Thursday, October 31st, 2024

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Good morning, Rochester. Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 31st of October.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Rochester and Mayo Clinic have closed several downtown streets for infrastructure updates in preparation for the Bold. Forward. Unbound. expansion, urging commuters to plan for traffic changes. KIMT
ACCIDENTS NEWS
- ➤ A truck overturned in Rochester, spilling corn on Highway 52 and causing traffic delays, with a snow plow used to clear the roadway. KIMT
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ Ryan Anderson pleads via an Alford plea to a charge related to an assault on a woman in Rochester, receiving a sentence of 364 days with time served. KIMT
- ➤ Spencer Mae Pries pleads guilty to threats of violence after assaulting a hospital security guard with a knife in Rochester, with sentencing set for December 18. KIMT
ECONOMY NEWS
- ➤ A new free program by the Independent Minority Business Academy in Rochester aims to bolster minority entrepreneurship with educational and financial literacy services starting in January 2025. KTTC
ENVIRONMENT NEWS
- ➤ Record rainfall is expected today, surpassing 1935's daily record, with a transition from stormy to wintry conditions, including possible snow showers on Thursday. KIMT
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