🌱 Riding an e-bike in Blaine? These new speed limits now apply
Blaine, Minnesota Patch AM: a 4 min readHi Blaine! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Riding an e-bike in Blaine? These new speed limits now apply
- How Blaine’s newest graduates celebrated under the lights at U.S. Bank Stadium
- How a Blaine traffic stop unraveled a $3,200 chainsaw theft
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Not as warm with a t-storm, temps: high: 78, low: 63.
- Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 79 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. What are Minnesota's e-bike laws? (cbsnews.com) — If you ride an e-bike or e-moto in Blaine, new city rules and stepped-up police enforcement are starting this week, including a 20 mph limit for e-bikes and 30 mph for e-motos. Blaine officers say they’ll begin with education and warnings, but reckless or sidewalk riding could lead to tickets or even confiscation. 
2. U.S. Bank Stadium shines on graduating Blaine Bengals (hometownsource.com) — Blaine High School’s Class of 2026 just graduated at U.S. Bank Stadium, with speakers urging classmates to be adaptable, courageous and compassionate Bengals. Student leaders reflected on growing up in Blaine’s schools, confronting a divided world, and carrying that resilient Bengal spirit into college, work, the military and other paths ahead.
3. Derek James Schwartz — Anoka County (mncrime.com) — Blaine police played a key role in stopping a vehicle tied to a recent Anoka County chainsaw theft, spotting one of the missing saws in plain view. Officers from St. Francis then took the driver and passenger into custody, and the driver allegedly admitted stealing and pawning the equipment after it was listed for sale online.
4. Elite Abilities Spotlight, June 2: Eve Newman (kstp.com) — Special Olympics USA Games events are coming to the National Sports Center in Blaine June 20–26, bringing thousands of athletes, coaches, and fans to the area. One of those competitors is Roseville track and field athlete Eve Newman, who will race-walk and throw shot put as part of what’s billed as Minnesota’s largest humanitarian event ever.
5. Minnesota Looked Nothing Like This 150 Years Ago - See The Top 10 Cities Then vs. Now (krocnews.com) — Blaine now ranks as Minnesota’s 10th-largest city, with 77,819 residents, in a state that has exploded from 439,000 people in 1870 to over 5.8 million today. A new feature compares how Minnesota’s biggest cities, jobs, and growth drivers have shifted from river-powered lumber towns to modern hubs built around highways, hospitals, and universities.
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🗓 Events Nearby
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MetroNorth Chamber of Commerce, 9380 Central Ave NE #320, Blaine
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Welsch's Big Ten Tavern, 4703 US-10, Arden Hills
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Our cat nala got out Friday night and has not come home.
Please let me know if you see her we are off of 112th square NE in the park of four seasons. (Nextdoor Park of the Four Seasons) - SCAM when posting items for sale on Nextdoor.
I got this message one minute after posting my collection of nutcrackers for sale. Just warning other neighbors. (Nextdoor Be Bop Park)
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