Anoka

Travis Gienger, who is a teacher and pumpkin grower from Anoka County, broke the record with his 2,749-pound pumpkin named “Michael Jordan" during the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, California.

In his seemingly magical pumpkin patch, everything Travis Gienger touches turns to Guinness.

Anoka is launching the first "social district" in Minnesota on Wednesday, allowing patrons to buy and drink alcohol in public — but only in designated areas. 

An Anoka man lost his wife this year, but with help from the community, he’ll pay tribute to her in one of her favorite places.

The man who police say sparked an hours-long standoff at an Anoka car wash last week is now charged with robbery at a Walmart that happened before the standoff.

An attempt to arrest a robbery suspect in Anoka on Wednesday turned into an hours-long hostage situation on Wednesday.

Highway 10 in Anoka will be closed in both directions starting Friday night and will reopen early Monday. 

Minnesota health officials are urging workers at the Federal Ammunition plant in Anoka to have their children tested after several children in separate homes were found to have elevated blood lead levels. 

The victim's family offered emotional testimony as they asked the court for a stiff sentence for their daughter's killer.

The city of Anoka is saying go big or gourd home. A champion pumpkin grown in Anoka is expected to break two Guinness World Records this week.

An Anoka, Minnesota man, who prosecutors say has shown support for an anti-government militia group, was arrested after federal authorities say they found weapons, including a machine gun and a grenade launcher, along with drugs at his home.

Deputies say an inmate who escaped custody Wednesday evening in Anoka is now in custody.