Gaelynn Lea is coming to Rochester, MN on Friday, Feb. 24 as part of Rochester Civic Music's "Theatre Season."

01/31/2023 1:41 PM

Community Notification of Level 3 Predatory Offender

01/27/2023 8:53 AM

Tax forms are available at Library

01/23/2023 11:12 AM

Reminder to Abide by Seasonal Parking Requirements as Winter Storm Warning Approaches

The National Weather Service Forecast Office in La Crosse, WI is issuing a Winter Storm Warning for our area, including the city of Rochester, beginning at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 18, 2023. Heavy snowfall is expected.

01/18/2023

Former Officer Charged

01/13/2023 3:34 PM

Applications Open for City’s Poet Laureate

The City of Rochester is accepting applications for a new Poet Laureate. Any interested local poet can submit an application until February 28, 2023.

01/12/2023 9:58 AM

Deceased Person Located in Park

01/10/2023 4:01 PM

City of Rochester highlights 2022 accomplishments in Year-in-Review video

The video provides a glimpse at key accomplishments of the past twelve months, and highlights achievements and significant moments from across the City organization in 2022.

01/10/2023 8:52 AM

Community Notification of Level 3 Predatory Offender

01/06/2023 10:22 AM

Predatory Offender Released from Civil Commitment

01/06/2023 10:21 AM

Mayor Norton to Host 2023 State of the City Event

Mayor Norton to Host 2023 State of the City Event

01/05/2023

Woman Shot, Suspect Arrested

12/27/2022 11:53 AM

Notice of NO PARKING for snow removal in the downtown area 12/24-12/27

Notice of “NO PARKING” for the early morning hours in the downtown area for snow removal effective Saturday, December 24, 2022 through Tuesday December 27, 2022.

12/22/2022 1:20 PM

RPT to Operate Holiday Schedule on Dec. 26 and Jan. 2

Rochester Public Transit will be operating Holiday Service on Monday, December 26 (Christmas Day, observed) and January 2 (New Year’s Day, observed).

12/22/2022 12:54 PM

Transit Winter Weather Update

The winter weather impacting the Rochester area over the next few days will have travel impacts; however, at this time we do plan to keep the buses running as long as it is safe for drivers and riders.

12/21/2022 7:50 PM

City services moving to virtual methods

Buildings will be closed to the public Thursday and Friday. City of Rochester office-based services will shift to virtual methods due to the dangerous weather conditions forecasted by the National Weather Service.

12/21/2022 3:55 PM

2022 MNLink Library Data Breach

12/17/2022 3:01 PM

Notice of data breach with potential impact on some Rochester Public Library customers

Rochester Public Library (RPL) was notified that one of its library service partners, MNLINK, experienced a data breach on December 15, 2022. Through this random cyber attack, the names and email address of 1,709 RPL customers may have been accessed.

12/16/2022 4:05 PM

Predatory Offender Released from Civil Commitment

12/16/2022 1:08 PM

Rochester Police Department Investigating Olmsted County Use of Force Incident

12/15/2022 11:16 AM