Parent-led petition targets Anoka-Hennepin school board over budget cuts

Parents in the state’s largest school district are leading a grassroots push to let voters decide on a school funding levy this fall.

Anoka-Hennepin schools referendum rally
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A unique effort in the state's largest school district is trying to put a referendum on the ballot this fall. FOX 9’s Maury Glover has more on the group of parents in the Anoka-Hennepin school district say they want to pay more taxes to support their schools.

Minnesota fraud charges: Blaine man submitted false claims for dead patient

A Blaine man facing charges after an investigation by the Minnesota Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Unit is accused of submitting false claims, including claims for care provided to a dead patient.

Anoka County employees awarded Medals of Valor after saving suicidal man

The Anoka County Sheriff's Office is recognizing two county employees for "extraordinary courage" by awarding them Medals of Valor after they stopped an armed, suicidal man at Coon Lake Beach Park last month.

Columbia Heights schools reflect on Minnesota ICE surge: ‘It was tumultuous’
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As a small school district north of Minneapolis closes the book on a “tumultuous" school year amid Operation Metro Surge, district officials in Columbia Heights fear students and families will continue to be negatively impacted.

Columbia Heights set to drop Flock license plate cameras after community pushback

The city council in Columbia Heights is moving to end its use of Flock cameras that track license plates, responding to growing privacy concerns from neighbors.

Flock cameras in Columbia Heights will go dark
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Following calls of “Big Brother” going too far, Columbia Heights officials have opted to remove the use the Flock cameras despite the insistence from law enforcement that the license plate-reading technology can be helpful solving crimes. FOX 9’s Corin Hoggard has the details.

Columbia Heights ditching Flock cameras
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Columbia Heights leaders are choosing privacy over police preferences in the use of Flock cameras that can be used as license plate readers, and aid in criminal investigations. FOX 9’s Corin Hoggard has the latest.

Columbia Heights poised to remove all of its city-owned Flock cameras

The Columbia Heights City Council is poised to removed all of its city-owned Flock cameras following a townhall last month on the license plate reading cameras.

East Bethel daycare worker charged with slapping child in her care

A staff member at a child care center in East Bethel faces charges after reportedly slapping a child that was in her care.

Oak Grove petitions MN Supreme Court to allow paper voter rosters in 2026 election

Election administrators with the City of Oak Grove announced a petition asking the Minnesota Supreme Court to allow paper voter rosters in the 2026 election, which they say would overrule Anoka County's decision to block them from doing so.

Suspected UFO sighting involving Anoka police officers
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The National Archives has published a video showing an unusual, multi colored flashing object in the sky. The sighting, observed by Anoka police officers on Feb. 19, 2025, remains unexplained, according to FBI documents, with no definitive conclusions.

FBI documents detail reported UFO sighting involving Anoka police officers

FBI documents released through the National Archives detail a reported UFO sighting in 2025 involving Anoka Police Department officers, including a video captured during the roughly 90-minute observation.

DHS suspends license for East Bethel youth healing center

The Minnesota Department of Human Services is suspending the license for an East Bethel youth healing center, effective immediately.

Fridley shooting: Man charged in fender-bender turned drive-by shooting

A Columbia Heights man faces multiple charges after a fender-bender sparked a drive-by shooting that left a 5-year-old searching for help from bystanders.