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Thursday, July 17th, 2025
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Good morning, Rochester. Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 17th of July.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Rochester City Council designated the Downtown Commercial Historic District on January 22 and the City with Destination Medical Center is planning a Vision Plan for public spaces that serve community needs — a project website now offers updates, event details, and ways for residents to share input. KIMT
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ One of the Gutierrez brothers charged in connection with the fatal Chick-fil-A parking lot shooting went before a judge in Olmsted County as victim impact statements were read—his sentencing is scheduled for August 19th. KTTC
- ➤ Rochester police arrested 45-year-old Ryan Liskow—described as homeless—on Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. after he reportedly threatened a bomb at the Wells Fargo bank branch on 3360 55th St. Northwest, and no explosive was found. KROC
- ➤ A 45-year-old man experiencing homelessness was charged with felony threats of violence after he held a shoebox near a Wells Fargo bank on Tuesday afternoon in Rochester—police said the box did not contain any explosives. KTTC
- ➤ Rochester police arrested Ryan Liskow, a 45-year-old homeless man, for threatening a bomb at the Wells Fargo branch on 55th St. Northwest Tuesday at 2:30 p.m.—officers found no explosives in the shoebox he carried. KROC-AM
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ The Olmsted County Board approved three contracts (worth over $39 million) for a new 80,000-square-foot exhibition center at Graham Park in Rochester; groundbreaking will occur in a few weeks and the facility (designed for trade and livestock shows and seating about 1,500) is set to be ready by early 2027. KROC-AM
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