Jul. 29—A recent memo from Rochester City Administrator Alison Zelms pointed to the "incredibly complex" nature for creating a long-term approach to tackling homelessness. "There is a broad spectrum of need and underlying conditions and challenges that mean no one approach is likely to meet the needs of every homeless person," she wrote to the Rochester City Council earlier this month. A ...

Jul. 29—Regional travel in Olmsted County appears to be bouncing back to near pre-pandemic norms, but downtown traffic continues to lag. "We're not seeing the total amount of traffic in the urban area returning to the same level," said Charlie Reiter, a planner for the Olmsted County Planning Department. After seeing declining numbers in 2020, Minnesota Department of Transportation traffic ...

(Bloomberg) -- Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton is in federal custody Thursday, charged with misleading investors about the state of the company, which he left in September.“Trevor Milton is innocent,” his lawyers said in a statement. “This is a new low in the government’s efforts to criminalize lawful business conduct. Every executive in America should be horrified.”Here are some excerpts from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s 66-page complaint against him, as well as the criminal

(Bloomberg) -- Nikola Corp. founder and former chairman Trevor Milton was freed by a judge on $100 million bond, after pleading not guilty to charges that he misled investors about the status of the electric-vehicle maker.The bail was secured by two properties that Milton owns in Utah, one of which is worth $36 million and the other $4 million, lawyers said at the hearing Thursday in Manhattan federal court. Under terms of his release, which will happen today, he is limited in his movements and

Jul. 29—ZUMBROTA — Deep in the Old Testament is a piece of Ezekiel that inspires Nick Sinclair. "O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord," the Bible states in Ezekiel 37:4. The chapter and verse — and several of the verses that follow — are a rather pointed foreshadowing of the resurrection of Christ, and what that pivotal moment means to Christians. It also lends the name to his shop, Dry ...

Jul. 29—EAGAN — The Minnesota Vikings opened training at their facility in Eagan on Wednesday. The players were excited to be back in camp and also enjoyed the fact that fans were allowed back in the stadium. Here is a first-day look at five topics on the Vikings from the first day at camp. 1. The fans are back With COVID-19 in full force last summer, fans were not allowed at training camps ...

Jul. 29—A Rochester man realized he was being made a victim of fraud and stopped the act before its completion. The victim, a 59-year-old Rochester man, reported to police on Thursday that he had received an email that looked like it came from the Geek Squad, a information technology service division of Best Buy, said Rochester Police Capt. Casey Moilanen. The email claimed the man needed to ...

Jul. 29—A new award-winning Minnesota restaurant brand plans to fire up a new Med City location in 2022 and beef up Rochester's gourmet burger offerings. Red Cow, Twin Cities eateries known for gourmet burgers, craft beers and cocktails, plan to open a 6,000-square-foot space within the Berkman Apartments at 217 14th Ave. SW, across the street from Mayo Clinic's Saint Marys campus on Second ...

Jul. 29—A teenage girl was released to the custody of her parents after causing a ruckus and then fighting with Olmsted County Sheriff's deputies at the Olmsted County Fair on Wednesday evening. Capt. Scott Behrns said the teen, who was part of a group of 40 to 50 teens who had been causing problems at the fair, was found to be kicking over garbage cans and acting disorderly at the ...

Jul. 29—CHEYENNE — Grant Ray couldn't wait to receive his belt buckle. The 11-year-old had just completed his first Challenge Rodeo on Wednesday morning alongside several other children at the Frontier Park Arena. During the two-day rodeo, special needs kids are guided through modified events like horse riding, barrel racing, steer wrestling, steer roping and bull riding by teachers and other ...