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Raccoon survives encounter with electrical transformer in Rochester
Nearly seven years after the MPR raccoon survived its high-wire adventure on the side of a St. Paul skyscraper — another Minnesota raccoon has beaten the odds to escape a life-threatening predicament.
In Rochester, a new program helps students’ families avoid eviction
In many cases, the cycle of homelessness can start with an eviction. Kids with unstable housing struggle to learn in school. So a new program in Rochester is preventing evictions from ever happening to kids and their families.
Rochester police say burglars targeting Asian victims
The Rochester Police Department said in a statement Wednesday that the burglars targeted five homes, mainly in the northwestern part of the city, between Nov. 13 and Dec. 3. All of the victims are of Asian descent.
Parties deliver closing arguments in Adam Fravel trial
The jury began its deliberation around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday after hours of closing arguments.