Coronavirus (COVID-19) Coverage

The City of Rochester will begin accepting applications Thursday afternoon for a new grant program funded by a portion of the money distributed to the city through the federal CARES Act in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

$4 million has been allocated to a new grant program benefiting small businesses in Olmsted County that have been hit hard by the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a dramatic shift for what has long been a fall tradition.

Rochester’s employment situation continues to recover from the sharp downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

A heads up to those who have been parking in Rochester’s residential neighborhoods that require a permit.

There was at least one COVID-19 infected person at a rodeo held in northern Minnesota last weekend and state health officials are spreading the word in case the virus is spreading.

Olmsted County is reporting its second COVID-19 death in as many days - and it’s the youngest person in the county to die from the virus.

Is your employer providing the PPE you need and making it easy to work from home if needed? #RochesterReady

Rochester Public Schools students, parents and teachers will have to wait another week before they know what type of learning model will be adopted for the new year.

More than 1-million COVID-19 tests have now been conducted in Minnesota.