AM 1240 WJON » Rochester http://wjon.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:04:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Rochester Begins Removing Weakened Ash Trees http://wjon.com/rochester-begins-removing-weakened-ash-trees/ http://wjon.com/rochester-begins-removing-weakened-ash-trees/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:29:18 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=194405 The city of Rochester will remove 400 ash trees damaged in a storm last month because they are more susceptible to the destructive emerald ash borer.

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]]> http://wjon.com/rochester-begins-removing-weakened-ash-trees/feed/ 0 amandabhslater, Flickr Mayo Plan Gives Rochester Lobby Day Rallying Point http://wjon.com/mayo-plan-gives-rochester-lobby-day-rallying-point/ http://wjon.com/mayo-plan-gives-rochester-lobby-day-rallying-point/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:58:16 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=166447 A wave of Rochester residents is descending on the Minnesota Capitol for an annual lobby day that takes on extra importance this year. Rochester officials are aiding the Mayo Clinic in its push for state help toward a multi-billion dollar expansion.

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]]> http://wjon.com/mayo-plan-gives-rochester-lobby-day-rallying-point/feed/ 0 Teen Shot by Grandfather is Improving http://wjon.com/teen-shot-by-grandfather-is-improving/ http://wjon.com/teen-shot-by-grandfather-is-improving/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:50:26 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=155416 The Rochester pastor who shot and wounded his granddaughter, mistaking her for an intruder, says she's making progress in her recovery. The 16-year-old girl is hospitalized with a gunshot wound to her upper torso. Her grandfather, Stanley Wilkinson, says her condition is improving.

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]]> http://wjon.com/ibm-supercomputer-to-be-built-in-rochester/feed/ 0 Getty Images 3 Survive Crash With Cow In SE Minnesota http://wjon.com/3-survive-crash-with-cow-in-se-minnesota/ http://wjon.com/3-survive-crash-with-cow-in-se-minnesota/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 12:48:26 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=5189 RED WING  (AP) -- A Rochester man is recovering after crashing into a wandering cow in southeast Minnesota.

Nineteen-year-old Joshua Pettey was driving with his mother and girlfriend near Red Wing Sunday when the cow stepped onto a road.

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]]> http://wjon.com/man-caught-with-2-guns-at-mn-mall/feed/ 0 Federal Complaint Targets Mayo Over Billing http://wjon.com/federal-complaint-targets-mayo-over-billing/ http://wjon.com/federal-complaint-targets-mayo-over-billing/#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:26:48 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=2588 Mayo Clinic is accused of filing false claims for federal reimbursement. A civil complaint filed Monday accuses the Minnesota nonprofit of improperly billing for surgical pathology services that were never rendered.

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