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Tom Letness bought the Columbia Heights theater in 1998, restored it and installed the Wurlitzer organ, according to the theater's website. The Heights, which opened in 1926, turns 100 this year.
To celebrate the Heights Theater's 100th birthday, the city of Columbia Heights, Minnesota, dedicated Oct. 8 as Columbia Heights Theater Day.
A Columbia Heights, Minnesota, man was found guilty Wednesday of murdering his 16-year-old son last year.
Testimony continues in Anoka County court today for the man accused of killing Jordan "Manny" Collins Jr., his 16-year-old son. The boy's dismembered remains were found in a garbage bag at a landfill in Elk River last year.
Ashley Berry told jurors her son had been staying with his father in Columbia Heights because he was struggling at school. Jordan Dupree Collins Sr., who is representing himself, asked her nothing.
Jordan Dupree Collins Sr. cross-examined a single witness on the first day of testimony and is holding his opening statement until the state rests. Court filings show the judge admonished him for missing deadlines.
Jordan Dupree Collins Sr. is charged with one count of second-degree murder. He plans to represent himself.
Jordan Dupree Collins Sr. is charged with one count of second-degree murder for the death of his 16-year-old son, Jordan "Manny" Collins Jr., and he plans to represent himself.
The father of Jordan "Manny" Collins, who is accused killing his 16-year-old son, will go on trial Thursday in Anoka County.
Police are investigating a shooting overnight Saturday in a restaurant parking lot just north of Minneapolis.
Police are investigating a shooting overnight Saturday in the parking lot of Hook Fish and Chicken in Columbia Heights, Minnesota.
Law enforcement considers Flock cameras, which read license plates, to be an important extra set of eyes. As Ubah Ali reports, agencies across Minnesota are reporting that people are tampering with the technology.
Police in Fridley are restricting who can access data from Flock Safety cameras. At a packed City Council meeting on Monday, they walked through data, showing the community's network of cameras was searched hundreds of thousands of times in December and January by agencies around the country.
A family who was living and working in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, recently self deported to Ecuador.
It has been a year of ups and downs for Ashley Berry, the mother of Jordan "Manny" Collins Jr., as she attempts to deal with the loss of her only child. One year after his death, she's focused on the good her son brought to the world.
The year was 1976. The average price of gas was about 67 cents a gallon. In Columbia Heights, a group gathered to bury the past. But as Photojournalist Joe Van Ryn and Conor Wight show, the past came back to life on Thursday.
Jordan "Manny" Collins Jr. was found dead at a landfill in Elk River one year ago after he had disappeared from his dad's house in Columbia Heights. His dad is charged in his death. His mother is focused on the good her son brought to the world. Reg Chapman shares how she's helping to keep his memory alive.
Hail pelted several central Minnesota communities as storms rolled through on Friday afternoon and evening.
Fridley, Maple Grove and Columbia Heights were among the cities in central Minnesota hit with hail as severe storms rolled through on Friday afternoon and evening.
Schools in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, are ending the year on a high note after a tumultuous time during Operation Metro Surge.
Area schools are starting summer break on a high note. In Columbia Heights, the year is ending after a tumultuous time during Operation Metro Surge. As WCCO's Jennifer Mayerle reports, the school year in the community finished with celebration and tears.
Flock cameras in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, are now covered with plastic bags, as city council members voted Monday evening to cancel and pay off the contract with the company.
A suburban city is set to toss out its contract with a controversial AI camera company. Privacy concerns have communities from Texas, to Ohio, to California re-thinking the use of Flock cameras. As Jason Rantala reports, those concerns hit close to home in Columbia Heights.
At a monastery in the Himalayan foothills, a teenage Buddhist lama blesses thousands. Just six months earlier, thousands of miles away, this same young man was pulling all-nighters to play Madden NFL on his Xbox at his home near Minneapolis.
Nine central Minnesota men were arrested Monday and are facing drug conspiracy charges following a monthslong cocaine distribution investigation.
