Groundbreaking for Anoka County’s new state-of-the-art 911 call center took place on Monday and officials are ecstatic.

Spring has finally sprung in the north metro. That means biking fanatics are on the roads and trails, but before you go on a ride make sure your bike is ready to go.

President Joe Biden stopped in Fridley Monday to kick off his Invest in America tour. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Senator Amy Klobuchar and others showed up to welcome him. For one North Metro politician, it was an incredible snapshot in time.

This week the Spring Lake Park City Council and the Blaine City Council were looking towards Spring. Both councils passed ordinances supporting the growing movement called No Mow May.

Friendly Fridley really threw out the welcome mat recently. President Joe Biden spoke at a local business and his appearance in Anoka County created quite a buzz.

The amount of firefighters in Minnesota and across the US is shrinking … Here in the North Metro, one department is trying to be proactive in their effort to get more qualified people to join the profession.

Sole proprietorships account for about three fourths of all the businesses in the country. A Blaine woman saw the opportunity for some of these small businesses to work together by sharing expenses and overhead, while also allowing these businesses to get their products in front of more people.

In Minneapolis and Saint Paul, there were more than 3,500 thefts of Kias and Hyundais in 2022. That’s up from just about 400 total thefts of the same cars in 2020. Specifically, thieves are targeting models from 2011 to 2021 that use a physical key. Now, the Blaine Police Department has to new tool to hopefully keep more cars where they belong.

A total of 13 people recently won a special award presented annually by the Anoka-Hennepin school district. One of the winners is from a school located in the North Metro.

Anoka-Ramsey Community College president Kent Hanson has been on the job for almost 10 years. In that span of time he’s accomplished a lot and hopes to do even more in the future as he guides the school through the post-pandemic phase.