16+ hour, 48+ min ago   (144+ words) Post Bulletin PRESTON, Minn. — An Arkansas man called Fillmore County Sheriff's dispatchers at about 3:44 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12 to report he had been shot, according to a report from the Fillmore County Sheriff's Office. The victim, age 56, told dispatchers he…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (188+ words) LAKE CITY, Minn. — A local man will spend 120 days at the Wabasha County Jail after pleading guilty to four counts of engaging in sexual communication relating to or describing sexual conduct with a child. Kurt Alan Banaszynski, 60, pleaded guilty to…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (95+ words) ROCHESTER — A second man faces charges in the late-August burglary of a Rochester community center. David Joseph Loethen, 60, faces felony charges of second-degree burglary of a school, government, historic or religious building; as well as third-degree burglary. Olmsted County previously…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (255+ words) ROCHESTER — Olmsted Medical Center is expanding its footprint in southwest Rochester, a move that will relocate its audiology and ear, nose and throat services. The health system has leased more space in its building at 1544 Greenview Drive SW, which currently…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (201+ words) PRESTON, Minn. — A Fillmore County man faces new charges of alleged internet crimes involving children. Michael Robert Oslund Jr. was charged with the following in late 2025: four counts of possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) — minor under 14, after local law…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (391+ words) ROCHESTER — Plans continue to emerge for downtown navigation after Mayo Clinic’s “ Bold. Forward. Unbound. In Rochester ” expansion is complete. The expansion is permanently closing Third and Fourth avenues between West Center Street and Second Street Southwest, leading the Rochester City…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (178+ words) Post Bulletin Medical examiner identifies teen found in Cannon River The Southern Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner’s Office identified the teenager found dead in the Cannon River Friday, Sept. 4. CANNON FALLS, Minn. —The Southern Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner’s Office identified the…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (96+ words) ROCHESTER — Rochester police responded to two probable drug deaths Labor Day weekend, according to communications coordinator Amanda Grayson. Both fatal overdoses happened Sat., Sept. 5 — one in northwest Rochester, and one in southeast. First responders provided life-saving aid to multiple other…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (119+ words) LAKE CITY, Minn. — Two people were injured in a single-vehicle crash Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, in Lake City. A 2024 GMC Sierra pickup truck was traveling northbound on Highway 61 when it left the roadway, struck a power pole and a building around 5:25 p.m.,…...

5+ day, 17+ min ago   (951+ words) ROCHESTER — The timeline for potential change to three South Broadway Avenue buildings in Rochester’s downtown historic district remains uncertain. While the Rochester City Council narrowly overturned a Heritage Preservation Commission denial of the changes outlined in conceptual drawings, the city’s…...