Sen. Susan Pha (DFL-Brooklyn Center) says the 2025 legislative session will look much different without the significant budget surplus of 2023. “We have to be more conservative and make sure we ...

John Jacobson presents the 2024 CCX Sports All-Area Volleyball team. 12 players, plus honorable mention selections, make our team this year including three from Class 4A state runner-up Champlin Park.

A pair of local baseball legends met with police on Friday, Dec. 20 to celebrate the spirit of giving. Justin Morneau hosted a winter coat drive, working with local police departments to collect new ...

Brooklyn Park police arrested a teenage murder suspect on Thursday, Dec. 19. Police believe the 19-year-old Coon Rapids man shot and killed 23-year-old Ramon Blue on Dec. 7 outside a clothing store.

Minnesota Housing announced a $191 million investment toward homes across the state. At a St. Louis Park news conference on Friday, Dec. 20, Minnesota Housing Commissioner Jennifer Ho said the money ...

Dick’s Bar and Grill in Osseo has been a neighborhood staple, led by the Christenson family since 1956. Earlier this month, they handed its ownership off to a new family. The new owners are Phil and ...

As the war in Ukraine rages, a local film maker created a documentary that looks back at a tragic moment in history. Written and directed by Plymouth resident Zina Gutmanis, the documentary recalls ...

The Champlin Park boys basketball kept their perfect season alive Thursday with a thrilling, 110-104 double overtime win over Blaine. The Rebels were down for most of the second half, but made a rally ...

For those of you hosting family and friends from out of state, your guests will be treated to a winter wonderland. More than four inches of snow fell in parts of the northwest suburbs on Thursday — ...

Chilly winter days don’t normally call for cold drinks, but tell that to everyone who packed into Sota on a December afternoon. “It’s just insane to see [all the customers] because a lot of people don ...

In local vote, Cedrick Frazier is running for re-election to the District 43A seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives on Nov. 5. He’s running as a Democrat. He’s facing Republican Todd Hesemann ...

In a back and forth wrestling match that included eleven pins, Coon Rapids edged host Totino-Grace 42-35. The match was part of a tri-meet with Park Center also in action. Coon Rapids had back-to-back ...