As World War I began,  students at Anoka High School wanted to do their part to help those from Anoka fighting for our ...

The city of Anoka is diving into the world of weed, opening the state's first municipal cannabis dispensary. The Anoka Cannabis Company is situated in a 3,000-square-foot building at 839 East River ...

Halloween statue in Anoka, Minnesota. Anoka, Minnesota, could easily get lost in the crowded tourism market. However, the town of just about 18,000 people has a secret. It's actually the "Halloween ...

ANOKA, MN – Anoka’s Halloween tradition began less as a celebration than an intervention. It was 1919, and the one-time logging town set along the Rum River about 20 miles north of Minneapolis was ...

The Minnesota Special Olympics held its annual Anoka County Polar Plunge at Lakeside Commons Park on Saturday, Feb. 28.

Anthony Bettin is a web producer at CBS Minnesota. He primarily covers breaking news and sports, with a focus on the Minnesota Vikings. A beloved bartender who was missing from a northern Twin Cities ...

UPDATE: ON April 18, 2025, police said Brandon Stott was found safe out of state. Original story is below. Police in Anoka, Minnesota are asking the public for help in locating Brandon Stott, 40, who ...

The MN Food Truck Festival brings a parade of food trucks around the Twin Cities in the summer.

AASA joined the National School Attorneys Association, ASBO International and the COSSBA in an amicus brief this week before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Here's how to plan a spooky visit to Anoka, Minnesota. Anoka, Minnesota, has celebrated Halloween since 1920 and hosts parades, ghost tours, and themed races every October. It earned the title ...