The event will be at the school on May 21 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and will include games, food trucks, entertainment, and more.

Blaine Police have arrested a man they say lit a house on fire early Thursday morning.

As an 8th grade English teacher at Roosevelt middle school, Matt Van Zee says nothing helps a student learn quite like a great book.  The problem was books on the shelves were not all that interesting to 8th graders. He set out to change that by building what he calls a, “Dynamic Library,” in his classroom.

Players and golf course managers have high expectations that the golf momentum that started during COVID restrictions will continue.

Three and a half years after committing to building a store in Blaine, Hy-Vee announced it would sell its piece of the land on Main Street, not far from Blaine High School.

The department has long used so-called buying groups–joint powers agreements with other departments that allow for purchasing equipment without the standard bidding process most public entities use.

State will reimburse companies for cost of cameras that hope to catch license plates of those who drive around stopped buses. Rehbein Transit in Lino Lakes is one company that will receive grants.

Lino Lakes Public Safety has hired seven people to serve as part-time paid duty crew firefighters to help bring down response times during weekday hours.

Spring Lake Park has a new Master Plan for updating parks across the city.  It’s the culmination of a year of work with input from residents and architects.  The plan includes concepts for each of the city’s six parks.

Anoka-Ramsey Community College was part of a rapid response to train enough certified nursing assistants to fill a shortage caused by the pandemic.  The emergency need was answered, but thousands of job openings remain.