Rochester Today

Andy Brownell is Joined by Rochester Public Utilities General Manager Tim McCollough to talk about an expansive study and is underway to identify possible additional sources of water and treatment needs as Rochester's demand for water continues to grow.

Tom Ostrom and Andy Brownell dive into current events, including discussions about declining Minnesota test scores as an election issue and efforts by blue states to crimp the Trump Administration's immigration enforcement efforts.

Andy Brownell is joined by Steve Lange with Rochester Magazine to talk about an article featuring every police chief in the history of the Rochester Police Department that also includes some fascinating historical articles about policing in the 20th century.

Andy Brownell and TJ Leverentz analyze the local primary election results and discuss the conflict over the fees charged for Dodge County detainees in the Olmsted County jail.

Patrick Sexton with the Rochester Area Builders joins TJ Leverentz and discusses a proposal for a new Performing Arts Center at the former Seneca Foods site in Rochester and plans for upgrading the historic Chateau Theater.

Andy Brownell and Tom Ostrom dive into the latest news, including the primary elections taking place in Minnesota and the Rochester area and news reports about the extraordinary steps that were taken to protect President Trump from an assassination plot during his recent visit to Turkey.

Olmsted County Sheriff Kevin Torgerson joins Andy Brownell on Rochester Today to talk about last week's decision by the Olmsted County Board to dramatically increase the fee paid by Dodge County the house its detainees in the Olmsted County jail.

Mike Dougherty, MNDOT Mike with the Minnesota Department of Transportation, provides an update on the road construction projects taking place in southeastern Minnesota with an emphasis on the I-90 corridor, along with an upcoming bridge repair project just north of Rochester.

Veteran State Capitol Correspondent Bill Werner joins Andy Brownell and analyzes the primary races among the candidates vying to appear on the November ballot for one of Minnesota's U.S. Senate seat and governor.

Andy Brownell and TJ Leverentz discuss the controversy over Flock cameras ancd the recent thefts involving the law enforcement technology in southeastern Minnesota.