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After a vote in July, you should learn a new number 9-8-8. The 3 number combination, if approved by the FCC in July, which according to this KMSP-TV article is very likely, will serve as a quick way to reach a suicide prevention hotline.

A child was among the three victims of a deadly fire near Menomonie Wisconsin last night.

Two more elderly residents of Olmsted County have died after contracting COVID-19.

According to the July 11, 2020 update from the Louisiana Department of Health, 76,803 cases of coronavirus have now been confirmed in Louisiana with 3,295 deaths.

Another popular eating and drinking establishment in Rochester is temporarily closing as a result of the recent increase in COVID-19 infections in the Rochester area.

Minnesota residents and visitors are being urged to use extreme caution when swimming in area lakes this summer season due to the existence of a deadly brain-eating parasite, the Naegleria fowleri amoeba

While adding 8 more channels to watch on the popular streaming service, YouTube has raised their price of their monthly subscription by 30 percent.

Are we missing a local fair food vendor? Let us know and we can add them to our list.

The Rochester Police Department has launched a new "digital dashboard" to provide the public with a tool for tracking a variety of policing statistics.

A St. Paul man who made national news when he was convicted of sexually assaulting two young girls has been given a long prison sentence.