Owatonna Police

Do you know your neighbors? Yes or no, Tuesday, August 7 is the day for the annual Night to Unite celebration.

The Owatonna Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism is offering a special program for their Business Boot Camp event on Thursday, October 26. In their weekly Tuesday Talk email newsletter, the chamber invites members to a presentation on dealing with violence in the workplace hosted by Owatonna Police Captain Eric Rethemeier.

A 39-year-old Dodge County man is dead after making terroristic threats toward an Owatonna resident and leading police on a chase, according to a news release from the Steele County Sheriff's Office.

A strong thunderstorm swept through Owatonna around 5PM Tuesday, forcing some Night to Unite block parties to be held inside garages, but many gatherings continued.

The Owatonna Police Department and the Steele-Rice County 911 Center are asking businesses in Owatonna and Faribault to update their emergency contact information.

The Owatonna Police Department posted a fraud alert on their website after heavy thunderstorms on Monday that included large hail in parts of town.

Authorities have said five men from southern Minnesota, including one from Faribault, have been arrested for targeting children online for sex. They were caught after chatting online with someone they thought was a 14-year-old girl and also arranging to meet with the girl for sex...

The police departments in Owatonna and Blooming Prairie, plus the Steele County Sheriff's Office, are part of the extra patrols against impaired driving through Labor Day.

The annual Night to Unite in Owatonna brought together neighbors for food, fun and a visit from Owatonna police and fire department personnel.

Owatonna police, with the assistance of several agencies, have made an arrest in a Sunday shooting that left an Owatonna man with a gunshot wound.