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Nearly 20 members of the Rochester Fire Department and other emergency personnel were involved in the rescue of a motorist following a traffic crash along Highway 63 north of Rochester this morning.

“Jayme is the hero in his case...no question about it.”

The Goodhue County Sheriff’s Department had to come to the rescue of a 61-year-old man who was thrown into the frigid water of the Mississippi River Friday afternoon.

A firefighter from Rochester is among the nine firefighters who will be honored during this year’s Minnesota Fallen Firefighter Memorial Service on the grounds of the State Capitol Sunday afternoon.

Sarah Quincey is a popular cat-sitter in Rochester, so it's shouldn't be surprising to learn that she loves cats. She loves them so much that she'll rescue them herself!