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As state and federal officials desperately work to “flatten the curve” and the impact of COVID-19 cases on our health care system, many local businesses have experienced the devastating results of an economy that has ground to a halt.
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A 40-year-old Blaine man is charged with taking his vehicle from an auto shop without paying for more than $5,500 in repairs.
A 50-year-old Minneapolis man faces felony charges for possessing more than 80 grams of methamphetamine in Columbia Heights.
The following bills were submitted by local representatives and senators between March 10 and March 16. Each bill is organized under the legislator listed as the chief author. Submitted bills have not become law as of press time, and many likely won’t become law. Reps. Kurt Daudt, John Heinr…
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Columbia Heights City Hall, public library and public works facilities are closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
On order of Gov. Tim Walz, area school districts are extending their spring breaks in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Southern Anoka Community Assistance, commonly known as SACA, closed its thrift store until further notice.
ABC Newspapers checked into Anoka County businesses that are offering free or reduced-price meals for children and families while school is not in session. If your business is offering free meals while schools are closed, let us know at emilee.wentland@ecm-inc.com.
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The Columbia Heights City Council entered into a contract with a Hugo, Minnesota, contractor for the planned Silver Lake boat landing site improvement project.
ABC Newspapers checked with cities in its coverage area Monday, March 16, to see if there are any changes in city services or meeting schedules due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19.
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Area schools are closed for the next two weeks, March 16 through March 27.
This year’s Columbia Heights Public Schools Performing Arts Night’s theme is “Cantar, Actuar, Tocar: Honrando musica y teatro escrito y compuesto de Latino Americanos” or “Sing, Act, Play: Honoring music and theater written and composed by Latin Americans.” The event, sponsored by the Columb…
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The Columbia Heights Public Library revised its facility use policy to allow anyone hosting public events to reserve the library’s public meeting spaces, but it will now charge a fee to use the community room.
The following bills were submitted by local representatives and senators between March 3 and March 9. Bill are listed under the legislator named as the chief author of the bill. Submitted bills have not become law as of press time, and many likely won’t become law. Reps. Cal Bahr, John Heinr…
The first week of March was National School Breakfast Week, and Columbia Heights Public Schools Food Services Manager Maggie Maggio challenged two elementary schools to a contest: Which grade would have the highest breakfast participation in each school?
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In 2013 Fridley resident John Anderson told his wife he was going to take $500 to a thrift store and see what he could find.
A buzzer-beating basket sent Fridley into the Section 5AAA finals, Totino-Grace rolled into the Section 4AAA championship round, Spring Lake Park cruised through its Section 5AAAA opener and Legacy Christian Academy reached the Section 4A semifinals during the opening week of the boys basket…
A Columbia Heights man has pleaded guilty to second-degree intentional murder for shooting a man in downtown Minneapolis last fall.
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Those driving by the soon-to-be Spring Lake Park Hy-Vee on their daily commutes will have to look at an empty parking lot a little longer.
The following bills were submitted by local state representatives and senators between Feb. 25 and March 2. Each bill is listed under the legislator named as chief author of the bill. Submitted bills have not become law, and many likely won’t become law. Reps. Connie Bernardy, John Heinrich,…
Valley View Elementary School physical education teacher Heidi Ostrander has a knack for implementing new units to fit in with the state’s physical education curriculum.
HeightsNEXT, a nonprofit in Columbia Heights, will host its second annual Pride festival 1-6 p.m. Saturday, July 18, at Kordiak Park.
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March is Women’s History Month, a time to honor the contributions and achievements of women in history. This year the U.S. also celebrates the centennial of the 19th Amendment, ratified Aug. 18, 1920, which gave women across the country the right to vote.
In his first time ever competing at state individually, Spring Lake Park senior Kieran Ripken closed his career in all-state style during the State Boys Swimming and Diving Championships at the University of Minnesota’s Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center Feb. 27-29.
Three area boys basketball teams earned No. 2 seeds in their respective section tournaments, with another pair receiving No. 3 seeds as postseason action tips off this week.
A string of tough-luck defeats left Legacy Christian Academy as the lone area girls basketball team standing entering the second week of playoff action.
Spring Lake Park senior Kieran Ripken and Andover sophomore Noah Rabb each sped to third place all-state performances in leading a deep group of area competitors during the State Boys Swimming and Diving Championships at the University of Minnesota’s Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center Feb. 27-29.
The Columbia Heights City Council approved the final plat for a new 29-unit assisted living facility Feb. 10.
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The Columbia Heights Public Library faced scrutiny Monday, Feb. 24, after it canceled a DFL caucus convener training event the weekend prior.
The following bills were submitted by local state legislators between Feb. 17 and Feb. 24. None of these bills is law as of press time, and many likely won’t become law. Area Reps. Cal Bahr, R-East Bethel; Kurt Daudt, R-Crown; and Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park, did not submit any bills …
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Anoka County is at risk of being undercounted in the upcoming census by nearly 53,000 people and missing out on about $148 million a year in federal funding until 2030.
Playoff action is set to get underway Feb. 26 and carry through next week for area teams.
Spring Lake Park finished as the team runner-up at the Section 5AA Championships in Minnetonka Feb. 20-22. Kieran Ripken won a pair of section titles to advance to state, winning the 100 free in 47.87 seconds and setting a new section record in the 50 free of 21.31. Advancing to state as a r…
With the 2020 census just around the corner, the Columbia Heights City Council unanimously approved an ordinance Feb. 10 to give Census Bureau employees access to multiunit housing in the city.
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Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts in Fridley is in the midst of celebrating Youth Art Month during February.
As of Feb. 11 the Minnesota Legislature is back in session for the second year of this biennium. Traditionally the second year is a bonding year, but that doesn’t prevent legislators from submitting policy-focused bills. Below is a list of bills submitted by local lawmakers as of Feb. 18. Th…
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Voters interested in doing more than casting a ballot will have their chance to influence partisan politics this Tuesday.
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