, is being honored as a pioneer in alternative education in Iowa. IAAE says Betts’ lengthy efforts have now created an alternative schooling environment for younger students, leading to the founding of the FLEX online branch of Charles City’s Innovative Campus for upper elementary, middle school and high school students.
“Don’s legacy blows me away every time I think about it,” says Josh Dean, a teacher at the Innovative Campus and a colleague of Betts. “There are hundreds of kids throughout the world whose lives are forever changed for the better because they have met this amazing man. He has literally been the difference between life and death for many of our kids.”
The IAAE Hall of Fame honors those who have made significant contributions to the field of alternative education, ranging from specific innovations to research, publications and an ability to engage and inspire students, colleagues and the greater community. Teachers, counselors, supervisors, administrators and other educators are eligible for nomination on an annual basis.
“I went from not wanting to attend school to going in at 6 a.m. to have morning talks with Mr. Betts,” says Matthew Heffron, a 2011 graduate of Carrie Lane High School. “The talks were about family, school, life and generally everything. Mr. Betts pushed every single student to make sure he not only got the best out of them, but that they got the best out of themselves.”
In nominating Betts for the IAAE Hall of Fame, students and colleagues alike pointed to his ability to build community and connect with students on a personal level.
“Don Betts and Carrie Lane High School have been successful because of the family culture he has created with his students,” says Dan Caffrey, juvenile court liaison officer at Charles City High School. “Don does an amazing job of providing opportunities for his students to get connected in our community, as well as perform community service projects. His wisdom and culture building are second to none.”
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ROCHESTER, Minn.-Poultry exhibition shows have been placed on pause by the state of Minnesota to help contain the spread of bird flu.
The Minnesota Board of Animal Health's Executive Director and State Veterinarian Dr. Beth Thompson tells KIMT the state has identified five counties with infected wildlife.
Thompson said she hopes wild water fowls, which are a carrier of the virus, will migrate out of Minnesota before or by the ban's expiration.
Regarding local impacts, Thompson said she does not believe state or county fairs will be affected by the ban.
"Our fairs here in the state of Minnesota, we have a little bit of time before they start up in the state and this is a pause. So, we will be reassessing probably before May 1 but the ban is April 1 to May 1," Thompson said.
Thompson said there are around 100 sites in the United States with infected wildlife and not all of the infections are in commercial animals.
The ban has been supported by people who participate in poultry shows, according to Thompson.
"We have been in contact with a lot of the folks that are involved with the poultry shows and my understanding is there is support for this. So the information is out to the people that generally sell at these sales and shows and this has also been communicated out to the public too," Thompson said.
The best way to protect your animals, according to Thompson, is to make sure wild water fowls do not have access to your property and by stepping up biosecurity to prevent the spread.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. - The first two battery electric buses have arrived, a step toward clean energy for the Med City and Rochester Public Transit.
Last week two 60-foot electric buses were delivered to Rochester Public Transit. The buses will be more efficient, with zero emissions running on battery power.
They will operate on RPT busiest routes, the park and ride routes.
Communications Coordinator for the City of Rochester, Nick Lemmer says these buses represent an opportunity to understand what role electric buses will play in RPT’s service moving forward.
“These vehicles will really be an entirely new step forward in terms of passenger experience and overall opportunity in terms of bottom line and impact on our environment," says Lemmer.
The buses were secured through the Low Emission No Emission federal grant at a cost of about $1.4 million each.
These first 2 battery electric buses in the fleet are also RPT’s largest buses.
Lemmer says with a capacity of 120 passengers - it's almost double what the 40-foot busses can hold.
“The higher capacity means that we will have to make fewer trips - and that also reduces impact both on the environment and the cost to our bottom line,” he adds.
The buses are under inspection and testing and are expected to be in service this summer.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. - U.S. Sen. Tina Smith is coming to Rochester on Friday and will make four stops while in town.
She'll start her day off at the Highway 14 and 44 interchange, then visit a waste-to-energy plant before heading to the Southeast Regional Crisis Center.
Senator Smith will cap off her visit with a roundtable discussion on workforce development for women of color in Rochester.
KIMT spoke to Mayor Kim Norton about her involvement in creating the Equity and Economic Development Initiative for Workforce Development.
She says while there are many workforce needs, there are not enough women of color in the construction industry.
“We know with DMC with all the growth in the community, we absolutely have to have that population in the construction field employed, and helping them move forward.”
Senator Smith helped secure $750,000 in federal funding for this project, which was included in the federal spending bill that was recently passed earlier this month.
Mayor Norton adds, “We all do better when we all do better - so if we can help all of those who are struggling most, it'll help all of us recover from this pandemic.”
The money will go toward training and education for women entering the workforce.
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https://www.kimt.com/news/the-city-of-rochester-to-meet-with-save-the-dam-at-silver-lake-on-april/article_9e0c7384-b14f-11ec-ab9a-efdd8ef13d8a.html
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ROCHESTER, Minn.-The City of Rochester is holding a public forum on April 6, at 6:30 p.m., at the Northwest Precinct building to discuss its upcoming plans for Silver Lake Park.
Rochester's Mayor Kim Norton tells KIMT she is hoping the forum will help clear up misinformation and alleviate fears over the eventual removal and replacement of the Silver Lake Dam.
Norton said the nearly $10 million dollar bonding project will carry out legally required upgrades, such as the dredging of the lake, as well as improvements to the park's surrounding trail system, followed by the removal of the Silver Lake Dam.
The city's plans have left some residents surrounding Silver Lake Park worried about decreased water levels if the dam is removed.
Founder of 'Save the Dam at Silver Lake' Greg Munson tells KIMT he believes a new step down dam will reduce the lake's water levels.
However, Norton said the project will actually increase the depth of the lake.
"There will be some reduction but the water depth will actually deeper because of the dredging and the work that will be done the water will be cleaner and we hope to have lots of renovations done around the Silver Lake for the public to enjoy it even more than they do now," Norton said.
Norton and Munson are encouraging the public to attend the forum, which the former said will include remarks from city engineers and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
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Rochester, MN (KIMT) - Earlier this week, the sun emitted a strong solar flare which has been traveling through space towards the earth. Charged particles from the solar flare will interact with the Earths' magnetosphere which will lead to widespread visuals of the aurora borealis (Northern Lights). The aurora was very active across much of the northern US Wednesday night, but clouds and snow prevented us from seeing them in Minnesota and Iowa. Clearer skies are expected for Thursday night, which will give us a good visual if they are active again.
The best way to spot the Northern Lights will be to get away from city lights and look to the north. You may have to wait some time for a good showing, as they will not constantly be visible.
If you spot the Northern Lights, take a picture and send it to us! You can submit photos on KIMT.COM.
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https://www.kimt.com/news/mason-city-woman-to-stand-trial-for-knife-threats/article_5afc1860-b15e-11ec-83e2-0339be0d21d4.html
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MASON CITY, Iowa – A woman accused of threatening people with a knife is pleading not guilty.
Sierra Charon Moore, 20 of Mason City, is charged with two counts of intimidation with a dangerous weapon, threat of terrorism, third-degree criminal mischief, and assaulting a corrections official.
He was arrested February 12 after Mason City police were called to the 300 block of N. Eisenhower Avenue. Court documents state Moore had a knife and her behavior forced people to barricade themselves in different rooms.
She is now set to stand trial starting May 17.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. - Republicans and Democrats are coming together on Capitol Hill to craft a bill they say will lower prices on everyday goods, and make America less reliant on other nations.
The Bipartisan Innovation Act looks to invest over $52 billion into semiconductor research and manufacturing. These electronic circuits are essential to a variety of products, including cars, computers, and appliances.
While the United States was once a leader in production of semi chips, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves says today the country only makes about 12% of them worldwide, none of which are the most advanced available.
"That means that when you have things like a pandemic, and you have massive supply chain issues across the globe, it means that we're reliant on other countries, and when other countries aren't producing or there are shortages, it means that we can't have the chips that we need to build equipment, and for everyday life," Graves told KIMT.
The deputy secretary of commerce believes producing more semi chips would ease inflation, create jobs, reduce car prices, and help farmers get the equipment they need.
"Anyone who has been to a farm, or worked around a farm today, knows that every bit of equipment is going to have a microchip in it. It's not like decades ago when your tractor was something you could run, and then fix all by yourself." Graves continued, "today these are high technology equipment, and so they require semiconductors, and that's having a direct impact as well on our ability to produce the foodstuffs that consumers across the U.S. and around the globe are going to need."
While lawmakers are still resolving their differences, the U.S. Senate passed its version of the bill in a 68-28 vote Monday, which contains a number of other provisions related to strengthening supply chains and scientific research. Deputy Secretary Graves expects a final version of the Bipartisan Innovation Act will arrive on President Biden's desk in a matter of weeks.
"We expect that when the House and the Senate finish their work, and get the legislation to the President's desk for signature, it'll give us the ability to invest in building new fabrication facilities, the foundries that produce these microchips, all across the United States," said Graves.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. - Mayo Clinic doctors are weighing in on what you need to know about the new coronavirus variant.
While the Midwest hasn't seen another spike in cases caused by the Omicron BA.2 subvariant, it has now become the nation's dominant COVID strain, causing more than half of all new infections in the United States last week, according to the CDC.
Mayo Clinic experts say BA.2 has developed a number of mutations making it more transmissible than earlier variants, and possibly better equipped to evade immunity from vaccines or natural infection. Doctors don't believe there's much of a difference between BA.2 and the original Omicron variant as far as symptoms.
While 13 states are now seeing their weekly average COVID case counts grow, Mayo Clinic Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Jack O'Horo doesn't expect BA.2 will cause a large surge of infections like we experienced earlier this year.
"If we follow some of the same patterns that have been seen in Europe, the next several weeks would be likely to see some increase." Dr. O'Horo continued, "how much of an increase remains to be seen for any number of reasons, one of which is that we recently did have the Omicron wave that hit us harder in many areas than it did in Europe, so we may have some more immunity from that to slow that peak."
Dr. O'Horo and Dr. Matthew Binnicker, director of Mayo's Clinical Virology Laboratory, expect future surges in COVID cases are much more likely to be regional than national.
"I think it's got to, in the future, become a very geographically specific type of approach, because we're not going to see surges or increases in cases across the entire country. At the same time, we're going to see it scattered in different states and communities," Dr. Binnicker said.
"As it goes to needing to keep that more local eye on what's going on, the kind of restrictions that might be needed in one part of the country can be very different for another based on how the past waves went through, what the current level of activity is, and what the current stress is on hospital systems," Dr. O'Horo added.
Our transition to an endemic phase of COVID isn't a one-way street, Dr. O'Horo emphasizes, and vaccines will continue to play an important role in preventing larger outbreaks.
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https://www.kimt.com/sports/the-austin-bruins-are-finishing-the-season-strong-as-they-get-closer-to-the-playoffs/article_b9d84772-b16e-11ec-be63-df05b46561f7.html
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KIMT News 3 Sports - The Austin Bruins are sitting in third place right now behind the Aberdeen Wings and the St. Cloud Norsemen.
Austin split the series with the Aberdeen Wings last weekend getting the win in overtime in the first game and falling short in the second game.
Things are clicking for the Bruins as they inch closer to the playoffs.
Defenseman Liam Whitehouse says not only do they want to win the Robertson Cup, but the team also just wants to continue to compete together.
"We know the more we win, the more we get to stay together. The more we get to be together as a team. Because we're from all over and this season doesn't last forever and as soon as that last game hits and we end up losing, we all go home and a lot of us won't see each other again. So we really want to stay together. We're a really close team. And that's another driving factor," says Whitehouse.
The Bruins host the St. Cloud Norsemen Saturday night.
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Mason City, Iowa - The North Iowa Bulls are in the playoff push.
The team is coming off a tough overtime loss to the Norsemen last night.
St. Cloud scored in the final minute of overtime to get the 4-3 victory.
The Bulls are sitting at fifth place right now in the standings and are hoping for that playoff push in the last five games of the season.
Forward Brett Morich says the chemistry starts before the guys hit the ice.
"I think we just have really, really high character guys in our locker rooms. You know, there's a lot of guys, speaking for myself, who are going to be brothers for life. And when you just have super good people around you, it translates well on the ice," says Morich.
The Bulls take the ice again tomorrow night.
The team is making the trip to St. Cloud to take on the Norsemen.
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ROCHESTER, Minn.-Poultry exhibition shows have been placed on pause by the state of Minnesota to help contain the spread of bird flu.
The Minnesota Board of Animal Health's Executive Director and State Veterinarian Dr. Beth Thompson tells KIMT the state has identified five counties with infected wildlife.
Thompson said she hopes wild water fowls, which are a carrier of the virus, will migrate out of Minnesota before or by the ban's expiration.
Regarding local impacts, Thompson said she does not believe state or county fairs will be affected by the ban.
"Our fairs here in the state of Minnesota, we have a little bit of time before they start up in the state and this is a pause. So, we will be reassessing probably before May 1 but the ban is April 1 to May 1," Thompson said.
Thompson said there are around 100 sites in the United States with infected wildlife and not all of the infections are in commercial animals.
The ban has been supported by people who participate in poultry shows, according to Thompson.
"We have been in contact with a lot of the folks that are involved with the poultry shows and my understanding is there is support for this. So the information is out to the people that generally sell at these sales and shows and this has also been communicated out to the public too," Thompson said.
The best way to protect your animals, according to Thompson, is to make sure wild water fowls do not have access to your property and by stepping up biosecurity to prevent the spread.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. - Mayo Clinic doctors are weighing in on what you need to know about the new coronavirus variant.
While the Midwest hasn't seen another spike in cases caused by the Omicron BA.2 subvariant, it has now become the nation's dominant COVID strain, causing more than half of all new infections in the United States last week, according to the CDC.
Mayo Clinic experts say BA.2 has developed a number of mutations making it more transmissible than earlier variants, and possibly better equipped to evade immunity from vaccines or natural infection. Doctors don't believe there's much of a difference between BA.2 and the original Omicron variant as far as symptoms.
While 13 states are now seeing their weekly average COVID case counts grow, Mayo Clinic Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Jack O'Horo doesn't expect BA.2 will cause a large surge of infections like we experienced earlier this year.
"If we follow some of the same patterns that have been seen in Europe, the next several weeks would be likely to see some increase." Dr. O'Horo continued, "how much of an increase remains to be seen for any number of reasons, one of which is that we recently did have the Omicron wave that hit us harder in many areas than it did in Europe, so we may have some more immunity from that to slow that peak."
Dr. O'Horo and Dr. Matthew Binnicker, director of Mayo's Clinical Virology Laboratory, expect future surges in COVID cases are much more likely to be regional than national.
"I think it's got to, in the future, become a very geographically specific type of approach, because we're not going to see surges or increases in cases across the entire country. At the same time, we're going to see it scattered in different states and communities," Dr. Binnicker said.
"As it goes to needing to keep that more local eye on what's going on, the kind of restrictions that might be needed in one part of the country can be very different for another based on how the past waves went through, what the current level of activity is, and what the current stress is on hospital systems," Dr. O'Horo added.
Our transition to an endemic phase of COVID isn't a one-way street, Dr. O'Horo emphasizes, and vaccines will continue to play an important role in preventing larger outbreaks.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. - Republicans and Democrats are coming together on Capitol Hill to craft a bill they say will lower prices on everyday goods, and make America less reliant on other nations.
The Bipartisan Innovation Act looks to invest over $52 billion into semiconductor research and manufacturing. These electronic circuits are essential to a variety of products, including cars, computers, and appliances.
While the United States was once a leader in production of semi chips, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves says today the country only makes about 12% of them worldwide, none of which are the most advanced available.
"That means that when you have things like a pandemic, and you have massive supply chain issues across the globe, it means that we're reliant on other countries, and when other countries aren't producing or there are shortages, it means that we can't have the chips that we need to build equipment, and for everyday life," Graves told KIMT.
The deputy secretary of commerce believes producing more semi chips would ease inflation, create jobs, reduce car prices, and help farmers get the equipment they need.
"Anyone who has been to a farm, or worked around a farm today, knows that every bit of equipment is going to have a microchip in it. It's not like decades ago when your tractor was something you could run, and then fix all by yourself." Graves continued, "today these are high technology equipment, and so they require semiconductors, and that's having a direct impact as well on our ability to produce the foodstuffs that consumers across the U.S. and around the globe are going to need."
While lawmakers are still resolving their differences, the U.S. Senate passed its version of the bill in a 68-28 vote Monday, which contains a number of other provisions related to strengthening supply chains and scientific research. Deputy Secretary Graves expects a final version of the Bipartisan Innovation Act will arrive on President Biden's desk in a matter of weeks.
"We expect that when the House and the Senate finish their work, and get the legislation to the President's desk for signature, it'll give us the ability to invest in building new fabrication facilities, the foundries that produce these microchips, all across the United States," said Graves.
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VENTURA, Iowa - A Kensett man is being held on a felony robbery charge after he allegedly beat a woman and demanded the keys to a vehicle.
John Murphy, 30, was arrested late Friday night in Ventura.
Police said Murphy drug a female victim to the curb and began assaulting her with punches to the head.
He then demanded the keys to a Chevy Denali that was in the driveway. Court documents said the victim complied with that due to fears for her safety.
Murphy was stopped while leaving the scene and was found with a large clump of long, dark brown hair in his fingers.
He is being held in the Cerro Gordo Co. Jail on $25,000 bond.
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AUSTIN, Minn.- This Saturday, all current and former dairy farmers, AG businesses and dairy supporters are invited to the 69th Annual Mower County Dairy Banquet.
It's being hosted by Mower County dairy royalty and new royalty will be crowned at the event.
Organizers say this is an opportunity to support Mower County's dairy industry.
The event will begin with a silent auction at 11:30 a.m. which will be followed by a noon luncheon.
It's being held at Lansing Corner's Bar and Grill in Austin.
Tickets are $15 dollars and must be purchased from a Mower County ADA board member.
Below are their names and numbers if you are interested in attending this event.
Eugene Anderson (507) 440-8650
Tanya Miller (507) 440-5445
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MINNEAPOLIS — A part of Minnesota State Mankato’s college campus is in lockdown Friday morning due to a bomb threat.
According to an alert from the university, the threat targeted Armstrong Hall and Otto Recreation Center.
Both buildings are closed while the threat is being investigated.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. - Are you ready to rock and roll? If so, the Rochester Police Department is holding its first Skate City Nights Friday - so, dust off those roller blades and get ready.
The event will be at the Mayo Civic Center Friday and Saturday from 2 to 10 p.m.
It's a combination of their summer event "Safe City Nights" with a more winter-spin.
The event is designed to bring community members together to interact with local first responders.
RPD Capt. Jon Turk said he knows we're all aware of the struggles that have taken place over the last two years across our nation.
"COVID set us back just because we couldn't have face-to-face meetings and conversations," said Capt. Turk. "As we're coming out of COVID, these engagement events allow personal action that I think really helps to build trust and build bridges between us and the community."
RPD has secured 200 skates for people to use for free or you can bring your own!
There will also be other games, concessions, and local first responder's ATVs to check out.
"The Rochester Police Department wants to build trust with its community and community members - that we're here serving them, serving the community in the best possible way we can," said Capt. Turk.
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ALBERT LEA, Minn. – A man is found competent to stand trial for allegedly firing more than 70 bullets at civilians and Albert Lea police officers.
Devin Matthew Weiland, 33 of Albert Lea, was arrested on November 29, 2020, and charged with three counts of first-degree attempted murder and three counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon. He is accused of wounding a police officer and two other people during an eight-hour standoff in Albert Lea. Weiland was himself wounded by law enforcement gunfire.
Weiland has not yet entered a plea and a mental evaluation of him was ordered in May 2021. A judge ruled on Thursday that he is competent to stand trial. No further court hearing has been scheduled at this time.
Weiland remains in the Freeborn County Jail on $1 million bond.
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MANTORVILLE, Minn. – A prison sentence is handed out for a Dodge County stabbing.
Tyler Bill Stroud, 34 of St. Cloud and formerly of Hayfield, was ordered Friday to spend four years and four months behind bars, with credit for 76 days already served. Stroud also has to pay restitution of $500.
Stroud was arrested on January 15 and charged with second-degree assault, fifth-degree drug possession, being a felon in possession of ammunition, and two misdemeanor weapons violations. The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office says Stroud stabbed a 30-year-old man in Dodge Center after a confrontation.
Court documents state Stroud drove away after the stabbing and was arrested when two sheriff’s deputies used their vehicles to box him in at an intersection.
Stroud pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon on February 17.
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DES MOINES, Iowa – Two men convicted of murder in North Iowa have their legal challenges to their juries rejected by the Iowa Supreme Court.
Peter Leroy Veal was convicted of two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder in Cerro Gordo County. Police said Veal on November 17, 2016, in Mason City shot Melinda Kavars to death, stabbed Caleb Christensen to death, and tried to shoot Ron Willis but the gun didn’t fire. He was sentenced in September 2017 to life plus 25 years in prison.
Antoine Tyree Williams was found guilty of murder in Floyd County for shooting Nathaniel Fleming to death in Charles City on June 30, 2017. Police say the gunfire happened during an argument. Williams was sentenced to 50 years in prison on December 8, 2017.
Both men challenged their convictions by arguing that the juries which heard their cases did not have enough African-Americans on them.
The Iowa Supreme Court has now rejected the arguments of both men and affirmed their convictions and sentences.
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FOREST CITY, Iowa – Two men are sentenced for breaking into a Winnebago County bar and grill.
Jesse Daniel Perrott, 28 of Algona, and Brandon Wayne Hufstedler, 36 of Mason City, both pleaded guilty to third-degree burglary and second-degree theft. Investigators say they burglarized the Rake Pub & Grub on March 25, 2021, and stole $3,072 in cash while causing $9,078 in damage to the establishment.
Perrott has been given five years of supervised probation. Hufstedler has been sentenced to five years in prison but will serve that time while spending 10 years behind bars for robbing a Mason City liquor store and vandalizing the North Iowa Events Center.
Hufstedler is still facing trial for stealing a vehicle belonging to 43 North Iowa in December 2020.
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CLEAR LAKE, Iowa – A 10-year-old girl with special needs can now be a little more mobile thanks to Fareway and Variety – The Children’s Charity.
Sheri McMichael, Executive Director of Variety – the Children’s Charity, and Tim Augustine, Fareway Store Manager, presented a Pace 500 electric bike to Kiara Jean Espinosa of Clear Lake on Friday.
The charity says Kiara has a condition that leads to muscle pain and extreme fatigue in response to physical activity (exercise intolerance). That means she has difficulty participating in recreational activities with her peers and has never been able to ride a bike without tiring quickly due to the weakness in her muscles. Despite all that, Kiara is described as active, intelligent, and striving to be as independent as possible in all aspects of her life, despite living with special needs.
The Pace 500 has stabilizer wheels and a battery-powered motor to help Kiara ride at the same speed as her friends without tiring. It was presented to her at the Clear Lake Fareway Friday afternoon.
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KIMT-TV 3 NEWS – Some major road construction projects are scheduled to begin in southeastern Minnesota on Monday, weather permitting.
Elcor Construction will start phase two of the reconstruction of North Broadway Avenue in Rochester. Work will focus on the alleyways and side streets adjacent to North Broadway and will take place from 7 am to 7 pm Monday through Friday, with Saturday construction possible if the project falls behind. Work will include landscaping, installation of railing, completion of bus stops, and electrical work.
The project has an expected completion date of September 2022.
The City of Rochester says road construction will also close 1st Avenue NW from Center Street to 1st Street NW. From Monday through July 31:
- 1 Ave NW will be completely closed from Center ST to 1 ST NW
- 1 Ave NW from 1 St NW to 2 St NW will have single lane traffic open in each direction
- A concrete barrier with fencing will be installed around the closure allowing access to the Mayo Loading dock from 1 ST NW
- A temporary pedestrian access route will be installed along east side of 1st Ave. from Center St. to 1st ST NW to allow north-south pedestrian traffic between two construction projects.
Construction will begin again on Monday on the 13th Avenue SW and 12th Avenue SW sanitary sewer and storm sewer relief line project in Rochester. This project will provide additional sanitary and stormwater capacity for current and future development in the St. Marys Place District of the Destination Medical Center and limit street flooding in the area that occurs in large storm events and create a new entrance to Kutzky Park.
Travel impacts include:
12th Ave W will be closed from 1st St NW to 1st St SW. This includes the intersections of 1 St NW and Center St W. Access to driveways will be impacted; the contractor will assist residents in this area with garbage pick-up and mail delivery. This closure is expected to last 5-6 weeks, weather dependent
Sections of sidewalk will be closed as needed. Pedestrians should watch for signs and use the open sidewalk on the other side of the street
Access to Kutzky Park is from 16 Avenue SW. This new entrance will be the permanent access to the park as the 13 Avenue SW entrance will be closed to automobile traffic
Travel impacts beginning April 18:
12 Ave W will be closed from 1 St NW to 1 St SW, including the 1 ST SW intersection. Access to driveways will be impacted; the contractor will assist residents in this area with garbage pick-up and mail delivery. This closure is expected to last 3-4 weeks, weather dependent
Sections of sidewalk will be closed as needed. Pedestrians should watch for signs and use the open sidewalk on the other side of the street
Starting Monday, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) will be changing the intersection of Hwy 30 and Olmsted County Road 1 east of Stewartville to a four-way stop.
MnDOT says changes are being made to improve safety at the intersection, which has seen a series of crashes in the past five years, sometimes with drivers who were confused expecting vehicles in the other direction to stop. The state has recorded 17 crashes in five years, including three serious-injury crashes, but no fatalities.
The changes at Hwy 30 will include:
Oversized stop signs will be placed on both sides of road on the four roads that approach the intersection
Stop signs on both sides of Hwy 30 in each direction will have LED lights
Stop ahead signs on all four approaches
Stop bar painted at intersection on all four approaches
“Stop Ahead” painted on road approaching intersection on all four approaches
Highway 19 construction in Cannon Falls is also scheduled to start Monday. Drivers can expect traffic delays and lane closures downtown at crews remove the traffic signals and replace with a temporary four-way stop at Main and Fourth streets (Hwys 19 and 20).
The signal replacement is part of the repaving construction project. Stop signs at the intersection will direct vehicles at each approach to stop and then proceed when it is safe. MnDOT saystraffic backups are likely, especially during the peak travel times in the morning and afternoon.
Work scheduled to be completed is:
Repave Hwy 19 from 5th St. S to Almond St. in Cannon Falls
Alter pedestrian bump outs at Hwy 19 and Hwy 20 intersection
Improve truck turning at Hwy 19 and Hwy 20 intersection
Replace traffic signal at Hwy 19 and Hwy 20 intersection
Construct new sidewalks to meet Americans with Disabilities (ADA) standards
And the beginning of construction on the Highway 52 Zumbrota to Cannon Falls project is being delayed due to weather forecasts. MnDOT says work was set to resume work Monday but drivers will not encounter any traffic changes until sometime later in the week.
This is year two of the Hwy 52 Zumbrota to Cannon Falls project. Work includes:
Rebuild Hwy 52 southbound from (4,000 feet north) Goodhue CR 9 to Goodhue CR 50
Build a new interchange at the intersection of Hwy 57/Goodhue CR 8 and Hwy 52
Replace the southbound bridge over Hwy 52 for Hwy 60 East
Build Goodhue CR 14 connection, frontage roads and cul de sacs
The following lane closures, lane shifts and detours will begin once construction starts and last for approximately seven months:
Single lane closures and head-to-head traffic
Crews will be reducing Hwy 52 to a single lane in each direction beginning one mile north of County 1 Blvd. and extending to 415th St
Motorists can expect single lane closures and lane shifts for approximately 6.3 miles. Signs will give advance notice of lane changes
Motorists traveling southbound on Hwy 52 will exit at County 1 Blvd. to access CR 9
Motorists traveling on CR 9 will utilize County 1 Blvd. north to connect to Hwy 52 southbound
Motorists traveling southbound on Hwy 52 will exit at CR 1 and travel south to connect to CR 8 on the west side of Hwy 52, or travel south on CR 1, easts on CR 9 to connect to CR 8 on the east side of Hwy 52
Motorists traveling on Hwy 52 north will exit at CR 9, and travel east to connect to CR 8, or travel west, head southbound on County 1 Blvd. to connect to CR 8
Motorists traveling northbound on Hwy 52 will exit at Hwy 60 west to connect to Hwy 57.
Motorists traveling on Hwy 57 will travel east on Hwy 60 to connect to Hwy 52.
Permanent township roadway access closures to Hwy 52 will occur in conjunction with the roadway restrictions. These closures are permanent to improve long-term safety along Hwy 52 by reducing uncontrolled intersection access. These access closures include 90th Avenue, 100th Avenue, and 110th Avenue.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. - In Minnesota, there were 142 total distracted driving-related fatalities and over 800 serious injuries between 2017 and 2021, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.
To increase awareness and change dangerous driving behaviors, law enforcement agencies statewide are participating in a Distracted Driving Enforcement Campaign throughout the month of April.
The campaign is led by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Extra patrols will be on the highways throughout the month of April.
The office of traffic safety director, for DPS, Mike Hanson, says this is an effort to prevent fatalities and serious injuries.
“Nobody wants to be that person that has to live with the fact that they took somebody's life - or they permanently physically changed their life forever because of that selfish decision to interact with that electronic device or to be distracted by any other means,” he emphasizes.
Hansen says it's up to everyone to be a safe, responsible driver.
He adds, “You got to remember that everybody you're sharing the road with - everybody that's right next to you, right in front of you, right behind you, that's somebody's mom, dad, brother, kids, cousin, coworker.”
As of 2018, hands-free cell phone use is the law in Minnesota. Consequences for violating the law can be up to or more than $300 for a second offense.
Accessing or posting on social media, streaming videos, and googling information on a device while driving are all still against the law in Minnesota, even in hands-free mode.
Between 2017-2021, Minnesota saw an average of 28 deaths and 161 serious, life-changing injuries per year on the road.
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ROCHESTER, Minn.- A new scholarship will be available for RCTC nursing students and it's being named in honor of long-time nursing instructor Jane. E. Flickinger.
Flickinger was an instructor at RCTC from 1972 until 1997. The new scholarship will be available next month.
Flickinger's family decided they wanted to continue her legacy at the college and name the scholarship after her. The former instructor passed away last year. The new scholarship will help a nursing student achieve their goal of becoming a nurse. It's one of over300 scholarships RCTC is giving out.
"She was one of those nursing professors who felt very strongly she needed to keep her hands in nursing while teaching her students," says her daughter Dawn Saterdalen. "She always worked part time at the hospital in addition to teaching and I think that's what made her different as a professor."
Applications for the scholarship will be accepted from April 8- June 6. Anyone interested in applying can click here.
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ROCHESTER, Minn.- A Rochester mosque is one of several southeastern Minnesota organizations that received a grant from the Department of Employment and Economic Development.
the Masjed Abubakr Al-Seddiq mosque received $1.5 million dollars from DEED. It's part of the Target Community Capital Project. The grant will go towards making improvements.
Deed awarded the grant to the mosque so they can create opportunities for workforce development and job training.
The grant money will also be used for repairs and expansion. The mosque wants to add more classrooms and add more space for people to pray
"We are thankful that we are one of the few that did receive this grant," explains board member Abdullahi Adan. "We look forward to working with the Deed the department to use this grant towards preparing the infrastructure and facilities necessary to make economic development and opportunity for our community here."
According to Deed, the mosque is the only place of worship to receive a grant in The Med City.
Only 11 percent of organizations that applied for the grant were able to receive it.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. - U.S. Senator Tina Smith was in the Med City Friday with a full schedule of stops during her visit.
The senator viewed infrastructure projects and even took part in a workforce discussion with city leaders.
Increasing access to mental health services has been a top priority for Senator Smith, which led to her stop at the Southeast Regional Crisis Center.
There she joined county commissioner Sheila Kiscaden to learn more about the services SERCC provides to the 10-county region they serve.
The center opened at the end of last July, performing nearly 600 screenings for individuals experiencing a mental health crisis since their opening.
Senator Smith has fought long and hard in the senate for expanding access to mental care in schools and expanding the workforce for mental health providers.
She says the pandemic helped remove some of the stigma surrounding mental health.
“Young people are becoming strong advocates for getting better health services in schools.And I think that that's a sign that young people are understanding that this is something that many, many people deal with in their lifetimes and it's something that people deserve to get help for.”
Smith says this visit will give her an idea of what further needs to be done to provide access to mental health services.
“What we are doing to expand access to crisis care for people in a mental health crisis, will help me be a better advocate. I believe the best ideas for what to make work happen come from people who are doing the work,” she adds.
Senator Smith is also working to make sure insurance companies are reimbursing individuals for mental health care services.
State senator Dave Senjem is supporting a bill to build ten of these mental health facilities across the state of Minnesota. The legislation is seeking capital bonding.
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Here's a look at what crews have been up against as they fight wildfires in eastern Tennessee. A firefighter shared the clip Thursday (3/31) and said: "This is what we are currently dealing with. This wind is so bad."
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A quick moving system will spread rain into the area tonight, and as temperatures drop, some of the rain will changeover to snow. Some parts of southern Minnesota and northern Iowa could pick up some minor snow accumulation. The best area for snow accumulation will be across eastern Iowa, where a trace to a few inches of snow are expected.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. - Community members are rolling with the Rochester Police Department as Skate City Nights kick off.
While RPD officers are all business when keeping the Med City clear of crime, this weekend they're gettin' down to Funky Town at the Mayo Civic Center with the people they protect and serve. Free roller skating, arcade games, pool, and darts are all rolled into this community event, as well as a chance to explore first responder ATVs.
Skate City Nights is an expansion of Safe City Nights, a series of engagement activities the police department undertakes each summer. The top brass at RPD says this is an opportunity to bring people together, promoting positive interactions between families and law enforcement.
"It's been a difficult last couple of years for everybody here, so we just feel very fortunate to be able to come out here and do this," RPD Chief Jim Franklin told KIMT. "If you really think about it, the only time we have contact with the public is either during enforcement or times of crisis. Opportunities like this are absolutely essential for us to build relationships with the community. That's what we're doing here today - really engaging them, having fun with them, coming alongside them in a safe environment, a fun environment, to build those relationships."
Chief Franklin adds strong relationships with locals open the door to solutions everyone can get behind.
"The Rochester Police Department places a high value on relational policing, that collaborative policing model, interacting with the public, getting them involved in proactive problem-solving. So this is one of those essential steps to really bring people together to proactively problem-solve issues in neighborhoods, in the community, in the business district, all across the city," Franklin said.
If you're planning to check out the boogie wonderland at the Civic Center this weekend, skaters are encouraged to bring their own protective gear, with there being a limited number of helmets available. Skate City Nights will roll through 10 P.M. Friday evening, and run from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. Saturday.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. - Mayo Clinic research is heading out of this world as it gets on board a mission to space.
The healthcare giant already prides itself on pushing the frontiers of medicine, but one of its newest initiatives could have global, and even interplanetary implications.
Mayo Clinic benefactor and well-known philanthropist Larry Connor will make history when he pilots the Axiom Space Flight this month, the world's first all-civilian trip to the International Space Station. Connor will take part in multiple Mayo Clinic research projects during the ten-day mission.
"The net result is this will benefit, if done correctly, all mankind," Connor says. "What better way could you give back than doing truly inspirational and potentially groundbreaking research at one of the best research centers in the world, which would be right here at Mayo Clinic."
One of the projects Connor will help undertake looks to spot signs of senescence. a process where cells age and stop dividing but don't die, building up in tissues throughout the body. Senescence is associated with frailty and multiple diseases here on Earth, some of which impact children.
"The goal is to extend health span, the period during life when people live free and independently, and without pain and disability," says Director of Mayo Clinic's Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging Dr. James Kirkland. "The Mars mission may be very difficult to accomplish, unless we can find ways to monitor for senescent cell burden."
Research from Dr. Andre Terzic, director of Mayo's Center for Regenerative Medicine, will also be on the flight, aiming to advance our knowledge of heart health during space travel.
"Overall, the execution of this project will offer valuable insight into the determinant of heart adaptation in space, with the potential to support expansion of human reach in space, now that space becomes increasingly accessible. But also, there is always the possibility the information we gather in space will also help us to better understand our own hearts here on Earth," Dr. Terzic said.
The Axiom flight is set to launch from The Kennedy Space Center in Florida next Wednesday.
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MASON CITY, Iowa – The North Iowa Band Festival is announcing the winners of two prestigious awards.
Richard “Dick” Leet is being given the 2022 Grand Marshal Award. The Band Festival Committee says Leet was the founding director of the Charles H. MacNider Art Museum, was a member of the Mason City Sesquicentennial Committee in 2003, and created the logo for the Band Festival in 1992, 1993, and 1994.
The Klempnauer Award, named for long-time Band Festival volunteer and supporter Dan Klempnauer, is going to the members of the Performing Arts Pavilion Committee. Formed in 1999 by Al Zook, the Committee put in many years of hard work to create a new performance site for the Band Festival and the Mason City Municipal Band. Their efforts resulted in the dedication of the Principal® Pavilion in the fall of 2021.
Current members of the Committee are Robin Anderson, Scott Bell, Bob Fisher, Dr. Darrell Fisher, Dennis Higgins, John Klemas, and Russ Kramer. Committee members Al Zook, Gil Lettow, Rich Dean, and Vance Baird died before the pavilion project was finished.
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St. Cloud knocks off the North Iowa Bulls Friday night By Mary Peters Mary Peters Sports/MMJ Author email Apr 1, 2022 Apr 1, 2022 Updated 51 min ago 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save KIMT News 3 Sports - St. Cloud 3, North Iowa 2 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save Mary Peters Sports/MMJ Author email Follow Mary Peters Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today More From KIMT News 3 Cerro Gordo County StormTeam 3: Rain and Humidity Return Mid Week Updated Dec 2, 2021 National Sports NBA tries to return to normal after two pandemic-altered seasons Updated Dec 2, 2021 Local How climate change is and isn't impacting Minnesota's unusual summer Updated Dec 2, 2021 Sports Saturday prep sports scores Updated Feb 26, 2022 Cerro Gordo County Polar Bear Club Plunge returning to Clear Lake this December Updated Dec 2, 2021 Iowa Field of Dreams: Inspired by 1989 film, MLB makes Iowa debut Updated Dec 2, 2021 Recommended for you
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ROCHESTER, Minn. - Mayo Clinic research is heading out of this world as it gets on board a mission to space.
The healthcare giant already prides itself on pushing the frontiers of medicine, but one of its newest initiatives could have global, and even interplanetary implications.
Mayo Clinic benefactor and well-known philanthropist Larry Connor will make history when he pilots the Axiom Space Flight this month, the world's first all-civilian trip to the International Space Station. Connor will take part in multiple Mayo Clinic research projects during the ten-day mission.
"The net result is this will benefit, if done correctly, all mankind," Connor says. "What better way could you give back than doing truly inspirational and potentially groundbreaking research at one of the best research centers in the world, which would be right here at Mayo Clinic."
One of the projects Connor will help undertake looks to spot signs of senescence, a process where cells age and stop dividing but don't die, building up in tissues throughout the body. Senescence is associated with frailty and multiple diseases here on Earth, some of which impact children.
"The goal is to extend health span, the period during life when people live free and independently, and without pain and disability," says Director of Mayo Clinic's Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging Dr. James Kirkland. "The Mars mission may be very difficult to accomplish, unless we can find ways to monitor for senescent cell burden."
Research from Dr. Andre Terzic, director of Mayo's Center for Regenerative Medicine, will also be on the flight, aiming to advance our knowledge of heart health during space travel.
"Overall, the execution of this project will offer valuable insight into the determinant of heart adaptation in space, with the potential to support expansion of human reach in space, now that space becomes increasingly accessible. But also, there is always the possibility the information we gather in space will also help us to better understand our own hearts here on Earth," Dr. Terzic said.
The Axiom flight is set to launch from The Kennedy Space Center in Florida next Wednesday.
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GAS TRACKER: Here is the latest breakdown of gas prices by county Apr 2, 2022 Apr 2, 2022 Updated 5 hrs ago 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save Here's the latest breakdown by county as of April 2. Gas prices Infogram Poll: Are you changing how much or the way you travel due to rising gas prices? You voted: Yes No Vote View Results Back Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save More From KIMT News 3 Community Three finalists pitch vision for future of Rochester's Chateau Theatre Updated Dec 2, 2021 Local Rochester community reacts to fatal overnight shooting downtown Updated Dec 2, 2021 Local Stolen van investigation leads to guilty plea from Rochester woman Updated Dec 9, 2021 Archive New Minnesota law restricts separation of infants from incarcerated mothers Updated Dec 2, 2021 Local Local veterans react to President Biden pulling U.S. troops from Afghanistan Updated Dec 2, 2021 Archive Drought impacts Southeastern Minnesota strawberry farm Updated Dec 2, 2021 Recommended for you
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Another vigorous shortwave will work into the upper Midwest overnight setting up the playing field for widespread rain showers Sunday with some snow chances overnight into Monday.
Rain will enter the region around lunchtime with a few spotty showers to start before the meat of the system moves through by the late afternoon. This will work through the viewing area providing a healthy dose of rainfall for many.
Depending on the limited energy available, a few rumbles of thunder are not out of the equation just yet.
Heading into the overnight, snow on the northern extent and backside of the low will wrap around allowing for the opportunity for some accumulation north of I-90.
At this time, inconsistency in the model output has many questioning the total snowfall potential from this system. For now the safest route and the more consistent output shows the possibility of snow accumulation greater than an inch along and north of the Olmsted county line with Goodhue and Wabasha showing the better opportunity for accumulation.
Being the current state of the model outputs and their current inconsistencies, take this with a grain of salt. As we head into tonight and start to get in this evenings runs we will have a better idea the amounts and location.
Keep in mind, with Saturday temperatures nearing 50 degrees for many, and a return to 40s on Sunday, accumulation looks to be primarily on colder surfaces able to support some snow lifespan.
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ROCHESTER, Minn.- Families skated in the Mayo Civic Center on Saturday for day two of Skate City Nights, an event by the Rochester Police Department.
According to officer James Marsolek, RPD saw around 500 people on Saturday afternoon compared to Friday night where around 1,500 people attended.
The police officer tells KIMT News 3 he believes many people came because the weather cooperated and kids are still on spring break.
He thinks people are more comfortable socializing indoors again.
"It appears after talking to a number of people they're very comfortable with what's going on and they're happy to be out and about doing things," says Marsolek. "We're very appreciative of this event. They're super excited that this is going on. They can't believe that this is happening."
Skaters are hoping the event returns.
"With all the positive feedback we've been getting, will be looking to do this event sometime in the future," explains Marsolek. "Obviously too early in the game to know when that will be but you can probably see it coming up again."
RPD will be bringing back another family favorite this summer, Safe City Nights. The event will be back in June.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. - The Rochester City Council is expected to vote on Monday to start construction on the 2022 Downtown Sidewalk Experience Enhancement Project.
City staff are asking for the City Council to take action Monday to start construction on replacing some of the deteriorating brickwork along Broadway Avenue.
In January, developers placed bids on how much they would charge the city for the project.
Public Works recommends the City Council votes for the lowest bid, which would be awarded to Pember Companies Inc. for $1,938,989.95.
People from Rochester and visitors agree the exposed brick could be a safety hazard.
Isabella Oldre visiting Rochester, thinks this is a good investment.
“It’ll be nice and people will want to live there, because if you don't take care of the things in your community - no one will wanna live there anymore.”
“A city that invests in infrastructure is always a great idea. It's the bones of civilization, the infrastructure, so I think the city should keep it up,” adds Mitchel Stark.
Council member Molly Dennis from ward 6 also says she is a supporter of the project to repair these sidewalks downtown.
The city received bids from 4 other developers - all of those being over $2 million.
The City Council agenda says construction on this project is scheduled to be completed by the end of September.
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STEWARTVILLE, Minn.- A Stewartville organization brought back an event on Saturday that feeds children around the world.
Generations of volunteers came out to help starving children including eight year-old Tommy Breen.
"I feel very disappointed of how they have to feel of being out there with no food and no home. Now that I'm doing this I feel alot better for them," says Breen.
Breen is one of more than 100 people who were hard at work packing food for kids with the Stewartville Kiwanis club.
The food is also packaged by Food For Kidz an organization that distributes meals to hungry kids and their families. Soon rice, beans and oatmeal packed today will be going to Haiti, Africa, and Central America. Those aren't the only countries the meals go to.
"The meals go also to the United States. If there are areas where they need it after disasters and things like that they serve these meals," says Rita Oswald the president of Stewartville Kiwanis.
This was the 18th year Stewartville Kiwanis teamed up with Food For Kidz to pack meals. it was also the first event since 2019 because of Covid-19.
John Lange has been volunteering for 14 years.
"It's just a great opportunity to help some of the kids around the world that don't have the luxury of having a meal everyday," Lange tells KIMT News 3.
The volunteers packed 116,000 meals.The number passed the organization's overall goal of two million meals total throughout the years. The food being packed on Saturday will also go to the people in Ukraine.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. - Coffee enthusiasts in the Med City will soon have another café to enjoy. Fiddlehead Coffee Company's newest location opens on Monday, April 4th.
The coffee company started out of Forager Brewery in 2017. Since then they have opened 2 other locations in Rochester.
When the Starbucks franchise in the Kahler Grand Hotel expired, owner Sarah Phelan says they were eager to take over.
“We're very, very grateful to be in it. It's an amazing spot right across from the clinic, and the hospital, and we're very excited to care for the patients as well as the employees here.”
This café will be a different style than other locations. Not having a kitchen will allow them to focus on drinks and grab and go items. Pastries will still be made fresh every day out of other locations.
From supply issues to staffing shortages, Phelan says being a business owner over the last two years has been a struggle.
“We've grown fast - just a few years ago during the pandemic, we had two employees and now we're pushing 75. So we're really excited to be able to make an impact on the community.”
Phelan says they recently launched a campaign in support of Ukraine, raising nearly $40,000 for hunger relief.
You can purchase a bag of coffee for $50, and that money will be matched by an anonymous donor. So every purchase turns into $100 for Mission Eurasia.
Fiddlehead Coffee Company’s new location hours can be found on their website.
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KIMT News 3 Sports - Lindsay Whalen will be inducted into the 2022 Basketball Hall of Fame Class.
Whalen is from Hutchinson and played for the University of Minnesota.
She also competed for the Lynx.
As a four-time WNBA Champion, she has 323 career victories and 54 postseason wins.
Whalen is the WNBA's winningest player of all time.
She also won gold in the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.
Now Whalen is the head coach of the University of Minnesota women's basketball team.
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KIMT News 3 Sports - Minnesota native Paige Bueckers and the UConn Huskies is advancing to the Championship game.
The two-seeded Huskies tipped off against the one-seeded Stanford last night and got the 63-58 win to advance to the Championship game.
Bueckers led UConn with 14 points, 4 rebounds, and 5 assists.
She says it doesn't matter where they're playing.
The Huskies just want that trophy.
"We're just really trying to win and we're just trying to keep playing with this team. It's awesome that it's at my hometown, but that's not really our focus. Our team's focus, my focus ... we're all just trying to win. And whatever we have to do to do it, I think we're going to keep doing that," says Bueckers.
UConn hits the court against number one seeded South Carolina Sunday night.
Tipoff is at 7.
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ROCHESTER, Minn.- Beginning this weekend, Muslims in our area and across the world are observing Ramadan, a month long holiday where they fast from sunrise until sunset.
From now until May 2 they'll go most of day without food or drinks even water.
"Ramadan is actually the name of an Arabic month. This is the month when Muslims believe specifically the scholar says that one of the odd nights of the last ten days of Ramadan and alot of people say it's the 27th night is when the Quran or the holy book was first revealed," says Masjed Abubakr Al-Seddiq chairperson Rashed Ferdous.
Ferdous is one of the billions of Muslims around the world observing the holiday. It's the holiest time of the year for the religion when they spend most of the day fasting.
"Muslims when they fast they don't drink water either so there is no food or drink so you feel some hunger and you feel some thirst," explains Ferdous. "That tells you how many other people can feel you relate to them actually. People that are not able to have food, people that have no drinking water.
According to Ferdous Muslims also fast on this holiday because they believe it brings them closer to God.
While they fast non-Muslims can be supportive by not treating them any different and understanding why they need to fast.
There are also different ways to support young people who are still in school.
"It's a little bit different for Muslims that are in schools. They will probably need a little bit more of a quiet place instead of sitting in the cafeteria where everyone else is eating. The students might ask the schools for a quiet place or just kind of take the time off there."
Masjed Abubakr Al-Seddiq will be having a program here called "Taking Heart." It will be next week and teach people of different faiths about Ramadan. Anyone interested in attending can click here.
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KIMT NEWS 3.- Construction season for MnDot is starting on Monday.
This year crews will be working on some projects in Olmsted County. They include a paving project on I-90 - west of Stewartville plus repaving one of the lanes and repairing a bridge east of Stewartville.
MnDot District 6 Director of Communications and Public Engagement Mike Dougherty shares tips on how to smartly travel during construction season.
"Just be alert. You know there will be signs. Really read the traffic sings because those will direct you if you're being squeezed down to a single lane, if they're detours. Just being an alert driver you can be a safe driver."
Dougherty also recommends drivers use the 511 map for more travel information.
"Give it a look in the morning just to make sure. You know it might be on your commuting route in," says Dougherty. "It gives you a sense of what's happening and maybe what's happening coming up so it's just a good way to stay ready and adjust your travel for the construction that is taking place."
Other projects in the area include reconstruction of southbound lanes and a new Highway 52/Highway 57 interchange between Zumbrota and Cannon falls.
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ROCHESTER, Minn.-Rochester's ROCA climbing center kicked off its fundraising month with its 'Climb Around the World' event on Sunday.
Various businesses, such as Janky Gear and Taco Lab, joined ROCA for the student scholarship fundraiser.
The fundraiser included the purchase of a pass book page for $5 or a whole book for $50.
The pass books contained various U.S monuments and the location's elevation.
Co-owner of ROCA Jeremy Schaar tells KIMT climbers could check off a pass book page by completing the required elevation climb of the given U.S monument.
Schaar said the fundraised money will go towards scholarships for youth climbing teams.
"Typically we cover what we call a season. We run climbing year round but we break it down into the four seasons and so we typically cover a kid for a full season. That is membership, then also the team and the gear for that typically three months," Schaar said.
Schaar said a season usually costs around $425 per climber.
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A fast moving low pressure system will continue to work out of the region Monday morning following light overnight showers.
As the low treks east, the associated clouds will do the same through the afternoon and into the early evening. Temperatures will try to warm into the mid 40s.
Heading into the evening a weak area of high pressure will move through the upper Midwest turning winds to out of the south and east by the evening and overnight. Southerly winds will continue into Tuesday allowing temperatures to approach 50 degrees as we begin to track once again a multiday midweek system.
Preicp prospects will likely be in the form of rain for both Tuesday and Wednesday before a possible transition to snow wraps in on Thursday. Given our history with similar setups with just the past few weeks, a mixed bag of solutions will be possible.
Plus, surface temperatures will remain above freezing for the next 7 days thus melting any snow that may attempt to accumulate. Cold and elevated surfaces would be the only possible locations for accumulation to develop.
Moral of the story, we still have plenty of time to go till this would attempt to verify so changes in forecast are to be expected.
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ROCHESTER, Minn.- Beginning this weekend, Muslims in our area and across the world are observing Ramadan, a month long holiday where they fast from sunrise until sunset.
From now until May 2 they'll go most of day without food or drinks even water.
"Ramadan is actually the name of an Arabic month. This is the month when Muslims believe specifically the scholar says that one of the odd nights of the last ten days of Ramadan and alot of people say it's the 27th night is when the Quran or the holy book was first revealed," says Masjed Abubakr Al-Seddiq chairperson Rashed Ferdous.
Ferdous is one of the billions of Muslims around the world observing the holiday. It's the holiest time of the year for the religion when they spend most of the day fasting.
"Muslims when they fast they don't drink water either so there is no food or drink so you feel some hunger and you feel some thirst," explains Ferdous. "That tells you how many other people can feel you relate to them actually. People that are not able to have food, people that have no drinking water.
According to Ferdous Muslims also fast on this holiday because they believe it brings them closer to God.
While they fast non-Muslims can be supportive by not treating them any different and understanding why they need to fast.
There are also different ways to support young people who are still in school.
"It's a little bit different for Muslims that are in schools. They will probably need a little bit more of a quiet place instead of sitting in the cafeteria where everyone else is eating. The students might ask the schools for a quiet place or just kind of take the time off there."
Masjed Abubakr Al-Seddiq will be having a program here called "Taking Heart." It will be next week and teach people of different faiths about Ramadan. Anyone interested in attending can click here.
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ROCHESTER, Minn.-MNGOP candidate Scott Magie sat down with KIMT on Sunday to discuss a variety of policy platform stances ahead of Rochester's GOP State Convention in May.
Magie, originally hailing from Ely, MN, tells KIMT he has worked in the engineering and financial field throughout his career.
A policy stance that sets Magie apart from his GOP counterparts is the idea of blockchain voting.
Other candidates, such as Kendall Qualls, has recommend the return of hand counting ballots, however Magie wants to add another layer to voting, which he hopes will be the primary way of electing officials.
Blockchain voting, Magie said, would allow a voter to obtain a private, unhackable ID, that allows them to vote wherever during allotted voting times.
"When the app is set up and it is designed specifically for what you are trying to do, the software, the voting can be done anywhere. So, an astronaut can vote in space and they can vote in that time window you open the voting up," Magie said.
Another policy stance Magie has is the removal of federal roadblocks for assistance on Native American reservations.
In his career, Magie said he has tried to work with Native American communities across the United States but noticed the U.S Bureau of Land Management imposes roadblocks for improvement.
Magie said he wants to remove those roadblocks and allocate more in financial assistance.
Magie will join other GOP candidates on May 13 and 14 at the Mayo Civic Center.
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ROCHESTER, Minn.-MN GOP candidate Scott Magie sat down with KIMT on Sunday to discuss a variety of policy platform stances ahead of Rochester's GOP State Convention in May.
Magie, originally hailing from Ely, MN, tells KIMT he has worked in the engineering and financial field throughout his career.
A policy stance that sets Magie apart from his GOP counterparts is the idea of blockchain voting.
Other candidates, such as Kendall Qualls, have recommend the return of hand counting ballots, however Magie wants to add another layer to voting, which he hopes will be the primary way of electing officials.
Blockchain voting, Magie said, would allow a voter to obtain a private, unhackable ID, that allows them to vote wherever during allotted voting times.
"When the app is set up and it is designed specifically for what you are trying to do, the software, the voting can be done anywhere. So, an astronaut can vote in space and they can vote in that time window you open the voting up," Magie said.
Another policy stance Magie has is the removal of federal roadblocks for assistance on Native American reservations.
In his career, Magie said he has tried to work with Native American communities across the United States but noticed the U.S Bureau of Land Management imposes roadblocks for improvement.
Magie said he wants to remove those roadblocks and allocate more in financial assistance.
Magie will join other GOP candidates on May 13 and 14 at the Mayo Civic Center.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. - The country is facing the worst blood donation shortage in over a decade and Mayo Clinic is offering a sweet incentive to get donors in the door this week.
From today through Friday, anyone who donates blood at a Mayo drive will be put into a drawing to win free coffee for a month from one of three local coffee shops: Fiddlehead, Café Steam, and Old Abe's. One winner will be selected each day.
"The need for blood in Olmsted County is consistent," said Mayo Clinic Donor Services Stacie Hammer. "Approximately every ten minutes, someone in Olmsted County needs a blood product or a blood transfusion of some sort. It takes approximately 100 donors a day to maintain our county's blood supply. So it's a consistent need that we have every single day."
And if you need another reason to give, Hammer said donating goes a lot further than just emergency situations.
"A lot of people associate blood transfusions or donating with a trauma or a tragedy - but, in fact, we use blood product in everyday patient care. We use it for premature babies, post-partum mothers, cancer patients, for surgeries, so it's used every single day. So it's very important we keep a consistent blood supply on hand," said Hammer.
Donors will also be given a quick medical exam before donating, as well as cookies after the one hour donation.
The blood donor center does accept walk-ins, but appointments are preferred - which you can find, here.
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HAMPTON, Iowa - A North Iowa woman has pled guilty to COVID-19 related unemployment fraud.
Stephanie Mendenhall, 53, was convicted of four counts of theft of government funds and one count of money laundering conspiracy.
“t a plea hearing, Mendenhall admitted making false claims in the names of others, and depositing the resulting proceeds into her bank account. Mendenhall received fraudulent unemployment benefits paid through the states of Maine, Michigan, Washington, and Illinois, including benefits related to COVID-19 relief funds, to which she was not entitled. Mendenhall received at least $35,985 in false unemployment benefits,” the US Department of Justice said.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. - Authorities are trying to identify a man accused of pointing a gun at two people Friday night.
Police said it was reported at 7:40 p.m. when a 43-year-old man and a female, 28, were driving in the 1500 block of 10th Ave. SE.
That’s when a man they did not recognize approached the male victim and asked why they were following him. The victim could see a gun by his side.
The victims drove into a nearby apartment parking lot and the suspect followed and pointed a gun at both occupants.
The man, a Black male with a white hat, jeans and a black jacket, left in a blue Dodge minivan.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. - A phone notification resulted in the owner of Med City Coin being able to foil a burglary attempt.
Police said it happened Saturday between 10:30 and 11 p.m. in the 300 block of Elton Hills Dr. NW. at Med City Coin.
The owner received an alarm notification on his phone and looked at his business cameras and could hear someone using a power tool.
The man went to the business and saw a subject walking away from the business to a light-colored van.
He attempted to follow the vehicle but lost and it and called law enforcement.
The owner noticed someone had cut a 2x2 hole in the roof, and police said he most likely scared the suspect away.
Nothing was taken from the business.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. - Olmsted County has a new director of Public Health Services.
The county announced Monday that Denise Daniels, who has been with Olmsted County for 18 years, will being her new role on April 11.
“It is an honor and privilege to have the opportunity to lead an exceptionally skilled and passionate group of staff at Olmsted County Public Health Services, as they continue to protect, promote, and improve the health of all individuals in our community," she said.
As director of OCPHS, Daniels will be responsible for:
- Directing the implementation of policies and programs for Public Health Services.
- Overseeing the evaluation of community health needs and priorities with local partners.
- Leading and supporting the department during emergency situations and monitoring for emerging public health threats.
Daniels has been with Olmsted County for 18 years, in multiple positions, most recently as associate director. As an associate director, Daniels assisted in the development and implementation of community-wide health strategies and has played an integral role in the county’s COVID-19 response leading the internal team as Incident Commander and working alongside numerous community partners throughout the pandemic.
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As the snow melts and grasses grow and people spend time outdoors, Mayo Clinic is reminding people over the dangers of ticks.
In a recent statement, Mayo Clinic mentioned concerns over the Lone Star tick in the Midwest from increasing numbers.
This small aggressive tick is a carrier of the relatively new Heartland Bandavirus, a potentially fatal disease.
Most cases of the Heartland Virus so far have been in more southern and central states, Iowa included.
Symptons of the Heartland virus include fever, headache, fatigue, nausea, diarrhea, and muscle/joint pain according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The disease has not been found in Minnesota, but the Lone Star tick has - just not in "appreciable numbers" according to Mayo Clinic Director of Clinical Microbiology Dr. Bobbi Pritt.
But Dr. Pritt reminded us that it's not just the Lone Star tick to be concerned with. The Blacklegged tick is regularly found in the Upper Midwest, and can still be a transmitter of Lyme disease.
Not only that, but early-to-mid Spring is a time when the risk of tick-borne diseases is highest. The adults emerge into the world, while the small nymphs, smaller than poppy seeds, begin to emerge in May and can be incredibly hard to detect.
Olmsted County Public Health Environmental Health Specialist Claire Knocke, spoke to us about the different types of big repellent.
"There's different kinds. There is your typical DEET. Another one that people like to use is picaridin. Which is considered a little bit less toxic for children. If you are going into the deep woods and you are going to do some deep camping, there is an item called permethrin which you can use to spray your tents, your shoes, your clothing. And that will kill the ticks on contact. It's not a repellent, it's actually an insecticide. Once it drys and binds to you clothing, it will stay there through several washings."
Both Dr. Pritt and Claire Knocke urged folks to dress in layers when venturing through grassy areas, and to always check yourself and your pets thoroughly for ticks after time outdoors.
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DODGE COUNTY, Minn. - According to the Minnesota Board of Animal Health, highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed at a commercial turkey farm in Dodge County. It was diagnosed on April 3rd and the 20,000 birds were quarantined and euthanized April 4th.
This is the second case in Southeastern Minnesota. On March 25th, a backyard flock of 20 chickens and ducks were discovered to have bird flu. It was one of two first confirmed cases in the state.
According to US Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service data, there have been 6 affected commercial flocks and 2 backyard flocks in Minnesota for a total of more than 400,000 birds killed. In Iowa, 12 affected commercial flocks and 2 backyard flocks make for a total of more than 13 million birds killed.
Minnesota is the country's leading turkey producer and Iowa is the leading egg producer.
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DODGE COUNTY, Minn. - According to the Minnesota Board of Animal Health, highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed at a commercial turkey farm in Dodge County. It was diagnosed on April 3rd and the 20,000 birds were quarantined and euthanized April 4th.
This is the second case in Southeastern Minnesota. On March 25th, a backyard flock of 20 chickens and ducks were discovered to have bird flu. It was one of two first confirmed cases in the state.
According to US Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service data, there have been 6 affected commercial flocks and 2 backyard flocks in Minnesota for a total of more than 400,000 birds killed. In Iowa, 12 affected commercial flocks and 2 backyard flocks make for a total of more than 13 million birds killed.
Minnesota is the country's leading turkey producer and Iowa is the leading egg producer.
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MASON CITY, Iowa - The theme for this year's RAGBRAI stop in Mason City is "Ride of the Century," which signifies the challenge of the 100-mile ride from Emmetsburg to Mason City.
It is the longest mileage day on the route this year and the first century day since 1985.
You can read more on this summer's RAGBRAI here.
The logo was designed by local resident Julie Kim, a 15-year RAGBRAI rider.
" It features muted earth-tones inspired by Mason City’s famous Prairie School architecture and visual elements our community members are sure to recognize, like The Historic Park Inn and the downtown plaza light posts. Julie says the wavy lines represent the Winnebago River and the straight lines show progress and movement," the city said.
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ROCHESTER, Minn.- Construction season is here which means we may be spending a little more time in the car, detouring around roadwork. Local businesses could also be impacted by closures and detours.
Some of the work downtown includes a new loading dock at the Methodist campus and a pedestrian tunnel that will connect Mayo's subway system.
1st Avenue NW is closed between West Center Street and 1st St NW.
The construction projects downtown are impacting businesses including Tulips & Truffles Florist. According to owner Heather Wright, last year's construction projects slowed foot traffic. Business hasn't recovered, worrying her what could happen next.
"A small business is very dependent on our customers. Everyday is tense waiting to see who comes through the door, who orders things online, we're very dependent on people supporting small business."
To stay in business Wright says she's trying to be creative by offering more products online and doing delivery for other businesses.
It does feel kind of depressing to not even see an ebb and flow in the foot traffic of customers, tourists, even locals but we do know that this is the larger picture of Destination Medical Center."
1st Ave NW between West Center Street and 1st NW will be closed until July 31.
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A system taking shape this week will bring scattered rain showers, and even a few thunderstorms to the area Tuesday afternoon and evening. Not expecting a total washout, but you'll likely want to have the umbrella on hand. Rainfall amounts will generally be under 1/2". More rain showers are expected for Wednesday and Thursday.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. - Upgrades are on the way for Med City sidewalks, and community members will have a chance to craft a proposed regional complex that could be coming to Rochester.
Here's a wrap of the biggest decisions made by the Rochester City Council Monday.
$2 Million Approved for Sidewalk Repairs
Council members have signed off on a nearly $2 million contract to enhance multiple stretches of sidewalk downtown.
The city says three areas of downtown sidewalk built in the 80s are degrading quickly, generating trip-fall complaints at a much higher rate than other local walkways. Repair work will focus on fixing cracks and pop-outs from grouted brick inlays along six blocks of Broadway Avenue, three blocks of 1st Avenue SW near Old City Hall, and one block of 2nd Street SE next to Fontaine Tower.
The project will also add benches and new landscaping to create a refreshed, inviting look for downtown businesses, while updating pedestrian ramps to meet ADA standards.
Council Member Patrick Keane says he's glad this work is finally getting underway, but hopes it doesn't interfere with other sidewalk-related projects the city is working on.
"This is, again, a long time coming. I'm glad to see it in the work plan for this summer, but I am worried as we, you know, we've just been trying to approve some sidewalk and street cafes, and then to have this work on top of it, it's just sort of worrisome," Keane said.
The Downtown Sidewalk Enhancement Project will first focus on repairs along Broadway Avenue and 1st Avenue SW, with most construction expected to be completed by the end of September.
Community Engagement Planned for Proposed Sales Tax Projects
The City of Rochester is laying out when community members will be able to weigh in on a slate of major projects it hopes to fund with sales tax dollars.
The city is working with lawmakers in St. Paul to extend its 0.5% local sales tax, with a goal of generating $205 million over the next 16 years. The money would go toward street reconstruction, affordable housing initiatives, flood control and water quality systems, as well as a $65 million "Regional Community and Recreation Complex."
The city plans to offer a number of community engagement opportunities related to these projects in the coming months, including digital surveys, in-person meetings, and webinars. The proposed recreation complex will also go through an extensive community co-design process, though Mayor Norton emphasizes the importance of making sure the other three projects aren't overlooked.
"We have got to put as much communication and emphasis on affordable housing, flood control, and the roads, which are in my mind far more important than RCRC, and our other sports facilities that are grossly underfunded in this city," Norton said. "I support the process. I am worried about the overemphasis on RCRC, and what it might do to the other very important aspects of this."
The Minnesota Legislature is expected to greenlight or reject the use of local sales tax funding for these proposed projects by the end of Mayo. After that, they'll have to be approved by Med City voters on an individual basis this November.
New Maintenance Approach to Cut Energy Costs
The council cleared a plan to make city-owned buildings more energy-efficient, and generate money for eco-friendly projects Monday evening.
The city will hire a new employee to oversee operations at a wide range of properties, including City Hall, the Rochester Public Library, and the Chateau Theatre. The new position is focused on advancing energy conservation and sustainability at these buildings, with staff saying the city's current approach to facility operation leads to inefficiencies that cause additional costs.
Staff estimate this new approach will save the city enough money to cover the expense of its new employee, while providing $100,000 to reinvest in energy conservation and sustainability projects each year.
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ROCHESTER, Minn.-Gov. Tim Walz signed a bipartisan piece of legislation on Friday that ends state investments in Russia.
KIMT News 3's Political Analyst Rayce Hardy said state pension investments amounting to roughly $50 million dollars will be pulled from Russia within the year.
Hardy said investment amounts total only a fraction of 1% of the states' retirement fund, which is at more than $20 billion, according to the Minnesota State Retirement System.
Hardy, who is a fellow pension holder, said he does not believe possible investment losses in Russia will affect Minnesotans' pensions.
"I have a Minnesota pension, so I do keep eyes on things but we should have no long term negative effects of this, of this small amount," Hardy said.
The bill was originally introduced in the Minnesota house on March 10.
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ROCHESTER, Minn.-The Minnesota State Senate passed an emergency drought bill that amounts to $10 million dollars.
State Sen. Carla Nelson tells KIMT the bill aims to assist farmers suffering from last summer's drought, as well as beef up the states' resources in the fight against the bird flu.
The contents of the bill are:
-$7 million in grants, which are awarded up to $5,000, for livestock and specialty crop farmers.
-$1.5 million for the Rural Finance Authority (RFA), which will disperse the money to farmers as drought loans.
-$1 million for the University of Minnesota to help upgrade testing abilities against the Bird Flu, African swine fever, Chronic Wasting Disease and other diseases.
-$500,000 for the Agricultural Emergency Account, which will go towards bird flu testing supplies, as well as poultry drinking water tests.
Nelson said time is running out for Minnesota to get ahead of the bird flu.
"The clock is ticking. We had not anticipated the bird flu but this is another reason why this bill needs to get on the governor's desk and signed right away. We need all hands on deck to try to really mitigate the spreading of Avian Influenza and Minnesota is the turkey capitol of the nation and we have to make sure that we do all that we can, use all of our scientific tools available to try to mitigate that spread," Nelson said.
The bill is now in the house, where lawmakers will decide on whether or not to make changes, approve the existing bill or vote down the legislation.
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A system taking shape this week will bring scattered rain showers, and even a few thunderstorms to the area Tuesday afternoon and evening. Not expecting a total washout, but you'll likely want to have the umbrella on hand. Rainfall amounts will generally be under 1/2". More rain showers are expected for Wednesday and Thursday.
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MASON CITY, Iowa - Avian influenza, or bird flu, outbreaks are trickling down to consumers.
Iowa state agriculture officials announced over the weekend that another 15,000 chickens and 37,000 turkeys would have to be killed to curb the spread of the flu. Since the flu's outbreak in February, millions of fowl have been killed across a number of states, including Iowa, which is the nation's leading egg producer.
Economic analyst Rayce Hardy attributes the flu's spread through wild birds such as ducks and geese, which can expose it to domestic poultry. Infected wild birds have been found in at least 26 states, and the virus has been circulating in migrating waterfowl in Europe and Asia for nearly a year.
"This is not out of nowhere. When we saw it was in multiple other regions of the world, when that happens, you know we were going to get something here."
He's also seen an uptick in the average price of eggs due to the flu, now averaging at about $2.88/dozen, which is up 52% since February.
"That can be controlled, if we control the spread of this. If we have to cull millions upon millions of chickens and turkeys, there's going to be an increase in price."
The CDC says the cases do not present a health threat to humans, and there have yet to be any virus cases detected in humans in the U.S.
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CLEAR LAKE, Iowa - Kids in North Iowa could have a place to get the wiggles out, and learn something at the same time!
Lorena Malecha is part of a group spearheading the proposed North Iowa Children's Museum. She and her family moved from Lincoln, Nebraska, a city with a successful children's museum, and feels that something similar would fit in well with North Iowa, which she says is a very family-oriented area.
"Des Moines has one, Rochester, Waterloo, Mankato [all have children's museums]. But my research says that families won't generally travel more than 50 miles for a daytrip, so we're outside of that and in this gray zone. I thought we'd create one here."
She sees the future museum as based on the culture of the area, focusing on farming and music, in a hands-on, fun, educational way.
"There is an association of children's museums, a national association, and they have traveling exhibits. We can pull in those traveling exhibits, and keep people local, interested, and coming back for more."
The museum is accepting donations. For more information, click here. While the museum does not yet have a permanent home, Malecha is hoping to have it located in Clear Lake and open within about three years.
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MASON CITY, Iowa - Avian influenza, or bird flu, outbreaks are trickling down to consumers.
Iowa state agriculture officials announced over the weekend that another 15,000 chickens and 37,000 turkeys would have to be killed to curb the spread of the flu. Since the flu's outbreak in February, millions of fowl have been killed across a number of states, including Iowa, which is the nation's leading egg producer.
Economic analyst Rayce Hardy attributes the flu's spread through wild birds such as ducks and geese, which can expose it to domestic poultry. Infected wild birds have been found in at least 26 states, and the virus has been circulating in migrating waterfowl in Europe and Asia for nearly a year.
"This is not out of nowhere. When we saw it was in multiple other regions of the world, when that happens, you know we were going to get something here."
He's also seen an uptick in the average price of eggs due to the flu, now averaging at about $2.88/dozen, which is up 52% since February.
"That can be controlled, if we control the spread of this. If we have to cull millions upon millions of chickens and turkeys, there's going to be an increase in price."
The CDC says the cases do not present a health threat to humans, and there have yet to be any virus cases detected in humans in the U.S.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. - Upgrades are on the way for Med City sidewalks, and community members will have a chance to craft a proposed regional complex that could be coming to Rochester.
Here's a wrap of the biggest decisions made by the Rochester City Council Monday.
$2 Million Approved for Sidewalk Repairs
Council members have signed off on a nearly $2 million contract to enhance multiple stretches of sidewalk downtown.
The city says three areas of downtown sidewalk built in the 80s are degrading quickly, generating trip-fall complaints at a much higher rate than other local walkways. Repair work will focus on fixing cracks and pop-outs from grouted brick inlays along six blocks of Broadway Avenue, three blocks of 1st Avenue SW near Old City Hall, and one block of 2nd Street SE next to Fontaine Tower.
The project will also add benches and new landscaping to create a refreshed, inviting look for downtown businesses, while updating pedestrian ramps to meet ADA standards.
Council Member Patrick Keane says he's glad this work is finally getting underway, but hopes it doesn't interfere with other sidewalk-related projects the city is working on.
"This is, again, a long time coming. I'm glad to see it in the work plan for this summer, but I am worried as we, you know, we've just been trying to approve some sidewalk and street cafes, and then to have this work on top of it, it's just sort of worrisome," Keane said.
The Downtown Sidewalk Enhancement Project will first focus on repairs along Broadway Avenue and 1st Avenue SW, with most construction expected to be completed by the end of September.
Community Engagement Planned for Proposed Sales Tax Projects
The City of Rochester is laying out when community members will be able to weigh in on a slate of major projects it hopes to fund with sales tax dollars.
The city is working with lawmakers in St. Paul to extend its 0.5% local sales tax, with a goal of generating $205 million over the next 16 years. The money would go toward street reconstruction, affordable housing initiatives, flood control and water quality systems, as well as a $65 million "Regional Community and Recreation Complex."
The city plans to offer a number of community engagement opportunities related to these projects in the coming months, including digital surveys, in-person meetings, and webinars. The proposed recreation complex will also go through an extensive community co-design process, though Mayor Norton emphasizes the importance of making sure the other three projects aren't overlooked.
"We have got to put as much communication and emphasis on affordable housing, flood control, and the roads, which are in my mind far more important than RCRC, and our other sports facilities that are grossly underfunded in this city," Norton said. "I support the process. I am worried about the overemphasis on RCRC, and what it might do to the other very important aspects of this."
The Minnesota Legislature is expected to greenlight or reject the use of local sales tax funding for these proposed projects by the end of Mayo. After that, they'll have to be approved by Med City voters on an individual basis this November.
New Maintenance Approach to Cut Energy Costs
The council cleared a plan to make city-owned buildings more energy-efficient, and generate money for eco-friendly projects Monday evening.
The city will hire a new employee to oversee operations at a wide range of properties, including City Hall, the Rochester Public Library, and the Chateau Theatre. The new position is focused on advancing energy conservation and sustainability at these buildings, with staff saying the city's current approach to facility operation leads to inefficiencies that cause additional costs.
Staff estimate this new approach will save the city enough money to cover the expense of its new employee, while providing $100,000 to reinvest in energy conservation and sustainability projects each year.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. - Downtown Rochester's Blue Sky Dental is collecting toothbrushes to send to Ukrainian refugees as Russia continues to invade their country.
Dr. SonjaMae Langton-Yanowitz owns the dentistry and has a personal personal connection to the devastation thousands of miles away.
With a Ukrainian grandmother, Dr. Langton-Yanowitz knew she wanted to help those being displaced from their home. So, she took to social media to get the word and effort out to the community.
Blue Sky Dental posted on Facebook that for every "like" and "share" the post receives, they will donate a toothbrush to those who may need it most.
"You know I can only imagine if you were leaving somewhere, being scared for your life, that you might not remember a toothbrush. And so I felt like a toothbrush could be something that could help people get back to a sense of normalcy," said Dr. Langton-Yanowitz.
The drive goes through the end of the week.
Dr. Langton-Yanowitz said once all the toothbrushes are collected, a friend will travel to Warsaw, Poland to distribute them to refugees in need.
"Toothbrushes are a basic human necessity that could be a small gesture to help someone who's gone through a really difficult circumstance. I thought it would be a good idea to try and build community awareness about the situation," said Dr. Langton-Yanowitz.
You can find the Facebook post to "like" and "share," here.
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KIMT NEWS 3 - This week is "Severe Weather Awareness Week" for Minnesota.
Throughout the week, Olmsted County and the City of Rochester are joining other states to highlight different weather threats that can impact us.
- Monday - Alerts and Warnings
- Tuesday - Severe Weather Lightning and Hail
- Wednesday - Floods
- Thursday - Tornadoes (with statewide tornado drills)
- Friday - Extreme Heat
Olmsted County Emergency Preparedness and Management is pushing a pretty catchy motto this week: keep an eye in the sky.
This motto is to remind Minnesotans to be aware of the changing weather and take action if severe weather hits your part of town.
Sergent Kelly Lee said to make sure your cell phone is charged, that way you can call for help and check in on family members.
"These days, everything works off of cellphones. Make sure you have your cellphone so you can reach out to someone should you be buried under the house or something - you're trying to get in touch with somebody. But the other thing you've got to remember that if a major storm does come through, there may not be access to cellphones. If the cellphone tower does get knocked down, cell phones may not work.," said Sgt. Lee.
Always have a house plan. If there are severe storms go to the lowest level of your home and avoid windows.
If you're outside, listen for those sirens.
"We're trying to remind everybody that the outdoor warning sirens are just that. They're intended for people that are outside. Whether they're mowing the lawn or out for a picnic or whatever it is - those are the people that are going to benefit from the outdoor warning sirens. If you're inside, unless they live directly next to a siren, you're probably not going to hear it inside," said Sgt. Lee.
He said if you're inside and can't hear those sirens, keep a watchful eye on the news and an ear to the radio for all the weather updates.
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ROCHESTER, Minn.- Thursday April 7th, Mayor Kim Norton and the Mayor's Youth Council will kick off Earthfest 2022 with a reading of the Earthfest proclamation.
It'll emphasize the impacts of climate change and the importance of building sustainable and resilient communities through local action and education.
The city's sustainability coordinator will follow up the proclamation with a presentation on the newly completed sustainability and resiliency community plan.
This plan outlines six focus areas of climate change, transportation, economy, neighborhoods, health and environment.
This event will be online and run from 6-7 p.m. on Thursday April 7th.
If you're interested in attending you can sign up here.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. - Downtown Rochester's Blue Sky Dental is collecting toothbrushes to send to Ukrainian refugees as Russia continues to invade their country.
Dr. SonjaMae Langton-Yanowitz owns the dentistry and has a personal personal connection to the devastation thousands of miles away.
With a Ukrainian grandmother, Dr. Langton-Yanowitz knew she wanted to help those being displaced from their home. So, she took to social media to get the word and effort out to the community.
Blue Sky Dental posted on Facebook that for every "like" and "share" the post receives, they will donate a toothbrush to those who may need it most.
"You know I can only imagine if you were leaving somewhere, being scared for your life, that you might not remember a toothbrush. And so I felt like a toothbrush could be something that could help people get back to a sense of normalcy," said Dr. Langton-Yanowitz.
The drive goes through the end of the week.
Dr. Langton-Yanowitz said once all the toothbrushes are collected, a friend will travel to Warsaw, Poland to distribute them to refugees in need.
"Toothbrushes are a basic human necessity that could be a small gesture to help someone who's gone through a really difficult circumstance. I thought it would be a good idea to try and build community awareness about the situation," said Dr. Langton-Yanowitz.
You can find the Facebook post to "like" and "share," here.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. - A 40-year-old man was arrested after a bloody assault early Tuesday morning.
Abeirahman Sheeik-Yusuf, of Rochester, is facing multiple assault charges along with being a prohibited person in possession of a stun gun.
Authorities were called to 412 14th St. SE. at 1:10 a.m. and could hear someone yelling from a second-floor apartment.
Authorities forced the door open and found the suspect near the doorway with a knife in his hand. When he reached for a stun gun, officers handcuffed him.
A 52-year-old male was found inside the apartment with a laceration on his face and a cut on the back of his neck. He was taken to St. Marys.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. - After a week of testimony, closing arguments are underway in the Ayub Iman murder trial.
Ayub Abucar Hagi Iman, 25 of Rochester, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder for the shooting death of Garad Roble.
Iman and Muhidin Omar Abukar, 33, of Rochester, are both accused of killing Roble, who was found shot to death in March 2019.
For more on the trials, click here.
Abukar's first trial for second-degree murder ended in a hung jury. His retrial is set to begin on May 16.
The prosecution argues that Abukar and Iman killed Roble, before dumping his body near Gamehaven Park off of 45th St. SE.
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KIMT NEWS 3 - This week is "Severe Weather Awareness Week" for Minnesota.
Throughout the week, Olmsted County and the City of Rochester are joining other states to highlight different weather threats that can impact us.
- Monday - Alerts and Warnings
- Tuesday - Severe Weather Lightning and Hail
- Wednesday - Floods
- Thursday - Tornadoes (with statewide tornado drills)
- Friday - Extreme Heat
Olmsted County Emergency Preparedness and Management is pushing a pretty catchy motto this week: keep an eye in the sky.
This motto is to remind Minnesotans to be aware of the changing weather and take action if severe weather hits your part of town.
Sergent Kelly Lee said to make sure your cell phone is charged, that way you can call for help and check in on family members.
"These days, everything works off of cellphones. Make sure you have your cellphone so you can reach out to someone should you be buried under the house or something - you're trying to get in touch with somebody. But the other thing you've got to remember that if a major storm does come through, there may not be access to cellphones. If the cellphone tower does get knocked down, cell phones may not work.," said Sgt. Lee.
Always have a house plan. If there are severe storms go to the lowest level of your home and avoid windows.
If you're outside, listen for those sirens.
"We're trying to remind everybody that the outdoor warning sirens are just that. They're intended for people that are outside. Whether they're mowing the lawn or out for a picnic or whatever it is - those are the people that are going to benefit from the outdoor warning sirens. If you're inside, unless they live directly next to a siren, you're probably not going to hear it inside," said Sgt. Lee.
He said if you're inside and can't hear those sirens, keep a watchful eye on the news and an ear to the radio for all the weather updates.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. - Ayub Iman was found guilty Tuesday in the murder of Gerad Roble.
He could be sentenced to up to 40 years in prison.
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After a week of testimony, closing arguments were held Tuesday in the Ayub Iman murder trial and the case was given to the jury.
The defense argued that cell phone location data isn’t reliable, which is contrary to what the prosecution said, and the question about where Roble was killed was brought up.
No exact time of death has been listed, and court documents state Iman and another man killed Roble before dumping his body near Gamehaven Park off 45th St. SE.
The defense also said cigarette butts collected from the scene weren’t tested for DNA and they called into question the testimony of Aalyah Lamb, who took the stand earlier in the trial.
Roble’s body was found in the early-morning hours of March 5, 2019.
Previously, a mistrial was declared in the prosecution of Muhidin Omar Abukar, 32, of Rochester. A hung jury was announced late last year after jurors could not decide on a verdict. Abukar was facing one count of second-degree murder.
For more on the trials, click here.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. - This weekend, a new sporting events center is opening. The brand new sports bar and restaurant, “Chip Shots” is getting ready to open this weekend.
It's located in the old "Shopko North" building off N. Broadway Ave.
Here you'll be able to play pickleball, cornhole or "bags," and use a golf simulator.
You won't go hungry or thirsty either, because the place has a full kitchen and bar.
If you've never played any of the games they offer, they even have coaches to help.
Co-owner Nick McLaughlin has stayed busy opening Nashville Coop just last month.
He says with Minnesota's inclement weather, he wanted to bring your backyard indoors, in a family-friendly environment.
“So when you walk into Chip Shots - it's just going to be an activated space whether it be bean bags on the astro turf, someone throwing dodgeballs at zombies in the corner on one of our simulators - or hearing ‘dink dink dink’ with people playing pickleball,” he says.
He adds this was all inspired by different places he likes to visit.
“We're taking atmospheres from Los Angeles - Nashville - Scottsdale - some pickleball places in Florida - because I think we deserve it in the Med City. We don't have a lot of entertainment around here,” he explains.
It all kicks off Saturday with a green jacket social golf tournament in honor of The Masters.
They're taking reservations online now.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. - April is National Donate Life Month. It's a time to raise awareness about donation, encourage people to register as organ, eye, and tissue donors, and to honor people who have saved lives through the gift of donation.
KIMT News 3 spoke with Alexander Fooks, who is currently a guest at Gift of Life Transplant House. It's a place for people and their caretakers to stay while waiting for or recovering from a transplant at Mayo Clinic.
Fooks and his wife have been in Rochester since January. He and his family are from near Tel Aviv, Israel. After being diagnosed with cancer of the bile ducts, he was referred to Mayo Clinic. The journey took more than 24 hours and was complicated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Alex is going through treatments to prepare his body for a liver transplant. He and his wife spent their first month in Rochester at an apartment, but felt lonely so they moved to Gift of Life Transplant House. Despite speaking a different language and being far from home, Alex says every when they return to the house from appointments at Mayo, they are coming home.
Raising awareness of organ donation is critical because more than 106,000 people are currently on the national waiting list. A donor is able to save up to eight lives with their gift. This is according to Donate Life.
"Organ donation is critically important for those people who are waiting for a chance to resume and have their lives back to normal and we hope that you'll consider becoming an organ donor," says Mary Wilder, executive director of Gift of Life Transplant House.
If you'd like to register to become an organ donor, click here to fill out a simple form.
Here is Alex's story in his words:
"My name is Fooks Alexander, I am 64 years old, married for 43 years to the woman I love. Our story
began at the university. We have 2 children, a son (42) is software engineer in Hi-Tech company,
and a daughter (33) is a nutritionist, works as medicine researcher in Israeli office of Astra Zeneca.
We have 3 grandchildren.
We are a strong and friendly family.
We have been living in Israel for almost 30 years. We all work, we live near Tel Aviv in the city of Holon.
I have been working as a software developer at Hi-Tech company Allot for over 13 years. This is an international company, see allot.com
Suddenly our life changed. After two years of constant pain, as well as losing 20 kilos of weight, we started checking and finally got to the wonderful and famous Israeli surgeon Dr. Ido Nachmani and his college Dr. Niv Pencovici currently working in Mayo clinic. According to their directions, the final diagnosis was made oncology of the bile ducts. In practice, the situation was not easy and required an urgent decision on a liver transplant. The only way out was to get a referral for treatment at the Mayo clinic Rochester, where such surgeries are successfully performed. Maccabi Medical Fund went to meet us and gave us a referral and provided financial support.
And here we are in the United States of America, the state of Minnesota, the city of Rochester. It was not easy to get there, the flight with transfers took more than 24 hours. It should be considered that everything was complicated by the epidemic and the flight required additional checks and permits.
The first month we lived in apartments. We were alone in a closed space and felt lonely. We had fears about moving to GIFT OF LIFE, but they did not come true. We, foreigners with a different language, a different mentality, are the only ones like that.
In GIFT OF LIFE, we found a warm, cozy home, caring attitude of the staff and the contribution of volunteers, nice, warm, caring people and kind hearted friends. We are all united by similar difficult problems. But together it is easier for us to overcome them and fight. Every day when we return from the clinic, we say we are going home. This is our second home.
In GIFT OF LIFE, you may find a rich library with a massive number of books and CD disks, piano, gym room, washing room, billiard, many games, TV rooms, computer room, room with fabrics for sewing and sewing machines. Good, organized kitchens and dining rooms with all needed equipment include refrigerators and freezers, dry food cabinets, pans, plates and so on. People may continue their usual life and prepare meals as they do at home. Honestly, we have met a lot of hotels and guest houses in different countries, But this is the first time when we see such а complete and comfortable environment organized with a mind and heart caring for people.
Many thanks to the GIFT OF LIFE staff: Mary, Karry, Rebecca, Ashley and everyone for their kindness and cordiality."
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Tuesday we talked about severe thunderstorms and what qualifies a thunderstorm as severe? The National Weather Service has specific criteria they look for before issuing a severe thunderstorm warning. This includes hail, wind, and even tornadoes. first off... let's talk about hail!
You can have a thunderstorm that produces hail, but it's not severe because the size of the hail isn't large enough to cause damage.
For the storm to be classified as severe, the hail needs to be 1" in diameter, the size of a quarter, or larger. that's when you might start to see dents on a car, but we all know hail can get even larger, and produce some extreme damage like shattering your cars windshield.
Now, let's talk about damaging wind gusts. Thunderstorms can produce some extreme wind gusts, and anything over 58 mph is classified as severe.
these storms can produce some extreme damage as was the case during last December's serial derecho that affected Iowa and Minnesota,
as that complex of thunderstorms produced wind gusts over 70 mph and that can do more damage than some tornadoes,
So it's important to take severe thunderstorm warnings just as serious as a tornado warning.
Speaking of tornadoes, they are severe, but are in a class of their own. On Thursday, we'll take a look at tornadoes in more detail as we continue on with our topics for severe weather awareness week in Minnesota.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. - More than 800 bridges across southeast Minnesota are getting the once-over as MnDOT inspections begin.
Short delays will be taking place throughout the rest of the summer and into early fall so District 6 Communications Director Mike Dougherty says drivers will need to slow down and pay attention.
He explained, "Be attentive. Don't have any distractions. Follow the speed limit. Move over as far as you can safely away from the workers and that keeps everyone safe so that they go home at the end of the night to see their families just like we all expect to when we go out on the roads."
Dougherty says snooper vehicles will be inspecting bridges for any safety hazards. The equipment allows the team to get under bridges for a thorough look.
Based on the age and design on the bridge depends on how frequently each one is inspected according to the department.
Inspections are planned on state highways starting in May and Mississippi River bridges are planned for June.
MnDOT says additional snooper inspections will take place in April on bridges in Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and Goodhue counties while inspections of two bridges in Northfield and one in Rochester are still to be determined.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. - Ayub Iman was found guilty Tuesday in the murder of Gerad Roble. .
He was found guilty of second-degree murder aiding and abetting.
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After a week of testimony, closing arguments were held Tuesday in the Ayub Iman murder trial and the case was given to the jury.
The defense argued that cell phone location data isn’t reliable, which is contrary to what the prosecution said, and the question about where Roble was killed was brought up.
No exact time of death has been listed, and court documents state Iman and another man killed Roble before dumping his body near Gamehaven Park off 45th St. SE.
The defense also said cigarette butts collected from the scene weren’t tested for DNA and they called into question the testimony of Aalyah Lamb, who took the stand earlier in the trial.
Roble’s body was found in the early-morning hours of March 5, 2019.
Previously, a mistrial was declared in the prosecution of Muhidin Omar Abukar, 32, of Rochester. A hung jury was announced late last year after jurors could not decide on a verdict. Abukar was facing one count of second-degree murder.
For more on the trials, click here.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. - Imanis Life Sciences based in Rochester has created a new test to track immunity to the omicron variant - for at-risk patients.
Researchers at Imanis Life Sciences developed a similar test back in 2020 to detect the original coronavirus.
They're using that same technology to adapt the test to detect omicron.
The test looks for neutralizing antibodies which block the virus from entering healthy cells.
Principal scientist Rianna Vandergaast says there have been a number of studies that show neutralizing antibodies are the best predictor of future protection from infection.
The test is useful for both researchers and the public, but she says it's especially crucial for those who are immunocompromised - to figure out risk from future infection.
“Especially those who are at higher risk of getting severe disease if they do get coronavirus - this is really helpful in providing an idea of how well they might be protected,” says Vandergaast.
“It will help them be able to know on an individual level - how well protected they are - and then make better decisions on what we should do in regards to masking, social distancing, or travel, that will help keep them safe,” she explains.
The original test is available nationwide through Mayo Clinic labs.
Imanis is still working with physicians on getting this most recent test launched. Vandergaast says they have the capacity to perform several thousand tests a week.
There is also a test available called “Immuno-cron plus'', that offers both tests in one - detecting antibodies that are generated in response to both the original virus and the omicron variant.
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After more than 30 years, authorities have identified the man responsible for the murders of three women and the sexual assault of another along the Interstate 65 corridor in Kentucky and Indiana, according to an Indiana State Police news release distributed Tuesday.
Harry Edward Greenwell was identified as the killer behind the "I-65" or "Days Inn" murders, the release said. The crimes included the 1987 murder of Vicki Heath in Kentucky, the 1989 murders of Margaret "Peggy" Gill and Jeanne Gilbert in Indiana and the sexual assault of Jane Doe in Indiana.
Greenwell's extensive criminal history spanned from 1963 to 1998, the release said. He died in 2013 at the age of 68 while living in New Albin, Iowa.
"Our family is extremely grateful to all of the agencies, along with agency partnerships, who have committed to keeping these unsolved cases at the forefront for more than 33 years, and who have worked tirelessly to bring these cases to resolution for all who have suffered from these crimes," said Kimberly Wright, daughter of Jeanne Gilbert.
Greenwell was identified through a process called investigative genealogy. The technique involves uploading crime scene DNA to genealogy databases in an attempt to find any genetic relatives and locate the offender through their family tree, according to the release.
The Indiana State Police lab -- with the help of the FBI's Gang Response Investigative Team -- was able to use investigative genealogy to match Greenwell with a close family member.
"Through this match it was determined that the probability of Greenwell being the person responsible for the attacks was more than 99%," the release said.
"To the family members that are here," police superintendent Douglas Carter said during a news conference Tuesday. "I hope that today might bring a little bit of solace to you, to know that the animal who did this is no longer on this Earth."
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Senate Republicans blocked an effort on Tuesday to take up a $10 billion Covid relief deal over demands for votes on amendments -- including one to target the Biden administration's Title 42 immigration decision -- a sign that more aid to deal with the pandemic could be delayed for weeks.
The final vote was 47-52.
The $10 billion deal to provide further aid in response to the pandemic had been announced on Monday and would allow the Biden administration to purchase more vaccines and therapeutics, as well as maintain testing capacity and research. It was announced with bipartisan support, but it is not yet clear when it will be able to pass the Senate.
Republicans are pushing for a vote on an amendment to target the Biden administration's plan to repeal Trump-era pandemic restrictions on the US-Mexico border that effectively blocked migrants from entering the US. Known as Title 42, the order allowed US border officials to turn migrants back to Mexico or their home countries immediately, citing a public health crisis.
A number of Democrats have been wary of the move and are signaling they could also vote for such an amendment.
At a news conference earlier Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, indicated the Covid relief package will need to include an amendment vote related to Title 42 and they'll need to reach a deal to process several other amendments in order for the legislation to move forward.
"I think there'll have to be an amendment on Title 42 in order to move the bill," he said. "There's several other amendments that we're going to want to offer, and so we'll need to enter into some kind of agreement to process these amendments in order to go forward with the bill."
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer expressed frustration after the vote on Tuesday.
"Vaccines, therapeutics and testing were negotiated in good faith ... and they should not be held hostage to extraneous unrelated issues," Schumer said. "This is too important for the health of the American people."
"I want there to be no mistake about what just happened here on the Senate floor. Republicans blocked a bipartisan bill that would provide vaccines, testing and therapeutics for the American people," Schumer said.
The New York Democrat tried to move the process along on the relief package, but the failed procedural vote signals senators have still not yet worked out an agreement to move forward.
Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas told CNN the vote was going to fail "so we can have a negotiation."
Schumer added in his floor remarks on Tuesday, "There's still some time. I hope my Republican colleagues change their tune, quickly."
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ROCHESTER, Minn. - As students head back from spring break, Rochester Public Schools is looking into changing the times they report to class next fall.
Bell times were already bumped back between 30 and 40 minutes across all grade levels at the beginning of this school year, but feedback collected by the district is leading them to take another look at start times for the 2022-2023 school year.
In a survey gauging satisfaction with this year's bell times, an overwhelming 97% of participating elementary-level staff members shared negative feedback on the change, with many saying their students are exhausted by the end of the day. However, at the middle and high school levels, most educators felt either positively or neutral about starting later in the morning, believing their students are less tired, and have more time to prepare.
RPS is now evaluating the impact of starting elementary school at 8:00 A.M. next fall, with middle and high schoolers arriving to class at 9:15 A.M. One potential hang-up could be the cost of running buses under that adjusted schedule, particularly with new schools coming into the fold.
"This is kind of the quintessential chicken and egg, or cart and horse problem, because we first need to redraw where kids live, what school they're going to, and where the buses are going to go before we can cost out 'would it cost us a lot more money,' or in the unlikely event, save us money to move to this new start time scenario," said RPS Superintendent Dr. Kent Pekel.
The district expects to receive an estimate on how much transportation would cost under those potential new bell times within the next two weeks. If it isn't cost-prohibitive, RPS will seek stakeholder input on start time changes later this month, with more detailed discussions among school board members set for May.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. - Rochester Public Schools is starting up a new community partnership aimed at keeping students out of trouble.
The district implemented its Secondary Student Safety Strategy last November in response to staff members reporting increased fighting, as well as "small but significant" groups of students regularly defying adult authority. RPS has since taken several steps to curb troubling conduct, including listening sessions with disciplined students and action plans for each school building.
We're now learning about a new effort coming into the fold, with Superintendent Dr. Kent Pekel sharing RPS will partner with Rochester's Community Engagement Response Team to launch a "CERT Junior" program at Willow Creek Middle School and Mayo High School.
"This is going to be bringing a really dynamic group of community leaders in to work with some of our students on youth engagement and youth leadership as yet another piece of the puzzle. That will be happening this spring, and if, as I hope and expect it will be, it is successful, then that's something that we could look at expanding next year," Dr. Pekel said Tuesday evening.
As for its long-term secondary safety plan, the district is continuing to collect feedback on disciplinary practices from students and staff to develop new comprehensive strategies to be implemented next school year. The Rochester Public School Board will review disciplinary data from the 2021-2022 school year at its next meeting on April 19th.
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ROCHESTER, Minn.-The Rochester Airport Commission held its meeting on Tuesday at 2 p.m.
The commission covered a number of topics, which included: airport financials, a Runway Project update, the approval of a MNDOT Companion Grant and more.
RST Executive Director John Reed said Airport financials for April is around -$75,000 dollars.
However, Reed said the budget deficit is typical during the early months of a new year and that this years' deficit is lower than 2021's, which was -$265,000, according to Reed.
Reed also said airline ticket prices likely will jump in the coming months due to seat demand and oil increases.
The airports' Runway Project also had a shift in plans at the meeting.
Reed said instead of installing a pipeline in 2023, RST will instead take the year to plan out the pipelines construction before resuming in 2024.
The construction delay, however, is not expected to impact the city's financial bottom line or the timeline for the project, according to Reed.
"After this discussing this with the FAA, we do not do those kind of discussions in a vacuum, we do not believe this will change the end timeline of our project. I think it actually adds value to the project in that we have the opportunity to combine a couple of phases," Reed said.
At the meeting, Mayor Kim Norton asked Reed if he expects any upcoming problems related with the project.
Reed said he believes the price of oil could play a factor, which he said increased by 20% between phase 1 and phase 2 of the project.
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ROCHESTER, Minn.-The Biden Administration announced it will use $500 million dollars from the Infrastructure Law to spearhead a school energy efficiency grant program.
The United States' Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm told KIMT school districts can use the grants for the addition of electric buses by swapping out diesel buses, adding energy efficient installation and by installing renewable energy options, such as solar panels.
Granholm said school districts will be contacted before grant proposals are available this summer.
"This first step of this is to put out a request for information to school superintendents to say if you have this what would be your first priority and of course asbestos and swapping it out with installation that is not, you know, health damaging would be an important piece of that," Granholm said.
Regarding energy costs incurred by schools, the Biden Administration said its the second highest expense, next to salaries.
"What we want to do is to use it to button down schools, make it more efficient. You can save up to 30% on your utility bill as a school. If you install a decent furnace or heat pump or replace your lighting and that money you save of course ends up going into the classroom," Granholm said.
Granholm said the administration will also use $5 billion in Infrastructure Law funds to help build charging stations for electric school buses and municipality transportation services.
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MASON CITY, Iowa - It's an issue that may be difficult to talk about, but one that is still prevalent in communities across the country, including in North Iowa.
Between 2020 and 2021, the Iowa Department of Human Services has seen a 2% increase in child abuse cases, the majority involving neglect and denial of critical care, followed by exposure to dangerous substances.
Melissa Clough with Iowa DHS says child abuse can affect a child more than just on a physical level.
"In especially younger kids, that affects their development in their future years. How much they participate in community events, what sports they participate in, what schools they go to or if they don't go to school. It affects their overall development and what they're able to do."
As part of Child Abuse Awareness Month, Clough is sharing some ways that adults can talk with and support children who might be going through an abusive situation.
"Being very kind to them, asking, 'how are you feeling, is there anything you need today?' Asking before you give them a hug or high-five can be very important if children experience trauma. They are less likely to want physical contact or even be in close parameters with adults or other strangers."
If you know of or suspect a child may be abused, contact DHS or law enforcement.
The Community Partnerships for Protecting Children is hosting a 'Question, Persuade, Refer' training session during the Cerro Gordo County Lunch & Learn on May 3 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Mason City Chamber of Commerce. Registration is open until April 18; to register, click the link below.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805094DA9A623A0FC1-qprcerro
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MASON CITY, Iowa - For many who grew up in Mason City, the building currently known as Mohawk Square was once home to Mason City High School and NIACC. While it is sitting empty now, city council is hoping it can be given a new lease on life.
At Tuesday night's meeting, council members approved a contract for WHKS & Co. to conduct a structural and repair cost analysis for Mohawk Square, which has sat vacant since part of the building's roof collapsed nearly three years ago. The analysis would give the city and potential developers an idea on the cost to repair and restore the building for new uses.
Fourth ward council member John Jaszewski feels the building could revert back to offices or housing units.
"This is one way that we hope to get it fixed, that we can put a value on it and some developer can say, 'OK, that's how much it'll cost me to get it up and running.' Then they can go out and find the financing or finance themselves, however they do it. It's still a really attractive building, I think that architectural style is still desirable and I'd hate to see it knocked down because they couldn't find a use for it."
Council also approved an amendment on a development agreement, with SBMC, LLC, who is in the process of purchasing Southbridge Mall. The changes would include the sale of the multi-purpose arena and adjoining office space to the city.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. - April is "National Donate Life Month".
And while 2021 was a record-breaking year for organ donations, many people are still hesitant to become a donor.
Across the country, less than half of people are registered to be organ donors while 95-percent of people in the U.S. support organ donations, according to LifeSource.
According to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, more than 100,000 people in the country are waiting for an organ transplant. And every nine minutes another name is added to the waiting list.
One organ donor can save up to eight lives and tissue donors can heal up to 75 people!
And, it's not just those who are deceased that can be donors. Healthy people can consider becoming a living donor.
"This is most commonly done for kidney," said Director of Mayo Clinic's Transplant Center Dr. Julie Heimbach. "So patients who are waiting for a kidney are - in most cases - best served by a kidney from a living donor. This is because that can give them the chance of having the shortest time waiting on dialysis and the best quality kidney."
Living donors can even donate part of their liver to a transplant patient in need.
"The part that we give to the recipient grows to the size that the recipient needs," said Dr. Heimbach. "For example: when we do this in a child, it doesn't grow to an adult sized liver inside of that child. It gets the message of how big it needs to be and that's how big it grows. Sometimes in a larger recipient, it actually grows to a larger size it was originally. That's quite amazing."
She says a person can live with only about half their liver - as the liver and skin are the only organs that can regenerate themselves.
You can find more information on becoming a donor, here.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. - We're in peak nesting season right now for Canadian Geese, and in November the Rochester Park Board approved a new management plan for them after quite a bit of concern over the procedures used last year.
The city follows methods and guidelines approved by the Humane Society of the United States. And in response to public concern last year, the method used to manage the goose population this spring will be switching from an egg oil treatment method to an egg replacement method.
Both methods are approved by the Human Society and you can read more about the details of each method, here.
Director of Rochester Parks and Recreation Paul Widman said in one year, 50 geese produce 2.5 tons of poop. This feces contaminates water, interferes with parks and trails, and can even cause health issues.
"We have parents who signed up who are tired of having to wipe down playground equipment and keep that eagle eye on their kids because if some of their toys get in contact with feces - there's a great health risk there. They carry a [bacteria] which can be just devastating to a child's digestive system," said Widman.
Widman said the goal of the plan is to diversity wildlife in Rochester in humane way.
"We don't want to eliminate our resident geese, that's a longstanding tradition here in Rochester. We want to create a greater balance. So there's more opportunities for wildlife, the water quality will improve, so the user experience in the park will improve. There will be less goose droppings on the trails," said Widman.
The goose management plan will begin to take place in the next couple of months, and Widman says the city has over 40 volunteers signed up to help with the process.
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MASON CITY, Iowa - One person was taken to MercyOne North Iowa early Wednesday morning for a gunshot wound.
Police responded to a medical call in the 900 block of N. Federal Ave. at 12:42 a.m. and located a victim who had been shot.
The injuries are described as non-life-threatening, but the victim did not cooperate with law enforcement.
Anyone with information is asked to call the police at 641-421-3636.
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MASON CITY, Iowa - It's an issue that may be difficult to talk about, but one that is still prevalent in communities across the country, including in North Iowa.
Between 2020 and 2021, the Iowa Department of Human Services has seen a 2% increase in child abuse cases, the majority involving neglect and denial of critical care, followed by exposure to dangerous substances.
Melissa Clough with Iowa DHS says child abuse can affect a child more than just on a physical level.
"In especially younger kids, that affects their development in their future years. How much they participate in community events, what sports they participate in, what schools they go to or if they don't go to school. It affects their overall development and what they're able to do."
As part of Child Abuse Awareness Month, Clough is sharing some ways that adults can talk with and support children who might be going through an abusive situation.
"Being very kind to them, asking, 'how are you feeling, is there anything you need today?' Asking before you give them a hug or high-five can be very important if children experience trauma. They are less likely to want physical contact or even be in close parameters with adults or other strangers."
If you know of or suspect a child may be abused, contact DHS or law enforcement.
The Community Partnerships for Protecting Children is hosting a 'Question, Persuade, Refer' training session during the Cerro Gordo County Lunch & Learn on May 3 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Mason City Chamber of Commerce. Registration is open until April 18; to register, click the link below.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805094DA9A623A0FC1-qprcerro
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MASON CITY, Iowa - For many who grew up in Mason City, the building currently known as Mohawk Square was once home to Mason City High School and NIACC. While it is sitting empty now, city council is hoping it can be given a new lease on life.
At Tuesday night's meeting, council members approved a contract for WHKS & Co. to conduct a structural and repair cost analysis for Mohawk Square, which has sat vacant since part of the building's roof collapsed nearly three years ago. The analysis would give the city and potential developers an idea on the cost to repair and restore the building for new uses.
Fourth ward council member John Jaszewski feels the building could revert back to offices or housing units.
"This is one way that we hope to get it fixed, that we can put a value on it and some developer can say, 'OK, that's how much it'll cost me to get it up and running.' Then they can go out and find the financing or finance themselves, however they do it. It's still a really attractive building, I think that architectural style is still desirable and I'd hate to see it knocked down because they couldn't find a use for it."
Council also approved an amendment on a development agreement, with SBMC, LLC, who is in the process of purchasing Southbridge Mall. The changes would include the sale of the multi-purpose arena and adjoining office space to the city.
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