A bang and then boom, the electricity went out in Downtown Northfield just after 10 this morning and a bird is to blame. KYMN was out for about 15 minutes or so. Witnesses reported a flash at the Xcel substation on the corner of Hwy 3 and 2nd street. Xcel representative Matt Lindstrom said a bird flew into the transformer. While the traffic lights stayed on, all the businesses along Division were out checking with their neighbors to see who had lights.
Rice County authorities detail new domestic violence plans for determent, reaction and response; Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention readying for Northfield Prom; Master Gardeners giving trees away today
Yesterday Rice County Attorney Brian Mortenson and the Executive Director of the HOPE Center, Erica Staab-Absher, held a joint press conference to discuss a new