A new Highway 65 express coach bus will beginning in August 2014. The morning and evening rush hour service will begin its route in northern East Bethel, and make stops in Ham Lake and Blaine on its way to downtown Minneapolis.

New immunization requirements adopted by the Minnesota Department of Public Health will go into effect on Sept. 1, 2014. The new rules will bring the state’s immunizations law up-to-date with current nationwide recommendations and practices.

James Peter Schwab, Jr. of Ham Lake is being charged with burglary in the third degree after law enforcement noted suspicious activity at a vacant gas station and carwash.

Voters in Anoka County will see new tabulator machines when they cast their vote on Election Day. The new state of the art machines are designed to enhance the voting process.

The Coon Rapids Costco is recalling hundreds of pounds of ground beef after a child became sick and was hospitalized with a strain of E. coli. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced the recall this week.