According to the Minnesota School Bus Operators Association, this was the sixth annual celebration of those entrusted with getting thousands of students safely to and from school each day.

Three citizens received recognition awards from Blaine Police and the City Council for their help with two incidents along Highway 10.

The only area that’s open is the fitness center run by Endurance Fitness after moving from its old location in Lexington.  Club memberships transferred here until the end of April when members can join The Rookery and have full access. Elsewhere there’s a lot of work underway, including refurbishing the bottom of two swimming pools, […]

A new system that dispatches fire trucks and other critical resources to emergencies worked well during a large fire in Blaine on February 17.   When part of the outdoor yard at the Fleet Farm store on Lexington Avenue caught fire, the system helped bring more firefighters quickly.

Ham Lake is the first city in the area to consider an ordinance to crack down on catalytic converter thefts. The new ordinance would make it illegal to possess a converter without proof of ownership.

Mayor Tim Sanders told a House Transportation Committee how difficult it is for people to safely cross Highway 65 on foot.  The committee was looking at safety issues for pedestrians and bicyclists along highways across the state.

Public input sought for proposed changes at Hodgson Road and County Road J between Lino Lakes and Shoreview.

Al Kordiak, a pioneering Anoka County commissioner for decades representing the southern-most portion of the county, died earlier this month.