Road conditions remain sketchy
While some roads are plowed, others are not. Rice County Sheriff Troy Dunn reports that Co. Rd. 1 and 9 are still in poor driving condition. Many Township roads are not plowed and they have people...
View ArticlePlows and parking; Rice Co. Sheriff’s dept. works OT, tow trucks and blinding...
Plows continue to clear snow but it’s been a slow go as plows were pulled from the roads yesterday with zero visibility during the height of the unexpected amount of snowfall. With the amount of...
View ArticleNorthfield declares Snow Emergency
Date Snow Emergency is declared: 2/6/2019 Date residential streets will be plowed: 2/6/2019 AND 2/7/2019 Date all downtown parking lots except 5th & Washington Street are closed: 2/7/2019 Date of...
View ArticleSchool closings …. again
Due to freezing rain, snowfall expected throughout the day and strong winds beginning early this afternoon, the following schools are closed Thursday, Feb. 7th: Faribault Public Schools Northfield...
View ArticlePlowing and parking for Division St.; Out 6 of 9 days… Flexible Learning gets...
The snowfall has created a mess for those trying to park in downtown Northfield on Division Street. KYMN spoke with Jay Morrison from Streets department. They will begin clearing all the snow starting...
View ArticleThursday Closings
Just Food Coop is closing at 7pm Dick’s Sanitation is reminding folks that service is a day delayed again this week and to please clear snow from the area around your bins. If you have questions go to...
View ArticleSchool delays Friday 2-8
The following School Districts are delayed 2 hours on Friday: Northfield Faribault and no morning pre-school Randolph Medford Cannon Falls Tri-City United Kenyon-Wannamingo is 3 hours delayed – buses...
View ArticleGovernor Walz Declares Peacetime State of Emergency to Assist Stranded Motorists
At just before 10pm last night, Governor Tim Walz declared a peacetime state of emergency, and ordered the Minnesota National Guard to provide assistance and emergency relief services for stranded...
View ArticleRide along on City snowblower
The coordination it takes to remove all that snow from downtown is amazing! Teri Knight had a chance to ride along for a few minutes thanks to our wonderful Streets department. Seven semis and 16...
View ArticleClearing downtown streets takes patience and coordination; Gravel roads get...
With the shear amount of snowfall, removing it from downtown Northfield is a big job that requires a lot of coordination. For 19 years, Steve Malecha of the City’s Streets department has driven the...
View ArticleFine Tune archive #269 music songs 10 Feb 2019
An archived edition of Fine Tune from Grammy Awards night 2015. Fine Tune 02-08-15 #269 Complete Playlist to come… The Sensations / Music, Music, Music Ricky Skaggs / If I Lose The Beatles / I’m a...
View ArticleEstado de la unioncon el presidente. Licencias de manejar para todos
Repasamos el estado de la union con Trump, la crisis humanitaria en Venezuela y las licencias de manejar para todos. El Super Barrio 2 10 19 The post Estado de la unioncon el presidente. Licencias de...
View ArticleKYMN there as Klobuchar announces Presidential bid; The Wolf (Auto Club) is...
On a snowy afternoon, Sen. Amy Klobuchar announced her Presidential bid yesterday in front of thousands gathered on Boom Island. Using the Mississippi River as a connector of our nation’s history, she...
View ArticleMissing person
Jeanne Marie Lundeen last seen 02/11/2019. Left home without her car, winter boots, cellphone and purse (unknown clothing description). Suffers from anxiety and depression. If seen contact St. Anthony...
View ArticleSchool delays and closings Feb. 12th
NORTHFIELD SCHOOLS NOW CLOSED – per Superintendent Hillmann at 8:03am Randolph Public Schools NOW CLOSED Cannon Falls Public Schools NOW CLOSED Faribault Public Schools NOW CLOSED Kenyon-Wanamingo is...
View ArticleNfld declares Snow Emergency
The City of Northfield declared a Snow Emergency: Date Snow Emergency is declared: 2/12/2019 Date residential streets will be plowed: 2/12/2019 AND 2/13/2019 Date all downtown parking lots except 5th...
View ArticleSchools close again; Woman stuck on RR tracks is hit; Local artists chosen...
First they were 2 hours late, then they were closed. The 7th closure since the polar vortex. Northfield Schools Superintendent Matt Hillmann called it at about 8 this morning when reports of blowing...
View ArticleHastings School Official charged with multiple counts of embezzlement
Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom announced that Joshua Gerald McLay, age 37 of Hastings, has been charged* with eight counts of Embezzlement of Public Funds and eight counts of Theft by Swindle...
View ArticleADUs will get a closer look; Northfield couple jailed on heroin charges;...
There’s widespread agreement that Northfield needs affordable housing and that Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) could provide some relief. The issues at last night’s Council meeting were that the...
View ArticleNfld Chief warns to use caution with high snow banks and more
Northfield Police Chief Monte Nelson stopped by the KYMN studios to ask residents to please use extreme caution traveling where students are out walking to and from school. The snow piles are so high...
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