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I-90 rollover in Freeborn County injures Fairmont man, 86
9+ hour, 45+ min ago (113+ words) BANCROFT TOWNSHIP, Minn. — An 86-year-old woman lost control of her Jeep on Interstate 90 in Freeborn County, causing the vehicle to roll into the median on Sunday. The Minnesota State Patrol says Violet Mae Gratz of Fairmont was driving westbound near…...
Iowa high schools urged to join student voter drive
14+ hour, 49+ min ago (311+ words) DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is calling on high schools across the state to register eligible students to vote through the Carrie Chapman Catt Award program. The program, named after the Iowa native who led the…...
Hwy 30 detour near Rochester airport starts Monday
17+ hour, 58+ min ago (152+ words) KIMT ROCHESTER, Minn. — Highway 30 west of Rochester International Airport will close for two weeks starting Monday as crews replace a culvert at Willow Creek. The Minnesota Department of Transportation said drivers south of the closure who want to reach Highway…...
Albert Lea pushes DNR to pave last half-mile of Blazing Star Trail
18+ hour, 49+ min ago (340+ words) ALBERT LEA, Minn. — The Albert Lea City Council will consider a resolution on Monday to join Freeborn County and the City of Hayward in calling on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to pave the last half-mile gravel section of…...
Man shot at rural Preston home, suspect arrested after standoff
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (132+ words) PRESTON, Minn. — A man was arrested after allegedly shooting another man at a rural home in Fillmore County. According to Fillmore County Sheriff John DeGeorge, a 56-year-old Arkansas man called 911 around 3:44 a.m. Saturday. He told dispatchers he had been shot…...
International fugitive pleads guilty to Minnesota fentanyl conspiracy
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (461+ words) ST. PAUL, Minn. — A man pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl resulting in death after fleeing to Kenya for nearly four years to avoid prosecution. Hudeife Muhamud Mire, also known as "Juice," 24, entered his plea before U.S. District Judge…...
City eyes new management for Chateau Theatre
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (44+ words) KIMT Experience Rochester could have a new role in the future of the Chateau Theatre. The organization is in preliminary talks with the city about helping operate the historic venue beginning in 2027. Watch KIMT News 3...
Experience Rochester begins talks to help operate Chateau Theatre beginning in 2027
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (646+ words) Chateau Theatre. September 10, 2026 ROCHESTER, Minn. — Experience Rochester is in preliminary discussions with the City of Rochester about helping operate the historic Chateau Theatre beginning in 2027. Experience Rochester President Joe Ward says the organization was first contacted by city staff roughly…...
Rochester man gets jailtime for gunfire and DWI
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (143+ words) KIMT - Gunfire is landing an Olmsted County man in jail.Jhovani Soto, 35 of Rochester, has been sentenced to 88 days behind bars and five years of supervised probation for pleading guilty to reckless discharge of a firearm within a municipality and…...
Another federal prison sentence for Rochester-area meth ring
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (433+ words) ST. PAUL, Minn. — A man who ran a methamphetamine trafficking operation in southeastern Minnesota was sentenced to 20 years in prison. United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen says Erick Emilio Diaz-Aguilar, also known as "Homie," received the sentence for conspiracy to…...