Anoka News

Cherie Cullum uses her hands to explain to Anoka school board chair Tom Heidemann, right, and vice chair John Hoffman that she wishes the left and the right will come together during a discussion on the "Respectful Learning Environment" policy during a school board meeting at the Anoka County School District headquarters in Coon Rapids, Minn.

The annual Anoka Heritage Home and Garden Tour opens doors to the historic city's past and offers a peek into the lives of Anoka's earliest residents.

Elk River-Zimmerman was given an opening to earn a share of the conference championship on Saturday evening, and came through.

On Sept. 18, 1955 Charles Brandon Booth, commander-in-chief of the VOA, presided at the dedication of Bar-None in its new location.

Popular singer Dennis Spears appears in the second of Anoka's First Congregational Church concert series Feb.

Producer Patti Hynes-McCarthy puts on two hats in The Seasons Dinner Theatre production "On Golden Pond." The show opens this weekend with Hynes-McCarthy stepping into the spotlight in a lead role of Ethel Thayer.

This year Anoka is planning to reconstruct several streets south of Coon Rapids Boulevard, including Ninth Avenue from 115th Avenue to Oakwood Drive.

As he points out, the problem with the scenes is not so much moral as it is that they are boring, lazy, and repetitive.

A group charged with coming up for a plan for a new Castle Field has presented its vision to the Anoka City Council.

Dan Gould Jewelers, located at 120 E. Main St., was robbed by four men during in the middle of the night Jan.

Last week the county board authorized the sale of general obligation capital improvement bonds not to exceed $15.3 million and awarded the sale of general obligation refunding bonds for three existing bonds, two of them capital improvement projects and the third for library projects, totaling $4,457,628. "It's an excellent time for financing," said ... (more)

Marvin Prescott and Anthony Prescott were arrested Friday morning by Sheriff Casey.

A majority of these immigrants were Swedes with a few Norwegians and Germans. Together, they made up 18 percent of Anoka's population which was the largest proportion of non-English speaking people in the history of the city so far.

One of the first teachers in the Anoka-Hennepin school district to publicly criticize a controversial sexual orientation policy is running for Minnesota State Senate.

A woman was killed while walking across Highway 10 on Monday evening. Police were dispatched to the intersection of Highway 10 and Thurston Avenue around 6:30 p.m. where there was a report of an east bound passenger truck hitting a pedestrian.

The female victim was hit by a vehicle heading east on the highway near Thurston Avenue just before 6:30 p.m. The woman, who was not immediately identified Monday night, was declared dead at the scene.

Roads in Minnesota's 13 counties with the highest combined totals of alcohol-related traffic deaths and serious injuries will be hot-spots for increased DWI enforcement through September, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety.

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

St. Paul, MN - Roads in Minnesota's 13 counties with the highest combined totals of alcohol-related traffic deaths and serious injuries will be hot-spots for increased DWI enforcement through September, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety.

The streets outlined in red are slated for reconstruction as part of Anoka's 2012 street renewal project.