As Highway 10 traffic zoomed by, U.S. Sen. Al Franken listened to city officials and business members’ concerns about the highway who were seeking his help in funding improvements.

Staff Sgt. Dan Westby has been deployed three times in his 16 years of service with the Minnesota Army National Guard, once to Kosovo and twice to Iraq.

A 28-year-old Elk River man has been given jail time and probation for stealing a relative’s vehicle.

A man charged in Anoka County District Court in connection with two reported burglaries in Coon Rapids Oct. 26 has pleaded guilty to one of two felony charges.

John Sanders spotted something he didn’t even know was missing among the more 800 pieces of stolen property - the baseball he had signed by several 1961 New York Yankees baseball players.

Sunny skies and shining fairways greeted girls golfing in the NWSC conference championship at Bunker Hills Golf Course Friday.

The 10-run rule brought a merciful end to six innings of sloppy Anoka fielding and powerless hitting when undefeated Elk River scored a 10-0 shut out at Castle Field April 11.

On the same day when interviews were taking place elsewhere to find her successor for the bench, retiring Judge Karla F. Hancock of Andover reflected on her career and courtroom service in her office at the Sherburne County Government Center in Elk River.

A 27-year-old Elk River man is facing two felony charges from two separate incidents in Ramsey.

While soldiers stationed in Kuwait enjoyed a steak dinner with their families via the Internet as part of the Serving Our Troops event Feb. 25, another group of soldiers and their families reported to the Anoka Technical College for their 60-day reintegration training.

Girl Scout Camp Elk River helped kick off what will be a year-long celebration of Girl Scouting’s 100th anniversary.