Northfield News

A Northfield businessman charged with selling prescription pills through his drug disposal company received a two-year prison sentence Tuesday in federal court.

An armed robbery suspect with ties to Northfield is the subject of a search initiated by Goodhue County authorities.

Leonard Muya, 37, became homeless after he lost his job in 2006. Since then, he's lived on and off in Rice County homeless camps and most recently in a Northfield shelter.

The City Council on Monday set construction dates and goal budgets for what are now two new public safety facilities and a library expansion.

Federal investigators allege that a Northfield man indicted on child pornography charges e-mailed illegal photos to an agent posing as a fan.

Sunday, Sept. 27 a Reggie Stanley Fuller, 28, was cited for disorderly conduct in the 300 block of South Water Street.

Tuesday will mean different things to local organizations angling for a share of a half-million dollars matching charitable contributions statewide.

A federal search warrant, which until recently has been sealed by court order, reveals evidence of a child pornography distribution operation that authorities say Ernst Luposchainsky, 55, operated out of his home on Eighth Street in Northfield.

In a little white house on a quiet, tree-lined street in Northfield, a man who goes by the name "Kahn Amore" helped hundreds of thousands of child porn patrons around the world view images and videos of sexually abused children, federal officials say.

Submitted by glimsdal on Fri, 11/13/2009 - 2:06pm. In celebration of the warmth and joy of the upcoming holiday season, the Northfield Arts Guild would like to announce our production of Donata's Gift , a musical written by local playwright Christine Kallman with music written by local composer Daniel Kallman.

A Minnesota author has won a National Outdoor Book Award.    Carleton College professor Laura Goering of Northfield won the children's category for "Whistling Wings."    Goering has taught Russian language and literature at Carleton for the past 20 years.

The City Council narrowly decided Monday night to go with metro area law firms for legal representation.

We need to separate Mary Rossing the mayor from Mary Rossing the business owner.

For a decade and a half, the Northfield Area Foundation has built a sizable nest egg, annually giving a portion of its funds to improve life in this town of cows, colleges and contentment.

Carleton College is Minnesota's best private college value, according to Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine.

Rice County District Court Judge William A. Johnson will resign from his post on Jan.

As I grew up in Northfield , there were two times a year that I visited all the homes in several blocks near my home - May Day and Halloween.

Frances Boehning, center, watches as her son, Erik, right, pulls out nails he hammered into a pumpkin during an ECFE class.

President Obama's declaration of a national flu emergency last Friday just added to the H1N1-related confusion.

30, 1909: A local chapter of the Methodist Brotherhood was organized Sunday afternoon.