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A Cannon Falls nursing center did not adequately supervise a resident who choked on a sandwich and died in November 2015, according to findings by the Minnesota Department of Health. The Gardens at Cannon Falls resident, who was on a puréed diet due to risk for aspiration, tried...

A man was rescued from a canoe accident on the Cannon River on Monday. Richard Finklea, 52, Minneapolis, and Rendee Foster, 52, Hastings, were involved in the incident. The couple put their canoe in the Cannon River near the Cannon Falls Park shortly after 12 p.m. Minutes later,...

Over 2000 Xcel Energy customers are without power in Cannon Falls and Randolph due to an equipment failure that occurred just before 12 p.m. Xcel Energy crews are on the scene, repairing and assessing damage. UPDATE: According to Xcel Energy officials, power was restored shortly after...

Highway 52 between Hampton and Cannon Falls will be closed and detoured from 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12, to 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 15, for road work, according the Dakota County Transportation Department. The closure will stretch from Highway 19 in Cannon Falls to Highway 50 in Hampton....

Vintage Band Festival 2016 will bring 30 bands performing 100 concerts over four days to Northfield, Minn., and nearby towns. One of those bands, Kentucky Baroque Trumpets, will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday July 28 at First Lutheran Church, Red Wing. The community had this group in...

ST. PAUL — Elizabeth Calderara, the Cannon Falls woman who was on life support after a Monday car crash in rural Dakota County that killed her husband and 1-year-old daughter, was declared brain dead Wednesday night at Regions Hospital in St. Paul. Calderara’s heart and other...

RANDOLPH, Minn. — A Cannon Falls man and his infant daughter were killed and his wife and son were seriously injured after a sport-utility vehicle they were in collided with a semi-trailer truck Monday morning in rural southern Dakota County, authorities said. Jason Calderara, 31,...

A Cannon Falls man was charged with two counts of first-degree premeditated attempted murder and two counts of second-degree premeditated attempted murder, according to a criminal complaint filed in Goodhue County District Court Wednesday. Lee David McNamara, 35, also was charged...

Red Wing Police Capt. Gordon Rohr will discuss changes in police work and technology Wednesday June 8 at the monthly meeting of the Cannon Falls Area Citizens and Law Enforcement Partnership — TRIAD. All are welcome to this free event that begins 10 a.m. at the Shepherd’s Center,...

For the second straight game, Cannon Falls could not get its offense going, and it cost the Bombers dearly in a 1-0, eight-inning loss to Dover-Eyota in the Sub-section 1AA West tournament. The Eagles, the No. 5 seed, moves on to face Chatfield, the No. 5 seed in the East, in the...

Motorists on Highway 52 near Hampton will see brief, intermittent traffic delays in each direction Friday May 20 when a helicopter pulls rope over the highway between two poles for the CapX2020 power line project. Work is expected to begin at approximately 10 a.m. on Highway 52 south...

Minnesota Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Friday April 22 in Cannon Falls for people to learn more about a 10-day project to correct curbing on the Highway 52 east side interchange roundabout. The meeting will be 10 to 11 a.m. in the Cannon Falls...

A bill introduced by State Sen. Matt Schmit to form an advisory group for high-speed rail in southeastern Minnesota advanced Thursday, a day after a private rail developer opened the public comment period for a proposed Twin Cities-to-Rochester line. Minnesota-based North American...