Rochester Today

Tom and Andy discuss the cease-fire brokered by President Trump between Israel and Hamas, the ongoing heated rhetoric in US politics, the feuding between Trump and Minnesota's governor, and much more.

Chad Wojchik with Minnesota Aging Pathways, formally the Senior Linkage Line, explains that one major insurer has completely pulled out of Minnesota's Medicare Advantage market and others are limiting the number of plans they are offering, which means hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans will likely have to choose new plans, starting next week.

Tom and Andy talk about the Trump Administrations ruling that Minnesota is in violation of Title IX for its policies allowing biological males to compete in girls athletics and a growing number of school board members statewide asking the state to halt the practice. The shows topics also include the President Trump's continued push to deploy troops in major US cities and the anniversary of the October 7 attack on Israel.

Rochester Mayor Kim Norton discusses the proposed electric rate increases for RPU as the City of Rochester sticks with an accelerated goal for sustainable energy, the delay in the Silver Lake dam project, and the annual Rochester Mayor's Medal of Honor program.

Mike Dougherty, aka MnDOT Mike, talks about the pause and construction that was ordered after 2 people were killed in separate construction zone incidents in the state. Mike also provides updates on the highway projects taking place in the Rochester area.

Tom and Andy talk about the politics behind the federal government shutdown, more fraud in Minnesota, and President Trump's Middle East peace plan.

Patrick Seeb with the Destination Medical Center discusses the infrastructure plan approved by the Destination Medical Center Corporation Board at its meeting last week.

Andy and TJ Leverentz dive into the history of KROC Radio on the 90th anniversary of its launch in 1935, including some of the more famous interviews that have taken place in the KROC Studios and some of the station's best remembered announcers.

Tom and Andy celebrate the 90th anniversary of the launch of KROC-AM on September 30, 1935. Andy has been around for nearly half of that timespan and Tom has been a member of the KROC team for more than a third. The show also tackles a long list of topics, including the potential partial federal government shutdown, and the Trump administration over immigration, and the indictment of former FBI Director Comey.

Rochester Public Schools Superintendent Kent Pekel discusses the start of the new school year, the new teachers contract, and some preliminary numbers that indicate the number of students enrolled in the Rochester School District could be significantly higher than predicted.