Wargo Nature Center sits among the more than 5,000-acre Rick Creek Chain of Lakes Regional Park Reserve in Lino Lakes. People come for hiking, canoeing, snowshoeing and more. But, one of the most popular attractions at the nature center is an aging red-tailed hawk who can’t fly.
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An elementary school teacher is facing charges of criminal sexual conduct after allegedly assaulting one of his fourth grade students.
Continue reading...For the fifth time Mercy Hospital has been named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics.
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With long time fire chief Nyle Zikmund retiring this spring the Spring Lake Park-Blaine-Mounds View Fire Department has selected its next leader.
Continue reading...Caucus goers had their voices heard on Tuesday night as Bernie Sanders and Marco Rubio took home victories in Minnesota. The underdog candidates had put a focus on Minnesota in recent weeks making multiple campaign visits. Rubio spent part of Super Tuesday in Anoka County as he held a rally for an overflow crowd in Andover.
Continue reading...For the first time Anoka County Libraries joined millions of their peers nationwide in celebrating the sixteenth annual Read Across America Day. It is a fun way to let both young and old know Dr. Seuss’s birthday is great time to pick up a book and read.
Continue reading...Twenty-six food vendors, a few hundred people, thousands of dollars raised. All for one good cause. As soon as you pulled into the parking lot at the National Sports Center on Tuesday night you where able to take in the good smells coming from The Taste.
Continue reading...Fiscal responsibility is a popular phrase among politicians. Exactly what they means, however, can be different to everyone. Cities look for ways to raise their tax base or streamline city services, all while trying to keep the cost of living in their city competitive. In some cities however, property taxes can decrease when people buy beer.
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