🌱 What investigators say they found inside this Columbia Heights man’s home.
Columbia Heights, Minnesota Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Columbia Heights! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What investigators say they found inside this Columbia Heights man’s home.
- How worried should Columbia Heights families be about measles right now?
- Columbia Heights restaurant stop preceded this suspected gang-related highway shooting.
Today's riddle: Why did the math teacher write "41596" on a napkin after lunch? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 47 and low of 35 degrees.
- Saturday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 54, low: 42.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 57 and low of 41 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Columbia Heights Man Charged With Three Felonies After Investigators Seize Methamphetamine, Firearms and Suppressors (limitless-news.com) — A Columbia Heights man is facing three felony charges after investigators say they seized more than 44 grams of meth, several firearms, and homemade suppressors from his car, person, and Columbia Heights home. The July investigation, detailed in a newly filed complaint, outlines a traffic stop, foot chase near Central Plaza Shopping Center, and a search of his nearby residence, with the defendant still presumed innocent. 
• Minnesota Measles Cases Reach 36-Year High as Anoka County Reports Six Infections and Health Officials Urge Vaccination (town.news) — Columbia Heights residents are being urged to double-check measles vaccinations as Anoka County confirms six cases amid Minnesota’s largest measles surge since 1990. Health officials stress that most infections involve unvaccinated children and warn that interconnected communities like Columbia Heights, Fridley, and Coon Rapids could see rapid spread without strong MMR coverage and prompt attention to symptoms.
• New charges in Hwy. 100 shooting point to suspected gang feud (startribune.com) — A highway shooting that police link to a suspected gang feud began when a car followed victims out of a Columbia Heights restaurant parking lot before gunfire erupted on Hwy. 100 in St. Louis Park. Two additional men from Blaine and Coon Rapids now face drive-by shooting and assault charges, as investigators scrutinize social media posts and alleged gang ties.
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🗞 Nearby News
Fridley
- Minnesota law 'blind spots' prevent charges in school sexual misconduct case, Anoka County Attorney says (kstp.com)
- Coon Rapids launches community support program (hometownsource.com)
- Bloomington Cable Television, Nov. 6-12 (hometownsource.com)
Brooklyn Center
- Nelson, Freund, and Zeck Are Top Vote-Getters in Brooklyn Center School Board Race (ccxmedia.org)
- Keeping Up With Dave looks to Robbinsdale for their Festive Holiday Events (ccxmedia.org)
- Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center community calendar Nov. 5-19 (hometownsource.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the math teacher write "41596" on a napkin after lunch?" — Because he wanted a piece of pi(e)! (Thank you Greg S. for sending it in!)
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