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ROCHESTER, Minn. Minnesota experienced a 32% increase in overdose deaths between October 2019 and September 2020, according to preliminary data released last week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
With 1,000 overdose deaths in the state during the period of collection, the jump marked an increase of 246 overdose deaths in the state over the previous year. During this same period, North Dakota experienced a 20% increase in overdose deaths, while South Dakota saw overdose deaths fall by 5%.
The 2019-20 spike in Minnesota mirrors nationwide trends, a 12-month period in which 87,000 Americans died from drug overdose for an increase of 28.8% over the previous year. By comparison, 2018-19 marked just a 5% increase in overdose deaths within the United States.
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Rochester, MN(KROC AM News) - A new Rochester memorial that has been in the planning stages for several years is finally moving ahead and work is expected to begin this year.
The Rochester Park Board has given its final approval to the planned Southeast Minnesota Law Enforcement Memorial.
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The site at Soldiers Field Park near the Veterans Memorial was approved by the Park Board in 2016. That allowed organizers to begin fundraising and working on site layout plans and memorial designs.
Olmsted County Sheriff Kevin Torgerson has been heavily involved in the project. He says the organizing group is working on a date for a ceremonial groundbreaking. The paperwork for necessary building permits was submitted Wednesday.