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LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS DEPLOY TO OREGON

Two firefighters from the Spring Lake Park- Blaine- Mounds View Fire Department are part of a Minnesota contingent battling wildfires in Oregon.

OFFICIALS PREPARE FOR BIG MAIL-IN VOTE

With absentee voting underway beginning Friday Sept. 18, Anoka County officials are processing thousands of requests for voters who want to vote by mail.

SPRING LAKE PARK MAN BUILDS REPLICA WATER TOWER

In honor of the country’s bicentennial, Spring Lake Park painted the city’s water tower in 1976 in the recognizable red, white, and blue. The city liked it so much that the water tower became part of the city logo, and is the namesake for the city’s festival. One local man liked the water tower so much, he decided to build a replica of it in his yard.

SECOND PERSON CHARGED IN LINO LAKES MURDER

Siblings from Sandstone apparently were upset about money they thought the victim owed them.

ANOKA COUNTY EXTENDS OFFERING FOR NON-PROFIT AND BUSINESS GRANTS DESPITE SOME SAYING IT’S NOT ENOUGH

County seeks to cast a wider net but some non-profits still say they’re left out when they need it most.

BLAINE WILL OFFER ABSENTEE BALLOT DROPBOXES IN TWO LOCATIONS FOR GENERAL ELECTION

City wants to provide a secure place for those who fill out ballots at home to drop them off ahead of the November election.

LUPUS RESEARCH FOUNDATION SWITCHES GEARS ON ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EFFORTS

COVID-19 made it impossible to have the annual curling tournament, so organizers moved outdoors while the weather still allowed for a golf fundraiser.

BLAINE K-9 OFFICER AND PARTNER EARN NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR EFFORTS

Officers worked with Rex to locate a suspect and credit the dog with saving lives during a chase in Coon Rapids last year.

NORTH METRO BUSINESS LEADERS HEAR INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE AS THEY BEGIN FACE-TO-FACE NETWORKING AGAIN

In-person networking returns as business leaders hear inspirational message from a southern Minnesota baker who found success in the midst of a statewide shutdown.