Da Vinci Academy is working with the city toward putting in a school zone on Jefferson Street. It may be in place by the time school starts next fall.

If you’re looking for sporting equipment, there’s plenty to choose from. Footballs, basketballs, tennis balls, and t-shirts from past recreation programs are all available.

One Andover family found a surprise in their yard recently. It was a small great horned owl that was too young to fly. This family worked with The Raptor Center to give this young owl another chance in a new home.

Where does a serious gardener get good soil if they doesn’t want to buy it? They makes it.

Public safety officials agree putting on a bike helmet before you ride should be as automatic as buckling your seat belt in a car.  SBM Firefighters are making sure those helmets fit properly and are in good condition.  Their annual sale and helmet fitting clinic is so popular, 16 cars were lined up and waiting before the doors to Fire Station #3 in Blaine were even opened. 

Brandyn Woodard is leading a renewed effort at Anoka-Ramsey Community College to address issues of diversity and closing learning gaps. Woodard recently took over a new position as Vice President of Equity and Inclusion. He says meeting with students about their needs and bringing in more diverse faculty are two early steps toward improving student success.