Lino Lakes News

A Lino Lakes City Council candidate trailing by just two votes will ask for a recount in a contentious election in which the city's restrictive charter was hotly debated.

Faced with hiring a new superintendent and still trying to heal from student suicides, lawsuits and national scrutiny over the Anoka-Hennepin School District's policy toward bullying, voters in the state's largest district Tuesday had three of six school board seats to fill.

The city charter requires a referendum for most road rebuilding projects. That's an issue in the race for two seats.

The burger : It's a question that isn't asked with nearly enough frequency. "And how do you like your burger?" inquired the friendly guy behind the counter at Common Roots Cafe .

If Scott Lipe walks out of prison as scheduled next year, he'll be six years sober, his attorney said, far removed from the chronic alcoholic who on a drunken whim stole an SUV and triggered a wreck that left its owner in a coma.