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• What would Grandpa want? Open spaces
  Andover's first purchase under a program to preserve open land is 38 acres full of wildlife, woods and memories.
  
• Cities cashing in on lower project costs
  Public works projects are getting more bids these days as private projects are fewer. And many projects are coming in under budget.
  
• Brooklyn Park fire takes hours to control
  Firefighters in Brooklyn Park needed several hours on Friday to bring a fire under control in a commercial building that contained hazardous chemicals.
  
• American Red Cross chapter gets new director
  The Minn-Kota Chapter of the American Red Cross has a new director.
  
• St. Anthony-New Brighton schools consider ways to spend leftover funds
  Major renovation work in the school district is costing less than expected -- a result of the sour economy -- leaving $1.6 million available for additional, yet-to-be-decided projects.
  
• VA clinic finalists expected by next week
  But developers and officials in Ramsey and Elk River, which are still in the running, said they haven't heard anything yet.
  
• Alleged Ponzi scheme items to be auctioned
  Boats, trailers, cars, go-carts and other property of an Andover man accused of defrauding more than 100 investors in a $53 million scheme will be up for sale.
  
• 'Person of interest' not involved in death of man found in pickup
  Authorities say a "person of interest" sought by police last week after a man was found dead in a pickup in Washington County was determined not to be involved in the death.
  
• Bringing Veterans Day to life
  One north metro elementary school works hard to reinforce the message of the military's sacrifice by having students connect with veterans in their families or the community.
  
• Council recasts plans to replace Cook Ice Arena
  After a special four-hour workshop session, Coon Rapids City Council appears to be moving toward a scaled-back, phased community center project.
  
• Northstar's second morning commute is glitch-free
  Metro Transit staffers planned to meet late this morning to dissect the first two days of operation of Minnesota's first long-distance commuter rail line.
  
• Veterans home, and homeless
  Anoka County tries to reach out to the hundreds of veterans who return from war with nowhere to go.
  
• Hard decisions loom on closing schools, reshuffling students
  The Anoka-Hennepin school board meets in coming days to vote on options that affect thousands of district families.
  
• Ice age looms over New Hope
  New Hope's ice sheet is near the end of its life, so the city is looking into how much it will cost to replace it.
  
• East Bethel official will resign to support family
  Anne Klein will live full-time at her lake home in Pine City.
  
• North metro police blotter
  OCT. 15
  
• ANDOVER
  The Andover Community Center Advisory Commission has asked families to complete a survey about their use of the center. The online form is available by link from the city Web page, www.ci.andover.mn.us. Residents who respond by Nov. 23 will be eligible for a prize drawing.
  
• Holiday lights: Send us suggestions
  If you have an amazing holiday display, or know someone who has one, please send the information to us for our interactive map.
  
• Pilot on his way to deer hunt disappears
  More than 100 searchers were looking for the Piper Cherokee that went missing Friday between Staples and Hallock, Minn.
  
• Hanging out with guys in green shirts
  Outreach workers are trying to get Brooklyn Park kids off the streets and into fun activities.
  
• VA reopens bidding for clinic in northwestern suburbs
  Two months after the application process closed, the VA is reopening bidding for a new clinic in the northwestern suburbs, with new boundaries that exclude two key cities.
  
• Anoka County coroner retiring
  The county won't fill in after Dr. Janis Amatuzio leaves, instead changing its medical examiner's office so the remaining doctors have fewer duties.
  
• Cop: With boys in car, drunken Monticello mom fled
  Monica Say of Monticello was stopped with her boys ages 2 and 4 in the back seat and a .21 blood-alcohol level, police say.
  
• 'The best medicine' is no joke
  Brooklyn Park city workers and others try laughter yoga.
  
• Interchange gets conditional OK from feds
  MnDOT's scaled-back design for the congested area at Hwy. 169 and I-494, initially rejected, is now eligible to compete for funding.
  

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