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Things to do in Rochester

• Puzzle Competition Pairs (Wed, Oct 7)
• Sertoma Wine & Spirit Tasting (Fri, Oct 9)
• Super Mario Party! (Thu, Oct 15)
• HAIRBALL Live! (Fri, Oct 16)
• Spookiest House on the Block (Fri, Oct 16)
• HAIRBALL Live! presented by RPBA (Fri, Oct 16)
• Rochester's Downtown Burgers & Brews Get Together (Fri, Oct 16)
• Family Engineering Night with The Works Museum (Wed, Nov 4)
• Alton Brown (Fri, Nov 6)
• Ye Olde Library Renaissance Faire (Fri, Nov 6)

Current public safety alerts

• Flash Flood Warning issued September 28 at 6:20PM CDT until September 28 at 10:15PM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND (Mon, Sep 28 · nws) — FFWFGF The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... West Central Clay County in northwestern Minnesota... East Central Cass County in southeastern North Dakota... * Until 1015 PM…
• Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 28 at 5:13PM CDT until September 28 at 6:15PM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND (Mon, Sep 28 · nws) — SVRFGF The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Clay County in northwestern Minnesota... Southeastern Cass County in southeastern North Dakota... * Until 615…
• Flash Flood Warning issued September 19 at 1:07AM CDT until September 19 at 5:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN (Sat, Sep 19 · nws) — FFWMPX The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Faribault County in south central Minnesota... Northern Freeborn County in south central Minnesota... Souther…

Did you know? Rochester and area facts

• Did you know? MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL ROCHESTER in ROCHESTER, Minnesota earned a 5-star CMS Hospital Overall Rating. (Source: CMS Hospital Compare) (CMS Hospital Compare)
• Walden University in Minneapolis, MN, enrolls about 9,136 undergraduates, in-state tuition is about $12,762. (U.S. Dept. of Education · College Scorecard)

Latest product recalls

• Stewart’s Shop Corp. Recalls Heavenly Medley and Vanilla-Chocolate-Strawberry Due to Possible Foreign Object (Fri, Oct 2 · 🍎 FDA Food) — October 2, 2026, Stewart’s Shops Corp. of Saratoga Springs, NY is recalling two flavors, Heavenly Medley and Vanilla-Chocolate-Strawberry, of half-gallon ice cream due to the potential presence of metal.
• EAK Distribution LLC Recalls HOME GROWN Green Sprouting Calabrese Broccoli Seeds, 8 oz, Heirloom Because of Possible Health Risk (Fri, Oct 2 · 🍎 FDA Food) — October 2nd, 2026 - EAK Distribution of Casper, WY is recalling HOME GROWN Green Sprouting Calabrese Broccoli Seeds, 8 oz, Heirloom, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can…
• Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A. Expands Recalls to Include Additional Lots of Great Value Frozen Organic Triple Berry Blend 10 OZ, Great Value Frozen Organic… (Fri, Oct 2 · 🍎 FDA Food) — October 02, 2026. Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A., San Carlos, Chile expands its previously initiated recalls on July 3, 2026 and September 3,2026 recall of frozen organic IQF blueberries and berry blends to include ad…
• Gias Foods, Inc. Recalls Bettergoods Authentic Italian Lemon Alfredo Fettuccine Because of Possible Health Risk (Thu, Oct 1 · 🍎 FDA Food) — Gias Foods of New York, NY is recalling all lot codes of bettergoods Authentic Italian Lemon Alfredo Fettuccine, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause s…
• Greenwich Rx Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Compounded Glutathione Due to Elevated Endotoxin Levels (Thu, Oct 1 · 💊 FDA Drug) — IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Tomball, Texas – October 1, 2026 – Greenwich Rx, a 503A compounding pharmacy, is voluntarily recalling specific lots of its compounded glutathione to the consumer level. The product is being recalled…

Safety tips

• Government agencies never demand gift cards (FTC) — The FTC says any caller asking to be paid in gift cards, wire transfer, or cryptocurrency is a scammer — no exceptions.
• Turn on multifactor authentication (CISA) — CISA calls MFA one of the single most effective steps you can take. It blocks the overwhelming majority of automated account-takeover attempts even if your password leaks.
• Searching online: bill pay impersonators (FTC Consumer Advice) — Planning to pay a bill online? Before you start searching for a company’s payment site, know that dishonest companies sometimes use paid search ads to trick you into paying them instead of the company or agency you’re l…