2+ week, 1+ day ago   (102+ words) The Post Bulletin asked candidates about their background information, as well as their reasons for wanting to serve on the district's governing body. Meet the candidates running for the Rochester School Board Ten candidates are running for four open seats…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (500+ words) ROCHESTER — U.S. Rep. Brad Finstad, on Tuesday, June 23, sent a letter to Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) Commissioner Willie Jett asking the commissioner to look into "influence of the Southern Poverty Law Center's (SPLC) Learning for Justice program and related…...

3+ mon, 8+ hour ago   (365+ words) Hello Rochester! My name is CJ Leathers, and I'm a new intern here at the Democrat and Chronicle. My writing will primarily range around enterprise, environmental and housing issues in Rochester neighborhoods. My interest in environmental and enterprise reporting has…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (373+ words) Nominate now for Best of the Best ROCHESTER — Among a handful of other potential changes to its programs and facilities, Rochester Public Schools has proposed merging the two elementary schools of Hoover and Churchill into a single building. The district…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (130+ words) ROCHESTER, Minn. — A Rochester police lieutenant graduated from a national leadership program after completing more than 300 hours of coursework. Lt. Jean Valere finished the National Command & Staff College, a graduate-level leadership education program. The program combined 240 hours of online learning…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (756+ words) ROCHESTER — After nearly a year of looking forward to multi-million dollar cuts it would have to make, Rochester Public Schools has laid out a proposed budget reflecting that reality. The district’s school board reviewed the 2026-27 budget on Tuesday, June 2, and…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (347+ words) ROCHESTER — On Thursday morning, Bishop Elementary fourth grader Beckett Briggs was drawing a comic book creature based on one of his favorite villains, Sandman. “I decided to make Dirtman,” he said. “He’s really big.” Briggs was just one of the…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (526+ words) ROCHESTER — The teachers union of Rochester Public Schools has started raising concerns about the workload that some educators and social workers are facing. The issue came to the Rochester School Board on Tuesday, May 19, when two different staff members from…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (177+ words) ROCHESTER, Minn. — Rochester Public Library says it has joined AskMN, a cooperative online service that gives Minnesota residents and students 24/7 access to librarians for research help and information. The service connects people with trained librarians in Minnesota and across the…...

4+ mon, 4+ hour ago   (182+ words) It is once again graduation season. Students are entering the workforce in a difficult situation, with the most recent job report showing wage growth at its slowest since 2021, shorter average work weeks (meaning less income), and unemployment hovering around 4.3%. With…...