Ibrahim Abukaar Abdi, 31, is charged with two counts of second-degree murder, second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and unlawful possession of ammunition or a firearm due to a prior adjudication for violent crimes.

Hafsa Mohamed is charged in Olmsted County with second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, third-degree assault, third-degree damage to property, two counts of DWI, and disorderly conduct.

Officers were dispatched just after 11:30 a.m. to the 1000 block of 41st Street Northwest on a report of a shooting. They found a man outside the apartment building with a gunshot wound to the neck and no pulse, per radio dispatches.

Officers were first dispatched around 10:45 p.m. Saturday to a home in the 3800 block of Willow Ridge Drive Southwest for a reported domestic dispute. Initial info indicated a man involved was armed with a knife, but he left the scene in a vehicle before officers arrived.

A fire broke out late Saturday night at a facility in northwest Rochester, damaging a building that houses a gas-powered turbine generator,

Callers also reported hearing a loud noise resembling an explosion. Upon arrival, firefighters encountered heavy flames visible on three sides of the home and located a woman outside lying near the street.

A former federal prison nurse has been indicted for a sexual relationship with an inmate and lying to investigators. The incidents reportedly occurred in April 2024 and prompted an investigation by the Bureau of Prisons.

Authorities say the crash happened around 2:20 p.m. Jan. 21 when a northbound 2014 Ford F150 and a southbound 2019 Kenworth dump truck collided just south of milepost 48.

Officers were dispatched at 1:12 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 30 to a home on the 4100 block of Manor Woods Drive NW. When they arrived, they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound.

An 8-year-old girl from Rochester has died at the hospital following a two-vehicle crash Wednesday night, family members say. The decision was made Friday to donate her organs.

Initial investigation began when a witness walking her dog on December 26, 2022, discovered Kimberly Robinson’s body partially covered by snow near River Bluff Lane NW and West River Road NW in Cascade Township north of Rochester.

Formal criminal charges have been filed against Ruth Ann Miller, 25, following the death of a man in Rochester's Mayo Park West on June 15, 2024.

The Minnesota State Patrol has terminated Trooper Shane Roper following his involvement in a fatal crash that killed a young woman in Rochester earlier this year.

A Minnesota State Trooper pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges related to a crash that killed a young woman in Rochester earlier this year.

Rochester firefighters were called to Bob’s Trailer Court early Friday morning for a report of a trailer on fire. Firefighters arrived and found half of a structure fully-involved and threatening other nearby structures. Crews quickly pulled hose lines and attempted to knock down the fire from the outside to protect nearby buildings.

Police in Rochester say an officer shot a suspect wielding an ax early Saturday morning after a traffic stop on Hwy. 63. The male suspect was believed to have robbed a business while armed with the ax, around 11 p.m. on the 2000 block of Broadway Ave. S.

Shortly before 3 p.m on Saturday, crews were dispatched to the 1600 block of 2nd Avenue Northeast in Rochester for a report of flames in the upstairs bedroom of a residence. Initial arriving crews reported they had fire showing from the back of the house, and heavy smoke showing from the roof.

Shortly before 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, Rochester Fire units were alerted to a fire alarm at the Woodridge Apartments located at 2804 2nd St SW. Initial arriving units noticed smoke coming from the building, with many residents evacuating.

Around 9:30 am on Tuesday, fire crews received a call for smoke filling the inside of Truckin’ America, 4720 Highway 52 North, in Rochester. First arriving crews noted heavy smoke inside of the business, and light smoke coming from the roof.

Shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, the Rochester Fire Department was alerted to a fire in a mobile home in the Oak Terrace Mobile home park in southeast Rochester. Callers reported that fire was “shooting out” of the front of home.