Erich Fisher

Erich Fisher

Digital Content Producer

Erich is a digital content producer at the Rochester Post Bulletin where he creates content for the Post Bulletin's digital platforms. Before he moved to Rochester, Erich worked as a sports reporter for Rivals.com covering the University of Illinois' athletic programs in Champaign, Illinois. Erich graduated from the University of Illinois in 2020 with a degree in journalism and a minor in public relations.

Readers can reach Erich at 507-285-7681 or efisher@postbulletin.com.

Arts and Entertainment

Minnesota gamer finally gets credit for helping 'Call of Duty' add accessibility features

Randy Fitzgerald, a quadriplegic video game player from Rochester, helped develop a button layout designed for disabled gamers for the Call of Duty franchise in 2006. He was never credited by name, despite the layout being named after his gamer tag, "N0M4D." That now changed after the Nov. 5 release of "Call of Duty: Vanguard" this year.

Nov 16, 2021

By Erich Fisher

Lifestyle

How this Minnesota church was transformed into a luxurious Airbnb

Shelly Billiet and her husband spent eight years renovating the St. Peter Lutheran Church in Red Wing into a luxurious living space. When Kelley Josephine bought it in 2014, he started renting it out as a vacation rental and Airbnb.

Nov 5, 2021

By Erich Fisher

Community

Minnesota girl, 3, leaves last chemotherapy session as a princess in a horse-drawn carriage

Vada Kay Wiginton has fought stage 5 kidney cancer. Twice.

Nov 2, 2021

By Erich Fisher

The Vault

Welcome to Mantorville: One of the most haunted towns in Minnesota

Mantorville, Minn., has long had a reputation of being one of the most haunted towns in the state, headlined by reported paranormal activity at the Mantorville Opera House, the Restoration House and other locations. But the town isn't the only one in southeast Minnesota with reported ghosts.

Oct 26, 2021

By Erich Fisher

Community

These best friends became Mayo Clinic's first-ever 400-time blood donors, and they're not done

Dave Johnson and Mark Korinek both became Mayo Clinic's first-ever 400-time blood donors. The best friends, who met through homeschooling their children, emphasize the importance of donating blood and how it's impacted their lives.

Oct 6, 2021

By Erich Fisher

Minnesota

Rochester woman mourns child's father found dead in quadruple homicide in Wisconsin

Mackenzie Fjerstad and Matthew Pettus had a three-year relationship in Rochester that led to the birth of their daughter Maelahni. Pettus was found shot and killed in an abandoned SUV along with three people in a cornfield in Dunn County, Wis., on Sunday. Sept. 12.

Sep 16, 2021

By Erich Fisher

Minnesota

Stolen therapy puppy found in St. Paul, returned to Rochester family

Owner Jen Arendt said Sprinkles was sold to a St. Paul family in early July. A dog-sitter who was watching Sprinkles last week recognized him from Facebook posts.

Aug 9, 2021

By Erich Fisher