Coon Rapids News

Legislation introduced by State Senator John Marty in the last hours of this year's legislative session is the latest hope that universal, single payer health care can be achieved in Minnesota.

A Coon Rapids hospital plans to build the county's longest skyway. A local college recently opened a skyway and another will rise in Anoka.

A 55-year-old Blaine man has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of his girlfriend, the Anoka County Attorney's Office announced Monday.

A 20-year-old Apple Valley man who worked at a Coon Rapids bank is accused of stealing from that bank to fund a gambling habit, according to charges filed Monday in Anoka County Court.

Sept. 10, 2012 - Coon Rapids, MN, U.S. - Occasionally, Coon Rapids officials will have reports of HUGE pot plants growing in remote areas of the city.

Spring Lake Park police wrote the second-highest number of speeding tickets among cities in the Twin Cities metro area, according to a report on WCCO-TV . That year, Spring Lake Park police wrote 1,150 tickets for excessive speed.

The independent streak in this northern county's politics, known for making incumbents uncomfortable, is popping up in day-after reviews of the Minnesota House's vote to legalize gay marriage.

The Rev. Donna Olsen, from left, and Lynne Hvidsten and her partner Cindy Amberger get emotional after hearing the Minnesota House of Representatives passed a floor vote allowing same-sex marriage.

Dayton Freight Lines has received approval to proceed with a new terminal in Minnesota, according to ABC Newspapers.

Officials at Sobriety High have announced that the 2012-2013 school year will be the recovery charter's last.

In his regular Correspondence Corner video , U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen responds to a question from Ellen in Coon Rapids about preserving national parks, and reads a comment from Robin in Bloomington about FAA furloughs.

A Coon Rapids man is accused of driving his car through his rear garage wall while intoxicated and injuring two people.