Dodge County

Seasonal factors contributed, but the latest statistics show overall employment as drop by about 4000 from the record high reached last summer.

The twisters left a wake of damage behind. The National Weather Service says the storm damaged more than 100 homes in Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin.

2 counties in the region saw unemployment approaching 6% during the first month of the year.

Speeds during one of the chases reached nearly 90 mph.

The State Patrol responded to the scene shortly before 7:00 Saturday evening. Two people riding in the same vehicle were involved.

The driver was the only occupant of the vehicle.

He entered a Norgaard plea, which means he admits guilt but does not remember his actions due to intoxication.

A storm recap from the National Weather Service describes the storm as a “narrow band of intense snow.”

Dodge County Sheriff says an agitator disrupted an ICE search for a murder suspect in the Rochester area, prompting agents to halt the operation.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railroad spokesman Terry Cunha says the collision occurred around 6:30 Monday morning.