Saturated soil, precipitation and wind create No Wake emergency; U.S....
By Teri Knight, News Director With continued rising water levels, Rice County Sheriff Troy Dunn issued emergency wake restrictions this morning. He checked six area lakes and they’re all high. He’s...
View ArticleHilleman calls United Way merger a “great opportunity;” SCOPE students...
By Teri Knight, News Director It was just announced that the Faribault and Northfield area United Ways are merging to become the Rice County Area United Way. NAUW board member Greg Closser said there...
View ArticleConvicted sex offender facing nine new charges; Bridgewater supervisors...
By Teri Knight, News Director Convicted sex offender, 38-year-old Ross Matthew Wenner, has been charged with eight counts of distributing child pornography and one count of possession of child...
View ArticleKallestad to coordinate council strategic plan; NHS graduates look forward,...
By Teri Knight, News Director Beth Kallestad is now the Program Coordinator for the City of Northfield, hired to help implement two of the council’s six-part strategic plan. Mayor Rhonda Pownell...
View ArticleNorthfield man sentenced after multiple violations in domestic assault;...
By Teri Knight, News Director A Northfield man was sentenced to 17 months in the St. Cloud prison. On Friday, 34-year-old Marc Lewis Anthony was sentenced for multiple violations of domestic abuse...
View ArticleNorthfield EMS community paramedic program designed to “fill the gap”; City...
By Teri Knight, News Director Northfield Hospital’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) do more than respond to crashes and other disasters. Director Brian Edwards explains that their community paramedic...
View ArticleCity receives major donation from citizen for zero waste program; New...
By Teri Knight, News Director Current estimates of Northfield’s contaminated recycling waste is 15%. Local citizen Jan Shoger has been participating in the Materials & Waste subcommittee of the...
View ArticleAmber Alert from Cottage Grove
UPDATE 10:42am **** AMBER ALERT ***** AMBER ALERT ****** CANCEL ** CANCEL ** CANCEL ** Children have been found safe. Suspect Jeffrey Lo is in custody. Thanks to all who helped search **** AMBER ALERT...
View ArticleNearly a decade later, the Northfield Depot is poised to open to the public;...
By Teri Knight, News Director Efforts to save the old depot in Northfield began in 2010 with then mayor Mary Rossing sending a letter of support for the newly formed non-profit, Save the Northfield...
View ArticleTwist on check theft and $7k is written out of victim’s account; With “a lot...
By Teri Knight, News Director Last week, the Rice County Sheriff’s office was contacted by someone who had a personal check stolen. But this story is unique. Sheriff Troy Dunn explains that, with that...
View ArticleNorthfield man pleads guilty to selling heroin; Man with “huge knife”...
By Teri Knight, News Director A Northfield man who admitted to feeding his own heroin habit by selling the drug, pleaded guilty to 2nd degree drug sale last Friday in Rice County court. On February 7,...
View ArticleStudies say teens need sleep, will that mean a later start for Northfield...
By Teri Knight, News Director Should Northfield schools change their start time? After a lot of research regarding teenagers and sleep, this consideration continues to come up. Northfield...
View ArticleNorthfield city leaders ponder ways to pay for streets; Farmington woman...
By Teri Knight, News Director For some time, the Northfield Council has discussed setting up franchise fees on gas and electric utilities to pay for street repairs, rather than using street assessments...
View ArticleBridgewater supervisors take another step toward incorporation; ‘It’s not...
By Teri Knight, News Director Bridgewater Township supervisors voted on Wednesday evening to move ahead on developing a petition for the incorporation of Bridgewater Township. Glen Castore, Gary...
View ArticleNorthfield native christens USS Mpls/St. Paul warship; Cedar Ave shutdown for...
By Teri Knight, News Director The USS Minneapolis/St. Paul was launched into Lake Michigan this weekend and a Northfield native is the sponsor. Deputy Undersecretary of the US Navy, Jodi Greene,...
View ArticleEDA approves loan for mental health business; Apple Valley cyber stalker gets...
By Teri Knight, News Director Secure Real Estate, LLC (d.b.a Secure Base Counseling Center) requested a $50,000 loan from the Northfield EDA City-Wide Revolving Loan Program. Secure Base Executive...
View ArticleFive years for multiple molestation charges; Don’t file for incorporation,...
By Teri Knight, News Director A Faribault man was sentenced yesterday to five years in prison and a lifetime of conditional release for molesting two of his fiance’s children. The original complaint,...
View Article2019 street projects bid twice and cost 20% more than anticipated; Appeals...
By Teri Knight, News Director The City of Northfield bid the 2019 street reclamation project twice. The first time was in April and they didn’t receive any bids, largely due to the size of the project,...
View ArticleEagan couple plead guilty in death of foster child; Council debates...
By Teri Knight, News Director In April of last year, two people were charged in the death of a 3 year old Eagan boy in foster care. In April of this year, 28 year old Charles Homich pled guilty to 2nd...
View ArticleToday’s random music sample
Today’s random music sample, heard on 95.1 The One: The Revivalists – Keep GoingJimmy LaFave – That’s the Way It GoesDevil Doll – LeftAllman Brothers Band – Black Hearted WomanTracey Thorn – AirM. Ward...
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