Faribault's sandstone bluffs open into a web of caves creating ideal conditions for aging cheese. "It's 99 percent humidity and maintains a temperature of 52 degrees year round," Ellingson said.

“In 1936, Faribault became home to the first Blue Cheese plant in the United States,” Pucko said. “We have about 50,000 square feet of caves.” The caves are the perfect place to make cheese.

A man in a white lab coat enters the cave and breathes deeply. The air is 50 degrees. The humidity is 90 percent. Yeast and mold flourish on the white-washed walls. It is nearly silent as he ...

FARIBAULT, Minn.- For the last five years, Faribault Dairy Company saw their Amablu brand become the fastest growing line of blue cheese in the country at retail stores.

FARIBAULT, Minn. (WCCO)-- A night of storms is causing flash flooding across Minnesota, especially in the southern part of the state. Flooded fields and roads were visible from Sky 4 in Waseca ...

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As of 2019, more than 14% of Faribault residents were born outside the United States. The future could be even brighter, with a new $5 million park planned to open in a few years that'll give ...

The prosecution said the two friends were among a group ice fishing on the lake southwest of Faribault. Krenz, who didn't have a headlight turned on, hit Kreger at 50 to 60 miles per hour and sent ...

Faribault’s cotton blankets that sold for $245 to $345 will be reduced by $100 per unit. Many wool blankets in a similar price range will be reduced by $50.

The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Minnesota sued the City of Faribault, Minnesota for its unconstitutional rental licensing ordinance, aimed at reducing the number of people of color ...

Faribault Woolen Mills started as a small family-owned business in the nineteenth century and grew to become the largest and longest-surviving woolen mill in the state.