crime

A former Rochester School District employee charged with molesting a young student was sentenced to 45 days in jail Friday.

A Minnesota state trooper was arraigned Wednesday on charges of sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl for more than a year.

One of the men convicted of charges stemming from a violent home invasion near Cannon Falls last year has been ordered to prison.

An Austin woman will be sentenced in August for a conviction stemming from the theft of tens of thousands of dollars from a Stewartville business.

The Rochester Police Department has named a prime suspect for a recent armed robbery and is seeking the public's assistance in locating him.

A report of a man with a gun at a Rochester tattoo shop led to the arrest of a former owner of the business.

A Fillmore County man has pleaded guilty to criminal vehicular homicide for causing a fatal crash involving an Amish buggy last summer.

An Eyota man, who was placed on probation for a child pornography conviction a couple of years ago, is back in jail and expected to face new charges after a probation violation check last weekend.

A Burnsville man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in a “sextortion” case.

An Austin man has been sentenced to just over 10-1/2 years in prison for the death of his mother last year.