Hope For the Community Food Shelf in Blaine welcomes the added assistance.  They’ve been as busy as ever, distributing food for up to 3,000 people per week.

Local colleges are getting ready for a return to class this fall with a hybrid learning model.  Most classes at Anoka Ramsey Community College will still be online for the fall semester, but plans are also being made to have some in person learning as well.

Anoka County Library began offering video games for check out this week. The collection is starting small, with 18 games for Playstation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. 

According to court documents, Anoka County leaders believe Tyler Technologies and its failures to deliver a timely product are the reasons that many people received their property tax statements late this year.

The council voted to raise the daily fee for non-residents to $10 a day, and an annual permit rises to $30.

City Council members describe the crossing of Xylite Road and Radisson Road as a dangerous intersection. They say it needs to be fixed, but they want a better deal with the county on how to share the cost.