Rochester, MN, is a global city — people from all over the world live, work, and visit here every day. Now our news team has expanded to reach our global readers wherever they are.
Solo News Lady, Now with a World of Voices: Rochester Sun Times News Goes Global
Rochester, MN, is a global city — people from all over the world live and work here every day. Now our news team has expanded to reach our global readers wherever they are.
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By Lisa Loucks-Christenson, Publisher Published at 1:33 AM CST on March 22, 2026 — marking an eight‑year anniversary of building this publication from the ground up and watching it evolve from a solo newsroom into a platform that now welcomes journalists from around the world.
New in 2026, this publication marks a turning point in a journey that began in 2018 when I first opened Rochester Sun Times News entirely on my own. For over eight years, I’ve manned the newsroom solo, guiding it through the uncertainty of the pandemic and a city that has changed more than the geese on Silver Lake.
As many of you know, I’ve run multiple bookstores in Rochester over the years, but I’ve pulled back this past year to focus on where I feel most called: writing and creating content for my publishers, online media, and my own publishing house. That work includes multiple documentaries, children’s books, middle‑grade and young adult stories, and a growing body of award‑winning, sometimes best‑selling journalism.
To serve readers well, I’ve taken ongoing courses to better understand our city, the wider world, and the fields I write about — including law, business, medicine, history, conservation, wildlife, investigative journalism, and feature journalism.
In 2026, a collaboration idea turned into action: we’re adding a foreign correspondent, along with other writers from around the world, to share stories that give “home” to readers who feel disconnected while away. This paper is still new, still growing; for now, it’s more blog‑style than a fast‑paced daily, but updated with care.
I’ve spent years in the publishing trenches — from answering phones and reporting, to photography, sales, ad sales, fulfillment, graphic design, and layout. I’ve learned every corner of this industry, and I’m proud to serve now as your publisher and a voice for all opinions in our community.
I hope you enjoy what we’re building here. We work hard to put this out — and we’re just getting started.
Lisa Loucks-Christenson, Founder & Publisher
From a solo newsroom in 2018 to a growing platform with worldwide contributors in 2026, Rochester Sun Times News has changed — but one thing hasn’t: our commitment to telling real stories for a real, global community.