Andover News

A 65-year-old Elmore, Minn., man was sentenced on Jan. 26 to 28 months in prison for violating a no-contact order and stalking his Woodbury ex-wife.A Washington County District Court Judge Tad Jude also sentenced Roger Cecil Thompson to five years probation and ordered the man to have no contact with his ex-wife for a period of 10 years.

For the second time over three weeks, the Cambridge-Isanti wrestlers lost a tight match to 2nd-ranked Hastings when the Raiders rallied for a 33-31 victory in the title match of Saturday's Anoka Duals.

The Andover City Council Jan. 17 unanimously voted for the city engineer to complete plans and specifications for two neighborhood street reconstruction projects in 2012, but residents from one neighborhood are already saying they do not want this work done.

ANDOVER, Minn. - Minnesota Republicans headed to caucus meetings Tuesday determined to back a candidate who could defeat President Barack Obama in November, handing Rick Santorum a clear victory and at least temporarily shaking up the race for the GOP nomination.

Republicans at a precinct caucus in Andover have different choices for president but are united by a desire to defeat President Obama in November.

ANDOVER, Minn. - Some Twin Cities elementary students are adding another subject to their list of lessons: politics.

Ann Blake of Andover and her sister Jean were enjoying an afternoon of shopping and walking in the Arbor Lakes commercial district in Maple Grove on Jan.

Cody Ray Stamnes, 2764 132nd Lane N.W., Coon Rapids, was charged with felony theft and receiving stolen property counts, while Ramsey residents Christopher Robert Bartlett and Dylan James Jensen, who both live at 5590 148th Lane N.W., were each charged with one felony count of receiving stolen property.

There was a set of three road segments north of Crosstown Boulevard in northeastern Andover that were gravel until late last year.

Chase Springman of the Elks and Kyle Gausman of the Huskis tangled while chasing the puck.

NORTHWEST SUBURBAN: 7 p.m.-Champlin Park at Park Center; Osseo at Elk River; Centennial at Anoka; Maple Grove at Andover; Armstrong at Blaine.

This is a border street between the cities of Coon Rapids and Andover, with Andover handling the reconstruction project and Coon Rapids sharing in the cost.

An Andover company drew the attention of Minnesota's governor, a few state legislators and many other dignitaries to its Jan.

A contractor has been hired by the Coon Rapids Housing and Redevelopment Authority to remodel the fifth home acquired by the city as part of its Home for Generations program.

The East Bethel City Council on a 4-0 vote during its Jan. 18 meeting chose to lower the city's annual cigarette license fee from $300 to $200. Mayor Richard Lawrence voted yes, but preferred to see the fee lower all the way to $100. The mayor was the one who suggested lowering the cigarette license fee to be more in line with what several ... (more)

Hanson Boulevard in Andover will get a bituminous overlay from 161st to 181st avenues this summer.

After navigating the baffling maze of getting her works into print, a local woman has taken the task on herself.

Josh Turnquist led with 26 points as the Rogers Royals cruised 69-38 over the Andover Huskies on Thursday evening.

To plan for the future of its parks system and to know how much developers should be contributing to this, the Andover City Council asked city staff and the Parks and Recreation Commission to update a parks dedication fee study.

Forrest Gregory runs a food shelf operation that feeds more than 1,000 people a week via seven churches in Anoka County.