Northfield News

Cellphones throughout southern Minnesota were sent an emergency alert late Sunday night. While these alerts in the past have been used to notify the community of missing children and escaped inmates, this weekend it was used to warn residents who…

Northfield middle and high schoolers who though they might be able to sleep later next school year: forget about it.

Ruth’s House of Hope holds its biggest and most beloved fundraiser in a matter of weeks. But you’ll need to act fast if you want to get a ticket.

Canoers and kayakers will soon have a safer place to get their watercraft out of the Cannon River.

Plans are in place for a solar garden of up to 1 megawatt on St. Olaf College land in northwest Northfield.

MnDOT snowplows will be out on southeast Minnesota state highways Friday through the weekend when snow is forecasted for the region, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

Local public safety officials are strongly encouraging Rice County residents to sign up for the Everbridge emergency alert system, saying that it provides a unique resource to help a person keep them and their family safe.

Carleton College is on track to complete a $41.9 million geothermal energy project next year in its pursuit of becoming carbon-neutral by 2050.

Gov. Tim Walz has proposed a bonding bill of just over $2 billion, in hopes of addressing what he says are a significant backlog of projects throughout the state.

With early voting set to start Friday, election officials in Rice County and across the state are gearing up for the first presidential primary the state has seen since 1992.

Two Republican women joined the race for the 2nd District congressional seat held by Democratic U.S. Rep. Angie Craig on Thursday, a 24-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force and a former state representative.

An Apple Valley woman has become the third Republican to announce her candidacy to replace incumbent Second Congressional District Rep. Angie Craig, DFL-Minnesota.

The Northfield Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism is pleased to name Marty Benson of Community Resource Bank its 2020 Ambassador of the Year. The award recognizes a Chamber Ambassador who has been especially active promoting the chamber, it’s business…

Rice County’s Soil and Water Conservation District emerged out of programs established back in the 1930s and has been incorporated in its current form for more than 75 years. Still, many Minnesotans aren’t quite sure exactly what the board does.