Good morning, Rochester.

Pixeljoy opened in Apache Mall in August as an employee-free claw arcade with rows of plush prizes and a separate machine for Pokémon cards; games run about $1 per token and most plays cost two tokens.

Rochester's Halloween weekend features a Rocky Horror screening with a live shadow cast (Oct.

28 to Oct. 31 at Pop's Art Theater), flash tattoos and costume contests at Little Thistle (Oct. 30–31), a Witches Brew Trail downtown on Saturday, Oct. 31, and a lights-out Blackout scare at Zumbrota's Fright at the Farm.

New court filings filed Oct.

26 raise water and environmental concerns about Project Skyway in Pine Island (alleging runoff and groundwater impacts near the proposed development) and ask courts to require more study before work proceeds.

Minnesota is offering $10.9 million through the CanRenew Community Restoration Grant Program to fund projects that repair harms from past cannabis laws, with awards ranging from $50,000 to $2 million across an estimated 15 to 50 grants.

Applications opened Oct. 22 and are due Dec. 15, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. Central; reviews start in January and awards are expected in May, with grants beginning at the end of June.

The intersection of North Broadway and Civic Center Drive will be closed today for railroad maintenance by Canadian Pacific; traffic will be detoured around the site and at least one sidewalk on each side of North Broadway will remain open.

Highway 30 west of the Rochester International Airport reopened after MnDOT crews replaced a culvert at Willow Creek (work that began with resurfacing in August and a culvert swap started Sept.

21); the detour was removed and drivers will see a smoother surface and better drainage.

Motorized golf carts are generally not street-legal in Minnesota, but cities and counties can allow them (Rochester permits carts on roads posted 25 mph).

If allowed, drivers must get a local permit, carry required insurance, display a rearview mirror and slow-moving emblem, and only operate between sunrise and sunset unless the cart has factory lights.

To keep carved pumpkins fresh through Halloween, spray the inside with a diluted bleach solution after carving (1 teaspoon bleach per gallon of water) and apply generously.

Laney Stellmaker was named Athlete of the Week for Century Panthers volleyball in a story published Oct.

26, highlighting her recent performances and her role on the team (readers can follow the Panthers' final regular-season matches this week).