The Minnesota Department of Transportation is launching a study to develop a vision for University Avenue (Highway 47) and Central Avenue (Highway 65) from Northeast Minneapolis to the Northtown Mall in Blaine. The study area passes through the cities of Blaine, Columbia Heights, Coon Rapids…
Republican incumbent Tom Emmer faces a challenge from DFL candidate Tawnja Zahradka in the race to represent the 6th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation provided a list of possible improvements for the Highway 65 corridor during a virtual public meeting Sept. 29.
The long wait ended as the high school volleyball season finally got underway Oct. 8.
The Blaine boys and Spring Lake Park girls each earned fourth place out of 14 teams at the Northwest Suburban Conference Cross-Country Championships in Crystal Oct. 7.
It was a perfect night for a late yet new beginning.
The Spring Lake Park-Blaine-Mounds View Fire Department recognized Fire Prevention Week, which is Oct. 4-10, by hosting open houses at each its four stations.
The Anoka-Hennepin School District is expecting to shift portions of its revenue from state financial aid to local levies in 2021, due to a growing tax base.
With the upcoming retirement of longtime Mayor Tom Ryan, the Blaine mayorship is up for grabs. A primary narrowed the candidates to Mike Bourke and Tim Sanders.
In Blaine’s Ward 1, Tom Newland faces Jason Smith. In Ward 2 Julie Jeppson is running for reelection unopposed. In Ward 3 incumbent Andy Garvais faces a challenge from Chris Massoglia.
A 41-year-old Blaine man is charged with repeatedly robbing a Walgreens at gunpoint.
Blaine residents celebrated Night to Unite Tuesday, Oct. 6, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Blaine woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash Sept. 28 in Brooklyn Center.
Incumbent Julie Braastad faces a challenge from Noel Lutsey in Anoka County Commissioner District 2 for a seat on the Anoka County Board.
Incumbent Robyn West, of Blaine, faces a challenge from Nyle Zikmund, of Blaine, in Anoka County Commissioner District 3.
Community members can kick off Fire Prevention Week, which is Oct. 4-10, by visiting the closest Spring Lake Park-Blaine-Mounds View fire station for education, fun and an opportunity to get to know local firefighters.
In the Anoka County Board race for District 6, incumbent Jeff Reinert once again faces Cindy Hansen, of Lino Lakes. Reinert defeated Hansen in a special election for the seat in February of this year, and the two advanced from the August primary after beating out third candidate Kevin Ryan.
It was a dominant night for Blaine girls swimming and diving, topping Coon Rapids in a battle of Northdale Pool rivals 95-81 Sept. 22. Winning events for the Bengals were the 200-yard medley relay team of Sarah Knox, Allison Schrank, Sophia Leo and Chloe Zenz-Olson (1:56.26), Knox in the 200…
The Blaine Festival recently donated $150,000 for a proposed future band shell in Aquatore Park.
A lawsuit against the Anoka-Hennepin School District by a transgender former student will move forward after an appellate court ruled that the Minnesota Human Rights Act “prohibits segregating and separating transgender students with respect to locker-room use.”
Anoka County will not increase its 2021 levies, providing some relief to taxpayers suffering from the coronavirus pandemic.
Area schools are taking extra measures this year to filter pathogens out of the air inside their buildings.
In Senate District 37, Sen. Jerry Newton, DFL-Coon Rapids, faces a challenge from Republican Brad Sanford, of Blaine. The district includes all or parts of Blaine, Coon Rapids and Spring Lake Park.
Incumbent Republican Roger Chamberlain, of Lino Lakes, faces DFL challenger Justin Stofferahn, of White Bear Township, in Senate District 38. Chamberlain was elected in 2010, then reelected in 2012 and 2016. The district includes all or parts of Blaine, Circle Pines, Lino Lakes, Centerville,…
Voters in House District 37A, will choose between DFL incumbent Erin Koegel, of Spring Lake Park, and Republican Ken Wendling, a current Spring Lake Park City Council member. The district includes the cities of Blaine, Coon Rapids and Spring Lake Park.
Rep. Nolan West, R-Blaine, will once again try to fend off Democrat Amir Joseph Malik, of Blaine, in House District 37B. In 2018 West narrowly defeated Malik in a race that drew hundreds of thousands of dollars in spending. West won by about 150 votes — less than 1 percentage point. The dist…
The DFL’s Kris Fredrick, of Lino Lakes, and Republican Donald Raleigh, of Blaine, are vying for the open seat in House District 38A, where Rep. Linda Runbeck is not seeking reelection. The district includes all or parts of the cities of Blaine, Circle Pines, Lexington, Lino Lakes, Centervill…
Seven local veterans recently received “Quilts of Valor.”
The Northtown Transit Center will not relocate to the south end of Northtown Mall as planned, and an alternative location is still being determined, according to Metro Transit.
In a special meeting held on Monday, Sept. 21, the MSHSL Board of Directors reversed its previous decision to move the traditional fall sports of football and volleyball to a spring schedule. The board voted to return football to a six-game fall schedule that will allow a first game to be pl…
The Minnesota Paralyzed Veterans of America hosted a fundraiser shoot Saturday, Sept. 12, at the Metro Gun Club in Blaine.
A Blaine Police Department K-9 team was recently named the 2019 United States Police Canine Association’s National Case of the Year.
Blaine Novak, president of the Minnesota State High School League’s Board of Directors, has called for a special meeting of the League’s board for Monday, Sept. 21 at 9 a.m.
A holiday, a newborn, managing quarantine.
Anoka County Commissioners approved a little over $4.6 million in new spending from the federal coronavirus relief bill Sept. 8.
The Minnesota Wild announced Sept. 11 it has acquired center Nick Bjugstad, a Blaine graduate, from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for a conditional selection in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. As part of the trade, the Penguins are retaining a portion of Bjugstad's salary for the 2020-21 season.
The Spring Lake Park-Blaine-Mounds View is hosting a bike helmet and fitting sale 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Sept. 12, at SBM Fire Station 3.
Blaine Police Officer Dan Stefczak was recently honored by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety as a 2019 DWI All-Star for taking 68 impaired motorists off the streets in 2019.
A Blaine church’s annual carnival is going online this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Anoka-Hennepin School District welcomed students back to school this week, though classes have been delayed.
The public is invited to participate in a virtual open house through Monday, Sept. 28, to learn more about proposed designs for the future of Highway 65 in Spring Lake Park, Blaine and Ham Lake.
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