Governor Tim Walz has authorized nearly $4 million in state disaster assistance for southeastern Minnesota and almost half of the funding will benefit Olmsted County.
The Rochester Fire Department was called out Saturday morning to rescue a person spotted sleeping on a picnic table in Kutzky Park as it was being filled by water from the flooding Cascade Creek.
A popular park and zoo in Southeast Minnesota saw a lot of damage from the recent flooding that happened this past week. Unfortunately, the damage has led to the park being closed indefinitely.