Rice County News

Hundreds of people joined together on a beautiful Monday morning at the Northfield Area Veterans Memorial Park to remember our fallen soliders.

UPDATED: 7:05 p.m Northwester Rice County is now in a severe thunderstorm warning until 7:45 p.m. AT 703 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS OF 65 MPH.

UPDATED: 2:20 p.m. The severe thunderstorm warning is no longer in effect for Rice County.

Joe Gasior has filed for the at-large Northfield City Council seat up in this year's election.

Follow Northfield Patch onA Twitter A | Like us onA Facebook A | Sign up for our dailyA newsletter Here is a look back at the May 22A Rice County Board of Commissioners A meeting.

Two people have stepped forward to represent Northfield's two districts on the Rice County Board of Commissioners.

Rice County Habitat for Humanity is holding its annual Raise the Roof Dinner and Silent Auction on Sunday, June 3 at 5:30 p.m. at the American Legion in Faribault.

Purchasing a handgun for personal use is not a simple process in Minnesota, but that hasn't stopped an ever-growing number of Northfield residents.A In 2006, 46 Northfield residents were issued a permit to purchase a handgun, according to data provided by the Northfield Police Department , which is responsible for processing and approving those ... (more)

If you've been chomping at the bit to raise your hand and run for a local elected office, your time has come.

A Kenyon man, accused of trying have a Mankato man killed, is taken down by an undercover cop in Northfield.

A week after it was announced that Carleton College would purchase the 200 Division St.

On Wednesday, May 23 at 7 p.m., Carleton College will host a public panel discussion on the ethics of healthcare access in America.

A Kenyon man already charged with beating his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend in January with a flashlight has now been charged with trying to arrange for an acquaintance to kill the man in exchange for a used golf cart and his father's all-terrain vehicle.

MINNEAPOLIS - A 26-year-old Kenyon man is accused of trying to hire another man to kill the new boyfriend of his ex-girlfriend, according to charges filed Wednesday by the Rice County Attorney's Office.

A seat belt savedA Dani Fiebelkorn's life. The teen was driving on Interstate 35 last October when she fell asleep at the wheel, flipping the car through a ditch and coming to a rest upside down.

For the last year Rice County has waged a "Take It to the Box" campaign, encouraging people to bring unused prescription drugs to black boxes found at law enforcement stations in Northfield and Faribault.

A 44-year-old Faribault woman stopped by Northfield Police for reportedly driving erratically Thursday afternoon has been charged with felony possession of methamphetamine .

When they pay their bill, many homeowners in Rice County and throughout the state of Minnesota are shelling out more.

Carleton College has purchased the building at 200 Division St. in downtown Northfield, according to an email sent to Carleton faculty and staff from Fred Rogers, the college's vice president and treasurer.

An Albertville, MN, mother is seeking the public's help in finding her 15-year-old daughter after she went missing Friday night after 9:30 p.m. Tina Windom of Albertville, a city about 30 miles northwest of Minneapolis, said she hasn't seen her daughter, Cossette Carr, a freshman at St.