Jessica Hart

1 week ago | kare11.com | Jessica Hart

ANOKA, Minn. — The City of Anoka is hiring for a new position, a cannabis dispensary manager. Anoka was one of several cities that applied for a municipal cannabis license. The state hasn’t issued any licenses yet, but the approvals are coming. “We’re hoping to be one of the first ones to be open,” said Kevin Morelli, liquor operation manager for Anoka.

1 week ago | kare11.com | Jessica Hart

ANOKA, Minn. — For most people, today was a normal Saturday, but for staff and customers at 201 Tavern Beer Garden and Grill in Anoka, it was far from it. “I don’t even know how to describe how I feel, just like he should be here, he should be right now with all of us,” said Gloria Nelson, the tavern’s general manager. She’s talking about one of her bartenders, Brandon Stott, who hasn’t been seen since Tuesday, April 8.

1 week ago | kare11.com | Jessica Hart

MINNEAPOLIS — The construction dance between drivers and orange cones has hit Interstate 94. The Minnesota Department of Transportation has nearly 180 road and bridge construction projects to complete this season, including five bridge repairs along I-94. “It’s been a little bit difficult to get to work as I’m stationed in St. Paul,” said Ellie Rohan. Rohan is the store director at Seward Community Co-op. She had to leave home earlier and take a new route to get to work on time.

2 weeks ago | kare11.com | Jessica Hart

ST PAUL, Minn. — Amplifying the stories of murdered and missing Black women and girls has been Lakeisha Lee’s life mission since her little sister was killed. “She was someone’s teacher, my sister, my best friend. She means a lot to our family,” Lee said. She said her sister, Brittany Clardy, was murdered in 2013. “He met her online, coerced her to come there, and unfortunately, he ended her life,” she said. “We didn’t know where she was, we couldn’t find her.

2 weeks ago | kare11.com | Jessica Hart

MINNEAPOLIS — In five minutes, Hennepin County dispatchers received 85 calls about the Brooklyn Park plane crash. “On an average of 12 hours, I take 85 to over 100, but that’s over 12 hours not five minutes,” said Public Safety Telecommunicator Jayme Beerling. Beerling was in the middle of training a new employee when all the phones started to ring. “I answered and it was a woman telling me a plane fell out of the sky,” Beerling said.