Rochester is facing a federal lawsuit that claims the city and Fulton County encourages bad police work. The Rochester Sentinel reports that attorneys for Erik Sampsel, of Akron, filed a civil rights action in Northern Indiana District Court at South Bend on June 12. The suit specifically names Rochester Police Officers Jesse M. Reason and Ed Haines …read more.

UPDATE: As of about 7 a.m. Thursday, Christy Berger reported her son had been found and unharmed. The parents and family of a 13-year-old Rochester boy are desperately seeking information that will lead to the whereabouts of their son. Gage Waddle, 13, was last seen leaving Rochester Middle School at about 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. …read more.