Anoka

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.

A driver died and his passenger was injured in a crash after he fled police Tuesday night, authorities said.

After 45 years in office Anoka County Attorney Tony Palumbo has announced he will retire at the end of 2022 - changing the position head for the first time since 2010.

A brother and sister are guilty of murder as part of a robbery that happened in Lino Lakes during the summer of 2020.

A new ordinance is now in effect banning chalk drawings, flags, murals and memorials on any city-owned property in Anoka, Minnesota.