Rochester Today

Andy Brownell and Tom Ostrom tackle current events, including President Trump's statements concerning the cyber attacks on Minnesota community water systems.

Rochester Mayor Kim Norton joins Andy Brownell to talk about the questions that were raised during the discussions that led to a decision to shelve a proposed recreational dome project in Rochester, including whether the city should consider utilizing a state law that could allow it to continue collecting the local sales tax after the projects that are currently authorized are paid for.

Andy Brownell and TJ Leverentz discuss the potentially Iranian involved cyber attacks on community water systems in Minnesota, sexual harassment allegations leveled against the Mayor of St. Paul, and the political landscape ahead of primary elections in Minnesota.

Tom Ostrom and Andy Brownell cover the issues of the day, including what appears to be a potentially highly competitive race for one of Minnesota's U.S. Senate seats and the ongoing saga over the reuse of Doctor Fauci's diary.

Rochester Public Schools Superintendent Kent Pekel talks about the school districts new facilities plan, a new way of tracking long-range building maintenance needs, and discussions concerning the currently closed swimming pool at Willow Creek Middle School.

Tom Ostrom and Andy Brownell discuss the entries in the Dr. Fauci diary that have been released to the public and how they impact our understanding of the government's response to the COVID pandemic.

Patrick Seeb with Destination Medical Center talks about the huge growth in the number of housing units in downtown Rochester and the upcoming projects that are expected to add another 1600 units to the total.

Rochester Public Utilities General Manager Tim McCollough joins Andy Brownell for RPU Unplugged on Rochester Today and explains the importance of responding to the RPU postcards and other communications involving an ongoing project to replace thousands of aging water meters with new advanced metering that requires access to the inside of Rochester homes.

Former Congressman Gil Gutknecht joins Andy Brownell to talk about the latest federal deficit report and the lack of will to address the looming crisis over the national debt.

Chris Miksanek, the Med-City Movie Guy, joins Andy Brownell to talk about the movies, including the critically heralded film The Odyssey.