The only area that’s open is the fitness center run by Endurance Fitness after moving from its old location in Lexington.  Club memberships transferred here until the end of April when members can join The Rookery and have full access. Elsewhere there’s a lot of work underway, including refurbishing the bottom of two swimming pools, […]

A new system that dispatches fire trucks and other critical resources to emergencies worked well during a large fire in Blaine on February 17.   When part of the outdoor yard at the Fleet Farm store on Lexington Avenue caught fire, the system helped bring more firefighters quickly.

Ham Lake is the first city in the area to consider an ordinance to crack down on catalytic converter thefts. The new ordinance would make it illegal to possess a converter without proof of ownership.

Mayor Tim Sanders told a House Transportation Committee how difficult it is for people to safely cross Highway 65 on foot.  The committee was looking at safety issues for pedestrians and bicyclists along highways across the state.

Public input sought for proposed changes at Hodgson Road and County Road J between Lino Lakes and Shoreview.

Al Kordiak, a pioneering Anoka County commissioner for decades representing the southern-most portion of the county, died earlier this month.

Nicholas Zielinski pleaded guilty Jan. 4, 2022, to one count of second-degree intentional murder (not premeditated). His sister, Melissa Zielinski, was found guilty by an Anoka County jury Feb.
3, 2022, of three counts of aiding and abetting murder.

The district’s Director of Labor Relations and Benefits is joining other administrators by going back into the classroom to help fill staff shortages that continue to mount amid the on-going COVID-19 pandemic.

Community college allows students from all walks of life to learn valuable and always in-demand skill of stenography.