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Residents stand in front of Coon Rapids City Center. Original Article

Some residents like this one held up signs in protest of ICE outside Coon Rapids City Hall on Feb. 17. Original Article

 The sign read “Love Thy Neighbor” as residents stood at the entrance to the Coon Rapids council meeting the night of Feb. 17. Original Article

On Feb. 14 at 8:45 p.m., the Columbia Heights Police Department responded to a report of a shooting at New York Gyro in Columbia Heights. Original Article

The St. Francis City Council voted Jan. 20 to formalize a resolution directing the city to fly Minnesota’s 1957 state flag rather than the current official flag flown at the Minnesota State Capitol. Original Article ...

A network of businesses and organizations around downtown Anoka has sprung up to assemble food and supplies for immigrant families that are fearful to go in public due to recent immigration enforcement activity around the area. ...

Andover’s new Engine 1 was pushed in during a ceremony on the night of Jan. 14, according a Facebook post from the department. The event is a tradition dating back to when firefighters physically pushed horse-drawn engines into their stations. ...

Community members stand shoulder to shoulder along Main Street in downtown Anoka on Jan. 24 during a candlelight vigil for Alex Jeffrey Pretti, part of a statewide “Shine a Light for Minnesota” event. Original Article ...

Candles surround a sign honoring Alex Jeffrey Pretti during a candlelight vigil in downtown Anoka on Jan. 24. Community members gathered along Main Street as part of a statewide “Shine a Light for Minnesota” event following Pretti’s death earlier that… ...

Participants warm up inside Metta Coffee in downtown Anoka on Jan. 24, where coffee and hot cocoa were provided during a candlelight vigil honoring Alex Jeffrey Pretti. Original Article