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Community Update: 1/24/20

Counting the homeless in Anoka County, a new luxury apartment building looking for tenants and more!

City Council Meeting: 1/21/20

Watch the Coon Rapids City Council Meeting from Tuesday, January 21, 2020.

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New Episode of Sportsnight

Watch the new episode of Sportsnight!

CTN Journal: World-Record Collector

Inside Karen Schmidt's Coon Rapids home is a year-round winter wonderland. It's all part of a frosty display, which holds the Guinness World Record for largest snowman collection.

Community Update: 1/17/20

Voting for the Presidential Primary opens, Governor Tim Walz visits Coon Rapids and more!

Planning Commission Meeting: 1/16/20

Watch the Coon Rapids Planning Commission Meeting from Thursday, January 16, 2020.

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Community Update: 1/10/20

A possible expansion at the Recycling Center, how you can help the homeless and more!

City Council Meeting: 1/7/20

Watch the Coon Rapids City Council Meeting from Tuesday, January 7, 2020.

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CTN Journal: Crowdfunding a Novel

A Coon Rapids mother of two is trying to publish her first novel through the crowdfunding website Inkshares.com.

Follow her progress here.

Community Update: A Look Back at 2019

Join us for a look back at some of the stories we covered on Community Update in 2019.

Community Update: 12/20/19

Hanson Boulevard reopens to traffic, making sure college students don't go hungry and more!

Planning Commission Meeting: 12/19/19

Watch the Coon Rapids Planning Commission Meeting from Thursday, December 19, 2019.

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City Council Meeting: 12/17/19

Watch the Coon Rapids City Council Meeting from Tuesday, December 17, 2019.

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Community Update: 12/13/19

A possible expansion project at Boulevard Plaza, honoring a longtime School Board member, the Bunker Hills holiday show and more!

Community Update: 12/6/19

The 2020 city budget, a landfill cleanup project in Andover and a community mural coming to ARCC!

CTN Journal: Miss Minnesota

When Kathryn Kueppers puts on her crown, she knows it carries a rich history. After earning the title Miss Coon Rapids 2019 earlier in the year, Kathryn was then crowned Miss Minnesota. Next, she will compete on the Miss America stage in December.

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Community Update: 11/22/19

A Japanese film crew visits Coon Rapids, kids in need get winter coats and more!

CTN Journal: Life Coins

Grief can take us to a place we never expected. A mother's grief… is a journey no one wants to take. For Carol Castle, the grief of losing her son led to action.

Carol's mission is simple, she wants to put a Life Coin in every first responder’s pocket. She...

Community Update: 11/15/19

The ACBC Food Shelf in need of donations, a special Veterans Day program at CRHS and more!

CTN Journal: Crystal House

Much like the unique treasures found inside Crystal House boutique, the friendship shared by the owner's has a charm all it's own.

Community Update: 11/8/19

The reopening of Hanson Blvd. delayed again, election results, a new apartment project and more!

Community Update: 11/1/19

On this week's show... improved technology for detecting breast cancer, a preview of the ARCC fall production and more!

Community Update: 10/25/19

On this week's show... workers wanted to the U.S. Census, Rocky's Pumpkin Patch and this month's Business Spotlight!

Community Update: 10/18/19

On this week's show... an expansion project at the license center in Coon Rapids, road construction delays and more!

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CTN Journal: Thuney's Haunted Graveyard

For a local family, the fright factor is the best part about Halloween and they go all out to share that with the community.

With Halloween still several weeks away, Brian Thunberg and his family are hard at work preparing for the greatest scares they can ...

Community Update: 10/11/19

On this week's show... a respect retreat for students, firefighters visit local elementary schools and much more!

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CTN Community Update: 10/4/19

Check out the latest edition of CTN Community Update which is produced weekly at CTN.

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CTN Community Update: 9/27/19

On this week's show... more 911 dispatchers, pets on parade and homecoming festivities at CRHS!

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Five Standouts Added to Hall of Fame

For student athletes and their coaches, the highs and lows of high school sports can become some of the most defining moments of their lives. A few of Coon Rapids High School's most notable teachers and players relived some of those memories as they were ...

CTN Community Update: 9/20/19

On this week's show... the rehabilitation of Sand Creek, helping the homeless, Senior Safety Camp and more!

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CTN Journal: Kevin Atlas

You might assume basketball is a two-handed sport... but then, you probably haven't met the speaker who visited Coon Rapids High School. Kevin Atlas helped students kick off the new school year with a powerful message.

CTN Community Update: 9/13/19

On this week's show... remembering those lost on 9/11, a forum on the 2020 U.S. Census and more!

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CTN Community Update: 9/6/19

On this week's show... the state bonding tour stops in Coon Rapids, a motivational speaker for the new school year and more!

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CTN Community Update: 8/30/19

On this week's show... a portion of Foley Blvd. closed after Labor Day, preps for the 2020 Census and changes at some local schools.

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The Mix: August 2019

On this month's show... a look inside a youth art camp, answers to common recycling questions, teen volunteers lending a hand at local libraries and we head out geocaching!

CTN Journal: Wild Mindfulness

A Coon Rapids woman publishes her first children's book about mindfulness and nature. Follow her journey here.

CTN Community Update: 8/23/19

On this week's show... progress reports on Hanson Blvd. and Lions Park, a new sports dome, a motorcycle legend moves to town and more!

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CTN Community Update: 8/16/19

On this week's show... the proposed city budget for 2020, free fishing day for veterans and a team from Coon Rapids in the Little League World Series!

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CTN Community Update: 8/9/19

On this week's show... superheroes help in the fight against domestic violence, Night to Unite celebrations across the city and more!

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CTN Community Update: 8/2/19

On this week's show... the new hands-free law is now the rule of the road in Minnesota.  And an important lesson following a recent house fire.

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CTN Journal: Jayden's Art

A local art fair is bringing together the young - and young at heart. On this episode of CTN Journal we meet Jayden Thomas, one of the talented teenagers who will show their work at the first annual Anoka County Youth Art Fair.

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CTN Journal: Preserving Time

Chuck Zielin is a volunteer horologist who cares for Anoka County Historical Society's antique clocks. He donates hours of time dismantling, researching and restoring the timepieces. Zielin is a retired educator and administrator with a masters in Europea...