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The Northfield City Council has instituted a citizen-led police task force to discuss policies highlighted during recent calls for police reform following the death of George Floyd in late May.

So far this year, are law enforcement are seeing a higher numbers in DWIs and excessive speeding, with numbers continually increasing as they head into the final months of the year.

So far this year, are law enforcement are seeing a higher numbers in DWIs and excessive speeding, with numbers continually increasing as they head into the final months of the year.

The first day of school on Monday at Northfield Public Schools was unlike any in past years for many reasons.

Despite drastically reduced in-person Defeat of Jesse James Days events intended to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Northfielders still enjoyed a limited parade, food in Bridge Square and a cruise-in Saturday.

Northfield police are seeking public assistance in finding a person suspected in committing two thefts in one day from separate Northfield businesses.

Some things weren’t meant to last forever, and one of those things is the bathroom facility at the Rice County Fairgrounds.

A plan to better utilize the Cannon River includes components that, if implemented, would result in substantial changes for downtown Northfield.

At University of Wisconsin-Stout this fall, dozens of COVID-19 safety measures — from new plexiglass barriers to surface disinfection protocols to socially-distanced classrooms and lounges — have been planned and implemented to help keep everyone healthy.

Northfield Hospital and Clinics is drawing closer to completing the expansion of its Birth Center work that will drastically increase the space available for newborns and their families.

With political tensions on the rise in advance of November’s election, local partisans are reporting a concerning increase in theft and vandalism of yard signs.

Speakers at the annual Joseph Lee Heywood graveside memorial service Wednesday reminded those in attendance that Heywood, who has achieved worldwide recognition after dying in 1876 while defending First National Bank against armed robbers, shares attributes with the frontline workers…

Northfield city councilors’ views of body cameras remain mixed as 2021 budget discussions continue.

Over the last several months, residents of the Circle Lake area in northwest Rice County have made impressive progress toward their goals of cleaning up the lake and ridding it of invasive species.

It’s the time of year for jackets, crunchy leaves and pumpkin spice everything, but there’s something else the start of fall signifies: flu season.

Though there are continuing uncertainties surrounding COVID-19, south central Minnesota hospital administrators believe the coronavirus pandemic will only quicken needed health care changes.

A winner has been announced in the annual Defeat of Jesse James Days Horseshoe Hunt.

After a record setting 2018, asset forfeitures across the state of Minnesota declined slightly in 2019, according to a new report issued by State Auditor Julie Blaha.

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