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BLAINE OFFICER HELPS K-9 PARTNER RECOVER

After four surgeries, K-9 Remy is still working and 100 percent recovered.

COUNTY ATTORNEY RECEIVES FEDERAL COVID RELIEF MONEY TO ADD REMOTE FACILITIES FOR FUTURE HEARINGS

New space could allow for remote judicial proceedings and other county uses in the age of COVID-19.

SPRING LAKE PARK SCHOOLS TO START SEPT. 10 AND ALLOW KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE IN-PERSON

Updated plan approved this week by school board, goes further than what school officials initially said following the Governor’s announcement last month.

HAVE THOUGHTS ABOUT PUBLIC TRANSIT IN ANOKA COUNTY? LET COUNTY LEADERS KNOW THROUGH ONLINE SURVEY

County leaders want to know about residents’ feelings about all matters related to public transit–whether they use it or not–in online survey through end of September.

NEW CHIEF TAKES OVER AT CENTENNIAL LAKES PD

Chief Mork spent 23 years on the police force in nearby Fridley so he knows the area well. He says the experience in a busier department more than twice the size of Centennial Lakes was different. Busy with emergency calls and serious crime, he says sometimes there was limited opportunity for outreach. Centennial Lakes is a welcome change of pace.

HIGHWAY 65-VIKING BOULEVARD INTERSECTION DRAWS CRITICISM FROM DRIVERS, OFFICIALS

MnDOT recently updated intersection with a design that many drivers say is confusing. So MnDOT is making changes again.

FALL HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS ADJUST TO COVID-19 GUIDELINES

High school athletics will look dramatically different in 2020-21 after state leaders moved football and volleyball to a new season after the first of the year.

NORTH METRO SCHOOL DISTRICTS OPT FOR HYBRID LEARNING MODEL IN FACE OF COVID-19 GUIDELINES FROM STATE

Distrcts choose hybrid learning models based on state guidelines in COVID-19 pandemic.

HANSON BLVD RAIL OVERPASS CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETE

After years of construction, the Hanson Boulevard overpass is Coon Rapids is complete and the road is open to traffic

NORTH METRO SCHOOL DISTRICTS READY PLANS AFTER RECEIVING STATE COVID-19 GUIDELINES FOR THE FALL

In a highly anticipated announcement, the state says each school district will make individual decisions about plans to re-open, based on the amount of COVID-19 activity in the surrounding county.