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.

Chris Massoglia’s unlikely route to the Blaine City Council sounds like a Hollywood script – which is exactly where he came from.

What happens when you mix St. Patrick’s Day with March Madness? For one local establishment in Blaine that combination equaled lots of business.

There could be another North Metro project in the future. MnDOT is conducting public forums to get ideas on how to fix two north-south busy roads.

There is still plenty of snow on the ground and it looks a lot like winter. But that won’t stop MnDOT from resuming work on US Highway 10. Cone zones and road construction are back.

Recently congress passed the consolidated appropriations act, which basically puts a stop to pandemic food benefits. This decision is having repercussions across the US – including the North Metro.

At the Capitol this year there’s a lot of ideas of what to do with the extra $17 billion that the state has right now. Two first term legisltators shared their ideas and priorities for what’s left of the session.

There aren’t many options for recycling Styrofoam in Minnesota. But fortunately for North Metro residents there is a recycle center in Coon Rapids equipped to do just that.