Northfield News

Nat Wilson gleaned the inspiration for Saturday's Puzzle Playoff at the Weitz Center for Creativity from a similar event at the St. Paul Winter Carnival.

The Northfield Healthy Community Initiative recently recognized Jane Tapper, volunteer at Bridgewater Elementary School, with the March 2019 “Making a Difference Award.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Robert Mueller on Friday turned over his long-awaited final report on the contentious Russia investigation, ending a probe that has cast a dark shadow over Donald Trump's presidency with no new charges but launching a…

Northfield is often described as an arts town, but for some in the community, the city can still do better.

Rice County Emergency Management Director Jennifer Hauer-Schmitz provided the following update on water levels throughout Rice County on Friday morning:

Gov. Tim Walz scaled back his budget Friday to account for a shrinking pot of money, although even those revisions leave a plan legislative Republicans still see as too rich.

The Northfield High School Raider Speech Team earned the title of Big 9 Conference Champions at the Big 9 Tournament held March 19 at John Marshall High School in Rochester.

We are all in this ‘pothole’ together: That’s the message of city officials from across the state who gathered at the Capitol Thursday to call for dedicated city street funding and flexible policy solutions to be passed this session.

ST. PAUL — More than a year and a half after the botched launch of a state computer system for vehicle tabs and titles, state lawmakers took another step toward making amends to some of those affected.

A new program is looking to make legal advice related to civil disputes more accessible.

While some other residential roads in the city's northwest get the standard road improvements, Third Street, considered part of the city's downtown and arts corridors, will get the works.

In her 2019 State of the City address, Mayor Rhonda Pownell focused on the city’s current strategic plan. She highlighted what Northfield has accomplished, as a city, since the plan was implemented in early 2018; she also noted what challenges…

If it was a traditional athletic sport, we’d probably be using plenty of hyperbole to describe the 2019 season of the Northfield High School Knowledge Bowl program — words like, “Incredible,” “Phenomenal” and “Remarkable.”

A Rice County Sheriff’s deputy, suing the county over his demotion following racist comments he made on social media, can’t introduce documents he says show an arbitrator’s bias against him.

Northfield High School’s Science Olympiad team is young, but it’s already claimed a high ranking at the state competition.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources last summer released its first-ever state deer plan, which didn’t hit the mark for everyone. Over the next two weeks, the public will have an opportunity to express their concerns, if any.

With a snow-filled winter seemingly nearing an end, Northfield is fast experiencing its first spring weather concern: flooding.

The inspector general of the Minnesota Department of Human Services is off the job Monday on investigative leave following a Minnesota legislative auditor's report last week.

With a snow-filled winter seemingly nearing an end, Northfield is fast experiencing its first spring weather concern: flooding.

On Monday, the Northfield Area Family Y Board of Directors announced the hiring of Krista Danner as the new chief executive officer. The Y Search Committee conducted a national search to fill the open position. Danner will start her responsibilities…