On November 1, 1919, the residents of Anoka, Minnesota, a suburb about 20 miles north of Minneapolis, woke up to what Smithsonian calls a “prank of epic proportions.” Outhouses were overturned ...

Anoka made Minnesota history on May 22 when it broke ground on its municipal cannabis dispensary, which is on track to be the ...

ANOKA, Minn. — Anoka County is one of the few counties that could decide who wins Minnesota in the 2024 presidential election. In 2016, Donald Trump shocked the experts when he almost won the ...

ANOKA, Minn. -- The Halloween Capital of the World may soon become the public drinking capital of Minnesota. Starting Sept. 6, the pilot program for the first "social district" in Minnesota will ...

On Tuesday, Aug. 22, the Anoka City Council passed regulations and approved plans for its social district, the first of its kind in Minnesota. Riverfront Memorial Park hosted the Rockin' on the ...

including Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge, as well as Play to Your Strengths, a nonprofit that offers leadership coaching. Retired Coon Rapids Police Chief Brad Wise defeated Anoka County ...