Northfield News

Space that just a few months ago gave the county room to grow is about to serve as the halls of justice.

Melissa Hanson knows the feeling of housing insecurity all too well.

President Donald Trump has plans to stop in Mankato on Monday, Aug. 17, as part of his re-election campaign.

In Nerstrand, a combined six candidates have filed for mayor and council, ensuring a full November ballot for residents of one of the area’s smallest communities.

The Northfield City Council will take up a request to transfer $100,000 originally intended to help stop Bridgewater Township’s petition to incorporate as a city.

November elections for the Northfield School Board and Dundas City Council will feature multiple candidates competing for limited spots.

Reporting requirements for Northfield Hospital and Clinics and other health care systems throughout the U.S. have been loosened during COVID-19 to allow for greater delivery of virtual care to combat the spread of the virus.

Minnesota held its first major election of the COVID-19 era on Tuesday, and while ballots are still trickling in, the state's vaunted elections system seems to have held up well.

Northfield mayoral primary numbers Tuesday indicated resounding support for incumbent Mayor Rhonda Pownell in a three-way contest with challengers David Ludescher and Jon Denison.

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate on Tuesday, making history by selecting the first Black woman to compete on a major party’s presidential ticket and acknowledging the vital role Black voters…

Northfield Public Schools data from this spring's distance learning show large achievement gaps between elementary students of color and their white peers.

The first day of instruction for Northfield Public Schools students has been pushed back nearly a week to allow for family conferences as the district transitions into an uncertain 2020-21 school year caused by COVID-19.

As Northfield Public Schools officials prepare to make a decision on the initial 2020-21 learning format, plans for all three possible options are becoming clearer as COVID-19 causes more uncertainty.

Northfield's City Council is aware of the important role the southeastern part of the community is playing in expanding the housing market and helping people who want to live in the city do so.

Dundas Dome owners are requesting delays to on-site parking lot and pond work included in a city development agreement due to a loss of revenue brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the COVID-19 crisis drags into its sixth month with no end in sight, local immigration advocates say that an already backlogged immigration system has become more difficult to navigate than ever.

Walking through Florella’s manufactured home park on Friday, Mark Zweber eyed the mobile homes to his left and to his right, some built as many as 50 years ago.

Touring historic sites doesn’t require leaving the county. In some cases, it doesn’t even require planning ahead.

Construction is underway on a 62-unit, market rate apartment development on the southeast corner of Jefferson Road and Honey Locust Drive.

Two people were injured Friday afternoon after an SUV struck a semi on Highway 19 just west of Northfield.