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BIKES4KIDS WELCOMES COMMUNITY IN FOR CELEBRATION OF TEN YEARS

The party drew in hundreds of people from across the region, including state lawmakers, as Bikes4Kids celebrated ten years and thousands of bicycles donated to those in need worldwide.

BLAINE STUDENTS GET BRIEFING FROM ASTRONAUT ABOUT NASA’S PLANNED RETURN TO THE MOON

Many adults might know little about the next trip to the moon, but students at University Elementary in Blaine are up to date after getting a briefing from a NASA official. It’s part of the school’s unique focus on aerospace, engineering and science.

CENTENNIAL LAKES POLICE RECRUITING NEW COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM MEMBERS

They also helped manage about one thousand other volunteers who came in to lend a hand. “We learned a lot that day,” said Lakso. “It’s very taxing to be out on a hot day picking up debris after a tornado in a community that has been devastated, but we were excited to be able to […]

NORTHTOWN MALL LAWSUIT AGAINST MET COUNCIL POSTPONED

A spokesperson for Met Council confirmed that the trial, which at one time was scheduled to begin next week in Anoka, has been postponed. According to Met Council and to the Minnesota Judicial Branch, the parties were notified of a status conference set for December 8, where there could be word of a settlement or “progress on a settlement.”

ANOKA COUNTY CRIME LAB WINS NATIONAL AWARD–AGAIN

Midwest Regional Forensic Lab is the only lab in Minnesota to win the Project FORESIGHT Maximus Award given to the top 15 labs in the world by faculty from West Virginia University who analyze crime lab data. They’ve won it two years in a row.

GOVERNOR WALZ WELCOMES BLAINE STUDENTS BACK TO SCHOOL

As buses rolled in at University Avenue Elementary School, Governor Tim Walz and Education Commissioner Heather Mueller were there to lead the official welcoming committee.

STATE TO OPEN COVID TESTING SITE IN FORMER LINO LAKES YMCA

Testing at the Lino Lakes site at the former YMCA will occur Monday-Thursday, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., beginning September 13.

SENATOR NEWTON WILL NOT SEEK RE-ELECTION IN 2022

DFL State Senator Jerry Newton says he won’t file for re-election in 2022. Newton represents Blaine and Coon Rapids in St. Paul.

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