Anoka County

The U.S. Air Force named Maj. Jeffrey T. Hoernemann, 32, from Andover, Minnesota, as one of the airmen killed when a U.S. Air Force Osprey aircraft crashed during a training mission off southwestern Japan last week.

A barber is accused of intentionally burning down a barbershop in Shoreview so the owner would open a new shop with him in Columbia Heights.

An annual holiday event at the Anoka County Fairgrounds will not be held this season due to a lack of help.

Law enforcement is investigating two separate fatal crashes reported in Anoka County. 

A pedestrian was killed Thursday night after he was struck by a pickup truck driver in Fridley, Minnesota.

It was a dramatic first day of trial for a St. Paul man accused of attempting to kill his ex-wife by dumping a toxic liquid on her. The trial currently rests in the hands of the judge after an evidentiary issue emerged during cross-examination of the victim.

Two-thirds of Minnesota fourth graders are not proficient at reading, more than ever since the state started testing in 1992.

The Animal Humane Society (AHS) announced Thursday that three of the 22 dogs saved from an animal rescue in Andover are now up for adoption. 

A man, a dog and a pig all died following a house fire in Columbia Height early Thursday morning, according to the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office. 

An inmate already serving a life sentence for murder is now facing charges in the death of his cellmate at Lino Lakes correctional facility.

With candy, costumes and crowds stretching up and down roads through downtown Anoka, people from around the Twin Cities showed out in a big way on Saturday.

A heavily traveled route between Spring Lake Park and East Bethel will see its final closure of the year in Blaine due to construction this weekend.

New details have emerged on the eight deceased dogs found on Grey Cloud Island in Cottage Grove. 

One Blaine woman is doing her part to help build a brighter future for the next generation in her home country of Liberia.