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Man killed by train in Rochester
ROCHESTER, Minn. — A Rochester man who got too close to a moving boxcar died after being struck by a train Saturday night, police said.The train struck the man around 10:45 p.m. near the intersection of Civic Center Drive Northwest and First Avenue Northwest, according to the Rochester Police Department.He was taken to the Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus, where he died, police said.He has not been publicly identified, but police said he was 23 years old.Police said a suspected impaired driver drove through the blocked-off scene after the train crash and hit the side of a nearby apartment building, but no one was injured. The driver was arrested.
UPDATE: Two adults arrested, one adult and one juvenile charged in Lodge apartments shooting
(ABC 6 News) – Two men were taken into custody Friday in connection with a drive-by shooting at The Lodge at Overland Apartments. Christopher Lamar Smith, 28, was charged May 13 with drive-by shooting toward a person; 2nd-degree assault with a dangerous weapon; and felon in possession with a firearm in the May 4 shooting.
Rochester mother asks for help bringing son's body home
ROCHESTER, Minn. - A Rochester mother is asking for help getting her son's body home. Brice Kukuzke, 25, was killed in a car crash last Tuesday in Oklahoma City. Rochester-native Max Pfeifer also died in the crash. KIMT News 3 spoke with Brice's mom, Carrie last week. She says the...
Zumbrota laundromat fire displaces four people in apartment above
(ABC 6 News) – Four people have been displaced after a fire inside a Zumbrota laundromat Mon. evening, according to the Zumbrota Police Dept. According to Sgt. Tony Pasquale with ZPD, a report of a possible fire came into Goodhue County Emergency Communications around 8:08 p.m. for the Main Street Laundry laundromat off 3rd St. E.
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