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Blaine High School Freshman Earns National Honor in Essay, Video Contest

Submitted by KSTP News Staff
Wednesday, June 19th, 2013, 12:12pm
(Left to right) Blaine High School Principle John Phelps, advisor Jean Wontor, Ann Jerry, and School Board Vice Chair Marci Anderson. - Photo courtesy of Anoka-Hennepin School District

A Blaine High School freshman was recently honored for an essay about Native American religious rights.

Ann Jerry was named a national finalist and earned an honorable mention award in this year's First Freedom Student Competition, which involved 1,842 high school students from around the world, according to the Anoka-Hennepin School District.

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3 Anoka-Hennepin Seniors Earn $1K Scholarships from Comcast

Submitted by KSTP News Staff
Wednesday, June 19th, 2013, 12:04pm

Three Anoka-Hennepin seniors each earned $1,000 college scholarships from Comcast.

Malcom Seals of Anoka High School, Whitney Nietz of Blaine High School, and Cayla Callies of Coon Rapids High School will receive the Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program prizes during a ceremony June 20 at the St. Paul Hotel in St. Paul.  The ceremony begins at 11:30 a.m.

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Safety Crackdown at Coon Rapids Crosswalks

Submitted by KSTP News Staff
Wednesday, June 19th, 2013, 11:24am

Do you always check for pedestrians when you're driving?

Do you wait for them to fully reach the sidewalk before driving forward?

If you answer, no, you're not alone.

Just last year, 40 people were killed in Minnesota while walking either "in or near" a crosswalk.

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Shoreview Man Dies in Coon Rapids Crash

Submitted by Jennie Olson, Web Producer
Wednesday, June 19th, 2013, 9:17am
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A 47-year-old Shoreview man is dead after a crash in Coon Rapids overnight.

The crash happened on the Highway 10 off-ramp to Foley Boulevard Northwest around 3 a.m.

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Anoka County Sheriff Releases Sketch of Andover Assault Suspect

Submitted by Leslie Dyste, Senior Web Producer
Friday, June 14th, 2013, 12:05pm
Composite of Bunker Hills Park Suspect - Photo: Anoka County Sheriff's Office

Police in Anoka County are searching for a suspect who attacked and robbed a teenage girl in a popular park in broad daylight.

It happened around 5 p.m. Tuesday at Bunker Hills Regional Park in Andover.

"It's just really peaceful, safe ... everyone's really nice all the time," said Lisa Burke, who regularly jogs through the park.

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Woman Falls 15 Ft. While Rock Climbing in Waite Park

Submitted by Jennie Olson, Web Producer
Friday, June 14th, 2013, 10:17am
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A woman is hospitalized after police say she fell while rock climbing in Waite Park.

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Ex-Mpls. Cop Pleads Guilty to Charges of Soliciting a Minor

Submitted by Scott Theisen, KSTP Web Producer
Friday, June 14th, 2013, 6:37am
Bradley Schnickel of Andover -

A former Minneapolis police officer accused of sexually assaulting young girls has pleaded guilty to sending nude photographs of himself to two teenage girls in Hennepin County.

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