ANOKA, Minn. — Authorities are investigating the death of a 36-year-old inmate at the Anoka County Jail that occurred late Saturday morning. According to the Office of Anoka County Sheriff Brad Wise, ...

Anoka County, often labeled as remote and rural, knows its image needs an update. So county officials are proceeding with a regional branding campaign, one of several key suggestions from a recent ...

After a month-long search following the retirement of former administrator Rhonda Sivarajah, the Anoka County Board of Commissioners selected Jim Dickinson as the county’s new administrator on Tuesday ...

Election administrators with the City of Oak Grove announced a petition asking the Minnesota Supreme Court to allow paper ...

The northern suburb of Oak Grove is asking the Minnesota Supreme Court to intercede after Anoka County denied the city’s request to use paper voter rosters. The Oak Grove City Council in 2024 moved to ...

BLAINE, Minn. — A large grass fire in Anoka County forced one golf course to temporarily shut down for the day while fire crews tried to battle the fire. Blaine police say the fire started around 11 a ...

Anoka County is suing the state to stop plans to build a whitewater surf park on the Rum River at the expense of other transportation projects that money was slated for. The state legislature ...

A county library email memo to staff that was posted online has caught the attention of an Anoka County commissioner. "County guidance is that we will not have public messaging around Pride month or ...

Esme Murphy, a reporter and Sunday morning anchor for WCCO-TV, has been a member of the WCCO-TV staff since December 1990. She is also a weekend talk show host on WCCO Radio. Born and raised in New ...

The U.S. Senate confirmed former Anoka County Sheriff James Stuart as the next U.S. marshal for Minnesota on Monday. Stuart will replace Eddie Frizell, the former Metro Transit police chief and first ...

The owner of Minnesota’s largest jail health care provider failed to disclose his – and his company’s – troubled history when he applied for and won a multi-million dollar contract to provide medical ...