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- SWAT Team Makes Arrests in Albert Lea
Sirens filled the air in Albert Lea this past Saturday as a SWAT team and a drug investigative unit made arrests.
- Man arrested for aggravated assault, kidnapping
Authorities arrested an 18-year-old man Saturday for aggravated assault and kidnapping after the South Central Drug Investigative Unit and the SWAT team were activated to a residence on Ruble Avenue in Albert ...
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A Minneapolis man has been charged in a New Year's day stabbing that left an Anoka County man seriously injured.
- Domestic violence prevention: It can be a guy thing, too
Two years ago, Anoka County's Domestic Violence Prevention Council orchestrated an intensive mail and telephone campaign, hoping to lure men to an October meeting.
- Senior program makes old friends of new friends
Ahmed Kamara introduces Vince Hamann as his brother. Hamann retells tales of Kamara's life as a government official in Sierra Leone, and a harrowing midnight escape from murderous insurgents with as much gusto ...
- New superintendent for School District 112
North Shore School District 112 Board of Education has hired Dr. David Behlow as its new superintendent.
- 10 Minnesota mayors take 'Pickens Pledge' on energy
Ten Minnesota mayors have signed the "T. Boone Pickens Pledge" -- an energy independence manifesto that urges President-elect Obama to develop such a plan for the nation within his first 100 days in office.
- Former credit union president gets prison time
Richard Lange, a longtime Columbia Heights credit union president, was sentenced this week by a federal judge to 21 months in prison for taking more than $250,000 from First Community Credit Union between 2001 ...
- Blaine / Man accused of kidnapping debtor's girlfriend, family in attempt to get $400 back
Jovan Montee Holeman was supposed to be paid $400. But when the man who was supposed to cough up the money didn't show, Holeman took the man's girlfriend and family instead, police say.
- Suspect charged with kidnapping after trying to collect $400 debt
A Plymouth man faces 50 years in prison after he attempted to claim a $400 dollar debt from a former co-worker. Anoka County Sheriff deputies describe a terrorizing ordeal after a family of four is abducted ...
- Recruiting Commentary: 2010 all Minnesota?
Could Tubby Smith and Minnesota recruit a predominantly all-Minnesota 2010 recruiting class? It's possible because of the improvements of several prospects including Jake Thomas of Columbia Heights and Jake ...
- A fantastic journey from land of 'Oz' to Columbia Heights
Munchkin Jerry Maren, middle, will be live onstage for two showings of a fully restored 35mm print of "The Wizard of Oz" at 11 a.m. on Nov.
- Deer hunter dies while hunting in the Akeley area
A Columbia Heights, Minn., man who died Nov. 10 while hunting north of Akeley, died of natural causes, according to the Ramsey County Medical Examiner's Office.
- Munchkin coming to Minnesota
Munchkin Jerry Maren, who handed the lollipop to Judy Garland in the movie, "The Wizard of Oz," will be appearing live onstage for two showings of a fully-restored 35mm print of the classic film, on Saturday, ...
- Anoka County Government Center was one of 100-plus locations across the state doing Senate recount
The State Canvassing Board certified the election results for the Nov. 4 general election Tuesday to set the wheels in motion for the recount to decide the winner of the U.S. Senate seat between incumbent ...
- Recount begins in U.S. Senate race
The State Canvassing Board certified the election results for the Nov. 4 general election Tuesday to set the wheels in motion for the recount to decide the winner of the U.S. Senate seat between incumbent ...
- Action at the Washburn Fall League
Saturday featured action from the Minneapolis Washburn fall league. Minneapolis North opened the schedule against Columbia Heights.
- Anoka County libraries seek book donations for food shelf clients
Anoka County libraries are seeking donations of new books this year in its annual Project Bookshelf.
- Columbia Heights man found dead near deer stand
A Columbia Heights man found dead on the ground near his deer stand Monday died of natural causes, according to a provisional autopsy report, the Hubbard County Sheriff's Office said.
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City DescriptionColumbia Heights is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 18,520. Columbia Heights was formed as a village on March 14, 1898 when it separated from Fridley Township. On July 21, 1921 the Charter of the City of Columbia Heights was adopted and the city was formed.
Minnesota State Highways 47 (University Avenue) and 65 (Central Avenue) are two of the main arterial routes in the city.
Columbia Heights is a first-ring northern suburb of Minneapolis, which it borders on the south. Its downtown district is centered on the corner 40th Avenue NE and Central Avenue, and includes the Heights Theater, county offices, the public library, and a variety of businesses. Central Avenue forms a commercial district along its length. More businesses line University Avenue.
Columbia Heights, the Heights Jamboree, Hylander, and many other references to the city and Minnesota appear in Pat Proft's 1998 film Wrongfully Accused.
A Polish flag and white eagle are on the sign marking the border between Columbia Heights and Minneapolis, visible when entering Columbia Heights on Central Avenue, in celebration of the suburb's early roots as a ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Size:
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