A recent update on android phones has created problems for law enforcement. Thousands of people are calling 911 without even realizing it.

Anyone who drives through a road construction area knows how challenging that can be. Well imagine working in a cone zone? Recently we ventured into one on a major road project in the north metro . What we saw was a lot of moving parts and individuals who are constantly in harm’s way.

Earlier this month the US Supreme Court reduced the EPA’s power to regulate wetlands protected by the Clean Water Act. However this is not expected to impact wetlands in Anoka County.

In early May the Minnesota State High School League voted to make boys volleyball a sanctioned sport beginning with the 2024-25 season. After years of waiting, the volleyball community was finally validated. This was great news for some schools in the North Metro area.

In Minnesota there are three things you can count on – winter, road construction and mosquitoes. The annoying pests are back, especially in Anoka County.

Going to college can be a costly proposition, especially for families who are paycheck to paycheck. But there is a Twin cities organization that has stepped up and eased the money burden for countless people in the North Metro area.

The City of Spring Lake Park is making plans to renovate city hall. It was first built in 1977, and does not meet the current needs of the city.

Blaine is one of the ten largest cities in Minnesota and it’s continuing to see growth. The city’s population is going up, and it is adding to its commercial and industrial sectors as well.

The MetroNorth Chamber of Commerce teamed up with Anoka Technical College and Anoka County to organize a career fair at the National Sports Center with the goal of showing people what different career fields might look like.

The clock is ticking on this year’s Minnesota state legislative session as politicians try to get things done. There’s a chance marijuana will become legal – which is why one North Metro city has come up with a cannabis road map.