Big Lake News

A Big Lake, Minn., man died Wednesday afternoon after getting hit by a truck on Hwy.

The City Council is taking greater care in appointing someone to fill the Thorsted vacancy, since voters could voice their opposition to a choice they do not like at the ballot box.

Elk River Police Chief Jeff Beahen said so far public safety has come out very well in terms of budget cuts, but the future is still unknown as no one is 100 percent positive what will happen in terms of Local Government Aid funding in the future.

Breanna Arndt knew early on that she was going to go to college, and she's getting an early start at it.

A band of 11 Vietnam veterans, three of whom had been shot or hit with shrapnel in combat, took to the road Friday in Anoka County on their final march to the home of Jacob Wetterling.

Every five years since Jacob Wetterling's abduction in 1989, a group of Vietnam War veterans has braved freezing temperatures to walk more than 60 miles in three days to raise awareness of missing and abducted children.

An on-duty Sherburne County sergeant was injured Monday after his vehicle collided with another in Big Lake Township.

On Tuesday, Dec. 15 from 3 to 8 p.m. at the Elk River High School and Thursday, Dec.

People who have their recycling picked up by Randy's Environmental Services can now recycle one more thing: strings of Christmas lights.

Sherburne and Morrison counties have scheduled more H1N1 flu vaccine clinics. Previous Sherburne clinics have targeted younger children and those with medical conditions.

Do you know a special family child-care provider in Sherburne County? Nominations are being taken through Dec.

Andersen wrote in the complaint filed with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights that minority officers accused of wrongdoing "have been treated much more favorably than I was.

Initiative Foundation President Kathy Gaalswyk announced the appointment of two local members to its 2010 board of trustees.

ELK RIVER - Sherburne County's government center soon will lose its distinction as one of the most open government campuses in the area.

What a way to go! The Northstar commuter rail line is excellent, not only for commuters, but for getting to the Twin Cities airport, entertainment venues, sports venues or the Mall of America.

Saint Paul, MN a ' Gov. Tim Pawlenty today announced the appointment of Mark A. Ethen to the Minnesota Racing Commission.

Air Force Airman Dustin E. Rost graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

Several local students were named to the Spring Semester 2009 dean's list at Bemidji State University.

It will unfold at 180 Monroe St. in Big Lake, the address of their new Habitat for Humanity home.

'All aboard, please.' With those words, the Northstar commuter rail's inaugural ride began Friday, as a train loaded with elected officials and supporters headed for Minneapolis.