Northfield News

This weekend, visitors took a break from modern life for a short trip to the fur trade era.

Dakota County recently awarded Voith Hydro North America with a contract to replace 100-year-old power-generating turbines at Lake Byllesby Dam. The water-to-wire contract, which provides the power supplier with Kaplan turbines and other powerhouse components, is expected to increase the…

Seventy-seven students from all five elementary schools in Northfield took part in the 2019 Be the Solution to Stormwater Pollution poster contest. This annual event gives second- through fifth-grade students the opportunity to learn how they can take action for…

Nerstrand is one step closer to getting a new fire hall.

This year’s Northfield Hospital Auxiliary Book Fair raised more than $67,000, money expected to buy medical training equipment and help purchase a new rescue truck.

More than 14 months after the body of David Riess was found shot to death in his rural Blooming Prairie home, his wife, Lois Riess, 57, has been indicted on first-degree murder charges by a Dodge County grand jury.

The Bridgewater Township Board of Supervisors reportedly plans to approve developing an application for incorporation next month.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation encourages motorists to plan ahead before traveling Memorial Day weekend and use extra care while driving through work zones.

The work schedules for the approximately three dozen Northfield city employees who occupy City Hall will become more flexible this summer if certain conditions are met.

Northfield city councilors on Tuesday approved more than $806,000 in assessments for the two-year street reconstruction project slated to start this year.

The Defeat of Jesse James Days Committee has announced longtime Northfielder Clancy Dokmo as the 2019 Joseph Lee Heywood Award recipient. The award is given annually to a person who exhibits a dedication to public service which Joseph Lee Heywood…

The intersection of Third Street and Washington Street and a portion of Washington Street will close Wednesday as part of Division Street and Seventh Street reconstruction, Washington Street mill and overlay, and various parking lot rehabilitations, a press release states.…

It’s hard to stay caught up in school when you can’t read proficiently.

A Burnsville woman found with more than $700,000 worth of heroin was sentenced Friday to 24 months in federal prison.

Jobless numbers showed a sharp drop of a percentage point or more in most cities and counties across the region from March to April, according to figures released Tuesday by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.