Federal immigration agents conducted enforcement operations in Rochester Thursday as part of the Department of Homeland Security’s renewed rollout of immigration enforcement in Minnesota.

Haley Winn, a rising star in the Professional Women's Hockey League and a Rochester native, is set to represent Team USA at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan.

The Rochester Americans are set to face the Laval Rocket at 7 p.m. on Friday at the Blue Cross Arena. It will mark the Amerks' first home game since the Blue Cross Arena introduced its Clear Bag Policy.

From the people who brought the Rochester Anime-Fest and RochesterCon, they’re bringing us Pokékon Rochester. It’s taking place on January 10, at the RIT Inn & Conference Center from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Nearly a year after the city took ownership, Rochester’s last cobblestone house remains boarded up with no clear plan for its future.

After a flurry of ICE related events unfolding across Minnesota, Rochester Public Schools’ superintendent Dr. Kent Pekel sent a letter to parents discussing the school district’s procedures around dealing with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

As high winds arrived in Monroe and western counties Friday afternoon, that means a show in the roads of the Finger Lakes. As News 8 continues to track power outages in the area, which at one point peaked at nearly 7,

Margaret “Midge” Thomas, Rochester philanthropist and activist, died on Jan. 8 at Rochester General Hospital at 99.

Officers responded around 8:50 p.m. to Diringer Place for a ShotSpotter activation. One officer conducted a traffic stop during the investigation and found the driver, a 20-year-old Rochester man, had been shot in the lower body. He was taken to Strong Memorial Hospital, where his condition is unknown.

Community leader, inspiration, educator, and advocate, Margret “Midge” Thomas, has passed away at the age of 99. She died on January 8. Midge is one of the