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After years of debate, reforms to Minnesota’s civil forfeiture laws passed the Minnesota House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee unanimously, getting broad support from advocacy groups.

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner has identified the body found last week in a rural Rice County field as Manuel Ramirez, 36, of Kenyon.

As coronavirus continues to spread, Minnesota’s public colleges and universities have been forced to adjust to serve students while maintaining financial viability.

The Northfield News will again publish its annual special section featuring area high school graduates. But this year there’s something new.

Elderly veterans across the state and their caretakers could soon get assistance if the Minnesota legislature enacts a bill sponsored by Rep. Todd Lippert, DFL-Northfield.

<&firstgraph>Northfield city councilors on Tuesday night approved prorated refunds for liquor license holders sidelined by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Even before breaking ground, architects hired to oversee the expansion of Rice County’s Government Services Building told county leaders that the project would be under budget.

A farmer planting beans in his field at the curve on Kane Trail and Lamb Ave southeast of Northfield Thursday discovered human remains, according to law enforcement officials.

With the coronavirus pandemic likely to extend well into the summer and fall, the state legislature is examining ways to help local election authorities deal with unprecedented challenges.

Three Links was notified Tuesday of an employee who had tested positive for COVID-19.

Northfielders and others from the region who are battling cancer now have a greater chance of being treated closer to home thanks to an additional machine recently installed by Mayo Clinic.

Rice and Steele counties, like the state of Minnesota, have again seen a steep rise in COVID-19 cases.

Northfield Police Chief Monte Nelson announced on Tuesday he plans to retire after a nearly 25 year run in Northfield.

Two people, including a Northfield police officer, were injured May 6 in a crash involving a police squad car at the intersection of Highway 3 and Jefferson Parkway.

Northfield officials believe budget reserves will be needed to combat a potential revenue loss of more than $1 million through next year as the city continues to face the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.

Two residents of a Northfield assisted living facility have recovered after testing positive for the coronavirus three weeks ago.

The 2020 Northfield High School graduation ceremony will be held for students and their families online May 31.

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread, local emergency physicians are raising concerns that Minnesotans are taking advice to stay home a bit too literally and foregoing necessary medical care.

A food drive for the Community Action Food Shelf on Sunday netted more than 6,600 pounds of food from more than 140 cars/bikers in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

To infectious disease experts, despite increasing calls to reopen the economy from many across the country, the dangers of COVID-19 make continued social distancing necessary.