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Coon Rapids Tue. Dec 9 2025

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA EDITORIAL | When a Sacred Space Burns: What the Prior Lake Fire Asks of Minnesota

A pre-dawn fire destroyed the Masjid Hamza Al Mahmood Foundation and Baitul Hikmah Academy in Prior Lake, collapsing part of the roof, leaving the community shaken.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA EDITORIAL | When a Sacred Space Burns: What the Prior Lake Fire Asks of Minnesota

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Tue. Dec 9 2025

Coon Rapids Closes Out the Year with Festive Community Tradition: ‘Holiday Skate with Rocky’

Coon Rapids invites residents to its final skating event of the year, the Holiday Skate with Rocky, on Dec. 21, 6–7:30 p.m., featuring music, skating, and the city mascot.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Closes Out the Year with Festive Community Tradition: ‘Holiday Skate with Rocky’

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Tue. Dec 9 2025

Coon Rapids Police Bring Holiday Cheer to 24 Children Through Annual Shop with a Cop Event

Coon Rapids Police paired officers with 24 children for its annual Shop with a Cop at Riverdale Target, a tradition that supports families in need and builds bonds with local youth

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Police Bring Holiday Cheer to 24 Children Through Annual Shop with a Cop Event

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Tue. Dec 9 2025

NLPOA Minnesota Hosts Navidad con la Comunidad, Bringing Holiday Joy to More Than 100 Children in Woodbury

At Hudson Road Walmart, the NLPOA’s Navidad con la Comunidad brought 100+ children, officers, firefighters, and volunteers together for a festive “Shop with a Cop” event.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

NLPOA Minnesota Hosts Navidad con la Comunidad, Bringing Holiday Joy to More Than 100 Children in Woodbury

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Tue. Dec 9 2025

Temporary Closure Announced for Gun Permits Window on December 17

The firearm permits window will be closed Dec. 17 from 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m., pausing in-person applications and renewals. Normal service will resume afterward.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Temporary Closure Announced for Gun Permits Window on December 17

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Tue. Dec 9 2025

Minnesota Farmers Set to Benefit From New $12 Billion Federal Aid Package as Trade War Fallout Continues

Minnesota farmers, especially soybean growers hit by the U.S.–China trade war, are set to receive relief from a new $12B federal aid package aimed at stabilizing agriculture.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Minnesota Farmers Set to Benefit From New $12 Billion Federal Aid Package as Trade War Fallout Continues

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Mon. Dec 8 2025

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA EDITORIAL | The Biggest Show on Earth Is Coming. Minnesota Belongs in the Spotlight.

After Friday’s World Cup Final Draw, the 2026 edition has fully arrived. The U.S., Canada, and Mexico will host the first 48-team edition, with global impacts already unfolding.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA EDITORIAL | The Biggest Show on Earth Is Coming. Minnesota Belongs in the Spotlight.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Mon. Dec 8 2025

Coon Rapids Launches Community Engagement for 2026–2036 Parks and Recreation Master Plan

City seeks resident input as it charts the next decade of upgrades following $17.4 million in improvements completed from 2014 to 2024

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Launches Community Engagement for 2026–2036 Parks and Recreation Master Plan

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Mon. Dec 8 2025

In Memoriam: Honoring Deputy Ernest Zettergren, Killed in the Line of Duty on December 7, 1953

Seventy-two years ago, Deputy Ernest Zettergren was killed interrupting a burglary in Fridley. His 1953 death remains a solemn reminder of the risks faced by Anoka County deputies.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

In Memoriam: Honoring Deputy Ernest Zettergren, Killed in the Line of Duty on December 7, 1953

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Mon. Dec 8 2025

A Small Gesture, A Big Impact: How a Blaine Car Wash Employee Built an Unseen Tribute to Local Officers

Blaine officers say longtime Holiday station staffer Raymond has become a beloved figure, his daily positivity and kindness uplifting them during routine squad-car washes.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

A Small Gesture, A Big Impact: How a Blaine Car Wash Employee Built an Unseen Tribute to Local Officers

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Mon. Dec 8 2025

Federal Charges Filed Against Abdimahat Bille Mohamed for Serial Kidnapping and Rape

On Dec. 4, 2025, federal prosecutors charged Abdimahat Bille Mohamed, 28, with a series of violent kidnappings and sexual assaults committed in Minnesota from 2017 to 2025.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Federal Charges Filed Against Abdimahat Bille Mohamed for Serial Kidnapping and Rape

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Mon. Dec 8 2025

MinneapoliMedia’s The Power of Her: Talaya Dendy and the Quiet Bravery Building Legacy, Leadership, and Liberation in Minnesota

On a snowy December morning, Talaya Dendy appeared with a warm, grounded calm, the kind that comes from someone who has walked through fire and returned with wisdom to share.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MinneapoliMedia’s The Power of Her: Talaya Dendy and the Quiet Bravery Building Legacy, Leadership, and Liberation in Minnesota

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sun. Dec 7 2025

Coon Rapids to Host Annual Community Tree Lighting Festival on Dec. 13

Coon Rapids hosts its free Community Tree Lighting Festival on Dec. 13, 3:30–6 p.m., at Boulevard Plaza with cocoa, cookies, crafts, Santa photos, music, and snow hills.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids to Host Annual Community Tree Lighting Festival on Dec. 13

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sun. Dec 7 2025

Heights Theater to Change Ownership in Early 2026, Ending Tom Letness’s 27-Year Stewardship of the Twin Cities Landmark

The Heights Theater, the Twin Cities’ oldest movie house, will change owners in early 2026, as Tom Letness sells to the team behind Chicago’s Music Box Theatre.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Heights Theater to Change Ownership in Early 2026, Ending Tom Letness’s 27-Year Stewardship of the Twin Cities Landmark

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sun. Dec 7 2025

Fridley, Anoka County Advance Safety Upgrade With New Compact Roundabout on Mississippi Street

Anoka County and Fridley are moving forward with a federally funded safety project to replace the Mississippi St NE & 7th St NE four-way stop with a compact roundabout.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Fridley, Anoka County Advance Safety Upgrade With New Compact Roundabout on Mississippi Street

Tom Akaolisa Editor