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Thursday, June 5th, 2025
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Good morning, Rochester. Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 5th of June.
ACCIDENTS NEWS
- ➤ A 69-year-old woman from Austin was hurt when her car collided with a semi on I-90 near the I-90/I-35 interchange in Albert Lea Tuesday afternoon and was taken to a hospital with injuries that are not life-threatening while the semi driver from Belle Plaine was uninjured. KROC-AM
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ Passport Sessions, a free outdoor concert series, returns this summer to downtown Rochester at the Discovery Walk Stage as part of Thursdays Downtown — it will feature Thomas X on June 26, LADAMA on July 17, and Guvenc and Burk Orchestra on July 31. KTTC
- ➤ Families in Rochester enjoyed a new hands-on art experience at the FORWARD Park Concert after The Art Stop debuted June 4 at Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park—offering community mural painting, nature stamping, live music, and food vendors—while local artist Willow Gentile led the session as part of Mayor Kim Norton’s Year About Youth initiative. KIMT
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ An elementary student left Bishop Elementary on Wednesday, prompting school staff and Rochester police to search the neighborhood until the child was safely located — with parents promptly informed of the situation. KTTC
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