Champlin News

A 17-year-old boy failed to obey a stop sign and his pickup truck struck two children in a Champlin intersection as they walked to a park with their grandfather, sending one of kids to the hospital with serious injuries, authorities said.

This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Union Editor The Anoka Classic Car Show made its first deposit to the city of Anoka this week.

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Theft . Two goats were stolen from their pen at a home on the 4700 block of 165th Avenue NE.

Jun 16, 2009 10:49 pm US/Central Reporting Heather Brown 1 of 1 Heather Solberg was on her way home from watching fireworks with friends when she struck in the crosswalk on Highway 169 in Champlin by an alleged drunken driver.

Roofing contractors from out of town went on a door-knocking campaign, trying to convince residents that they needed repairs after a minor hail storm hit town on Wednesday, but they made a serious misstep when they knocked on Building Official Gary Yoder's door.

Fridley police have arrested two juveniles and an adult in the Wednesday school bus arson at Totino-Grace High School.

Officers from the Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center, Champlin, and Dayton Police Departments along with deputies from the Hennepin County Sheriff Office cited 142 unbelted motorists during a statewide seat belt enforcement the last two weeks of May.

Jun 16, 2009 4:17 pm US/Central MINNEAPOLIS 1 of 4 Christopher Buessman, 34, hit and killed Heather Solberg while she was walking across Highway 169.

The victim was among a group crossing Hwy. 169 at Hayden Lake Road when she was struck.

Police in Champlin say a pedestrian was killed early at the intersection of Highway 169 and Hayden Lake Road.

ST. PAUL A former Republican legislator who has been out of electoral politics for five years is his party's first declared candidate for governor.

Former state Rep. Bill Haas, of Champlin, on Wednesday became the first Republican to formally declare his candidacy for governor in 2010, starting what is expected to be a long parade of GOP contenders vying to succeed Gov.

As of Tuesday morning, officers across Minnesota will be able to pull over and ticket drivers who are not wearing a seatbelt.

Like many proud shoppers who wait for markdowns and still try to apply coupons for further discounts, I've been known to make the joke that the store is going to owe me money.

Bob Bostrom, lead carpentry. instructor on job for college in front of house and near a rain garden which is one of the hundreds of green features of the project.. About 35 students at Hennepin Technical College spent two carpentry classes a week this year building a custom, 4-bedroom home on a city owned lot in Brooklyn Park.

Last Saturday I was able to take in a high school section baseball game between Champlin Park and Blaine.

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This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Union Editor A fire burned two cars and destroyed a garage on Anoka's Park Street on Sunday evening of the Memorial Day weekend.

Terroristic threats . A woman from the 600 block of 109th Lane NE. reported to police that an unknown man has called her a few times talking about her buttocks.