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‘Usual Minnesota’: March snowstorm pummels Rochester, Twin Cities get less

‘Usual Minnesota’: March snowstorm pummels Rochester, Twin Cities get less

After days of 50-degree weather the past few weeks, deep down, some Minnesotans knew the state was in for another blast which came over the weekend. Rochester was in the region hit hardest by a late-winter snowstorm.
by Anika Besst and Molly Castle Work

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Mayo Clinic performed record number of solid organ transplants in 2025

Mayo Clinic performed record number of solid organ transplants in 2025

Mayo performed more solid organ transplants last year than ever before. The clinic and hospital system credits its commitment to research and new technology and the generosity of its organ donors.
by Molly Castle Work

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Rochester police officer fatally shoots man experiencing a mental health crisis

The Minnesota BCA is investigating after a Rochester police officer fatally shot a man Wednesday night. The man had reportedly been experiencing a mental health crisis, and police said he grabbed an officer’s gun.
by Molly Castle Work

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Mayo Clinic earned $1.5 billion profit in 2025, but is still below average in charity care

Mayo Clinic earned $1.5 billion profit in 2025, but is still below average in charity care

Rochester-based Mayo Clinic reports that 2025 was another strong year financially, as the giant medical care provider earned a profit of $1.5 billion. And while it substantially increased spending on charity care, Mayo still lags far behind its peers in providing financial assistance to patients in need.
by Molly Castle Work

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Google revealed as tenant for massive Pine Island data center project

Google revealed as tenant for massive Pine Island data center project

The city of Pine Island has revealed that Google is the big tech company behind a proposed large-scale data center, which has been the center of controversy in the small community just north of Rochester.
by Catharine Richert

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Kidney transplant recipient is back home in Minnesota after two weeks in ICE custody

Kidney transplant recipient is back home in Minnesota after two weeks in ICE custody

A kidney transplant recipient who had been in ICE custody in Texas for two weeks without access to many of his life-saving medications finally returned home in Minnesota Thursday night.
by Molly Castle Work

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Kidney transplant recipient in ICE custody may be released soon

Kidney transplant recipient in ICE custody may be released soon

A kidney transplant recipient from Minnesota now in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in Texas may finally be released on bond Tuesday. Javier Abreu-Vasquez has been held by ICE for nearly two weeks and he has not been regularly getting the medications he needs to keep his body from rejecting the donated kidney, according to his wife and his attorney.
by Molly Castle Work

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