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Olivia Flores' parents continue to seek justice for their daughter one year after fatal crash Justice for Olivia Flores means more than seeing the person responsible be held accountable, Carlos and Stephanie Flores said.

“We will do whatever we can do to make sure no other parent has to go through this.”

Almost one year ago now, Olivia Flores died in a car crash involving a MN State Patrol trooper. Her parents shared how they're fighting for justice every day.
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The Rochester Branch of the NAACP released information on how to donate directly to the family of the child and the man who filmed the video. I've attached those fundraiser links below.

Community leaders address possible policy changes at Rochester Branch of the NAACP town hall The slogan “Not in our town” has been around since 1997. “Twenty-eight years later, nothing has changed,” Salah Mohamed said.

Last week, a video of a woman directing racial slurs toward a child at a local park went viral.

Community leaders, including members of the NAACP and the mayor, addressed the increase of racist incidents last night and discussed possible policy changes

Rochester Branch of NAACP creates fundraiser for child targeted by racial slurs in park The Rochester Branch of the NAACP created a fundraiser for the family of the child who had racial slurs directed toward him at the local park, according to a GoFundMe campaign.

In response to Hendrix's fundraising efforts, the Rochester Branch of the NAACP created a fundraiser for the family of the child who was targeted.

Crowdfunding campaign for woman allegedly involved in viral TikTok garners over $250K A fundraiser created by the user "Shiloh Hendrix" has raised more than $250,000 to help her family relocate after claiming the viral video led to their address, names and her Social Security number to...

The woman, who identified herself as Shiloh Hendrix, created a crowdfunding campaign for herself and her family on GiveSendGo.

She has raised over $330,000 in less than 48 hours. Her new fundraising goal is $1 million.

Viral video shows woman saying racial slurs at Soldiers Field Park playground The video has circulated on all social media platforms after an influencer reposted it on TikTok.

A TikTok video of a man confronting a woman at a Soldiers Field Park playground after she used a racial slur against a child has gone viral, garnering over 10 million views on the app after an influencer reposted the video.

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A Rochester man pleaded guilty to 2 of the 29 charges relating to wire fraud & money laundering. Brava Restaurant in Rochester received $4.3M in funds for a children's food program.

The funds were instead spent on personal expenses, like MN homes, vehicles and property in Turkey.

According to the lawsuit alleging medical malpractice and negligent nondisclosure, the 13-year-old girl "walked into Mayo Clinic but rolled out in a wheelchair, paralyzed from the waist down" after a three-stage surgery in February 2024.

Timothy Morgenstern, a former RPD officer and high school speech coach accused of raping a 16-year-old, appeared in court this morning for the first day of his trial.

Due to the sensitivity of juror questions, the individual juror questioning is closed to the public.

Olivia Flores’ parents allege due process violations, wrongful death in lawsuit against ex-state trooper The parents of Olivia Flores, the 18-year-old who died in a fatal crash involving a former Minnesota State Trooper, filed a lawsuit claiming that the former trooper violated Flores’ constitutional rig...

Olivia Flores' parents filed a federal lawsuit against former MSP trooper Shane Roper.

The lawsuit highlighted details of Roper's pre- and post-collision behavior. After the fatal crash on May 18, his BWC footage captured him saying:

“This isn’t my first rodeo.”

Winona County Sheriff's Office investigating alleged abduction, release of 13-year-old girl The WCSO received a report of a 13-year-old girl walking along Highway 61 near the intersection of County Road 9 around 1:50 p.m. Dec. 7. The girl sustained a cut on her head.

A 13-year-old girl was reportedly walking on a highway.

She had been abducted by two men around 5:30 a.m. Saturday. They pushed her out of a moving vehicle eight hours later.

Rochester man accused of financially exploiting vulnerable adult out of $40K financial A 20-year-old man made an initial appearance in court on Tuesday after being charged with financially exploiting a man with autism out of $40,000.

Bill Gum Benjamin, 20, is charged with financial exploitation of a man with autism. He allegedly stole over $40,000 from him over the last year.

Continuance granted in Connor Bowman case as defense investigator combs through 9 terabytes of data During a hearing that was meant to address an order of proof from the defense, Connor Bowman's attorney asked the court for a few weeks at minimum as their new investigator continues to look through d...

Connor Bowman, the man accused of poisoning his wife Betty with a medicine used to treat gout, appeared in court Monday morning.

Both parties discussed whether the defense investigator's testimony would be admissible in court.

Rochester YouTube vigilante sentenced for stalking, other charges After the judge sentenced Chase Taner Johnston, a woman in the gallery swore at the judge. She was arrested for being in direct contempt of court.

After the judge sentenced Johnston, his girlfriend yelled, "I love you, babe. You don't deserve this. F*** these people."

When the judge told her she was in direct contempt of court and would go to jail for 30 days, she said, "F*** you, b****."

Johnston was sentenced to over 4 years in prison.

Austin police seize 2023 drive-by shooting detainee's handwritten lyrics During a jail phone call, Jenup Chop told his family member he had been writing songs. Chop sang the lyrics "What they did made me pull that trigger" off of a piece of paper.

Officers monitoring Jenup Chop's jail communications heard him singing lines from a handwritten note, including:
"I ain't sorry for none of them [expletive]
What they did made me pull that trigger"

Police searching for suspects involved in southeast Rochester homicide Rochester police are searching for suspects involved in a homicide that occurred in southeast Rochester Thursday night.

The investigation into last night's shooting is open & active as police continue to look for suspects involved.

In last night's release, Rochester PD said the incident did not "appear to be random."

This marks the 4th homicide investigation in Rochester this year.

BREAKING: Rochester police responded to reports of a shooting in SE Rochester tonight.

A man was pronounced dead on the scene.

RPD said this is an active homicide investigation.