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Fillmore County Man Sent to Prison For Multiple Police Chases
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Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - A Fillmore County man with a penchant for police chases has been sentenced to 5 years in prison.
55-year-old Brian Rathbun received the sentence yesterday for his convictions on charges stemming from five chases involving law enforcement officers in Rochester, along with Olmsted, Fillmore, and Wabasha Counties dating back to the spring of 2019. The most recent incident involved a chase in Wabasha County last October.
Rathbun, who previously lived in Lewiston and now has a Wykoff address, pleaded guilty yesterday to four felony counts of fleeing police and a felony count involving the illegal possession of a firearm or ammunition connected to the Wabasha County chase last fall. Rathbun s activities attracted statewide media attention last October after Rochester Police located him at the Willow Creek Campgrounds along Highway 63 South in Rochester and managed to t
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Air Quality Alert For SE Minnesota This Weekend
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Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - The Rochester area is included in an Air Quality Alert that will be in effect for much of the weekend.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says southerly winds are bringing higher levels of fine particulates into the region and the Air Quality Index is forecast to reach the range that is considered unhealthy for sensitive groups. That includes children and older adults, along with people with heart disease, high blood pressure, or respiratory conditions. It also encompasses anyone doing extended heavy, physical activity outdoors.