(ABC NEWS) - The Dodge County Sheriff's Department says a Rochester man is behind bars for recent burglaries in Dodge and Wabasha counties.

Tips from Facebook and media coverage helped officers locate Cody Spencer Linquist at Mystic Lake Casino on June 12. 

Dodge County investigators searched Linquist's vehicle on June 13 and found items related to a burglary in Hayfield. They say other stolen items were found in a storage unit in Shakopee. 

Lindquist is facing charges of burglary, theft and possession of stolen property in Dodge County. He's also looking at potential felony and misdemeanor charges in Wabasha County, Lake City, Scott County, Shakopee and Prior Lake. 

(AP) - The plucky third party that has factored heavily in the last four Minnesota governor races is sorting out its role as the next campaign for the top state office begins to take shape.

As the 2014 campaign approaches, Independence Party leaders are discussing whether to go hard at the governor's race or try some other statewide contests where they might do better.

The IP needs at least 5 percent in one statewide race to keep its guaranteed line on the ballot, as well as access to public campaign subsidies.

Tom Horner, the 2010 nominee for governor, says the IP might do better to focus on the Senate race.

Party Chairman Mark Jenkins says he thinks candidates for governor will step forward, perhaps by fall.

(ABC 6 News)-- The end of slavery is one of the biggest milestones in United States history. And Saturday, people in Rochester came together to celebrate freedom.

Juneteenth, as it’s called, is celebrated across the country. Those that celebrate say, it marks the day slavery ended in the United States. That day didn’t come until two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation.  

It was a celebration,

"We are here to celebrate freedom,” said Ostell Rowe, Chairperson of the Juneteenth celebration.

And a chance to reflect.

"I understood what it took for me to be here at this time in this place,” said Rowe.

"A sense of community, a sense of pride. It gives us an opportunity to reflect on some of the things that my ancestors triumphed through,” said James Randle, Juneteenth committee member.