🌱 Will Columbia Heights pull the plug on its Flock cameras?
Columbia Heights, Minnesota Patch AM: a 4 min readGood day Columbia Heights! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Will Columbia Heights pull the plug on its Flock cameras?
- How Columbia Heights kids are healing after the immigration crackdown
- How Columbia Heights schools are helping kids after the immigration raids
Today's riddle: When is the best time to buy a trampoline? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A severe p.m. t-storm; breezy, with a high of 90 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy with a shower, temps: high: 73, low: 59.
- Friday: Mostly sunny; breezy, warmer, with a high of 81 and low of 63 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Columbia Heights City Council voting Monday night on Flock camera removal (kare11.com) — Columbia Heights City Council is set to decide whether to end its contract for all 12 Flock license-plate reader cameras, a move that would leave the city paying the final contract year but without the system. Supporters cite crime-solving successes, while local officials and residents raise serious concerns about surveillance, data sharing, and public trust after Operation Metro Surge. 
• The Minneapolis immigration crackdown ended months ago. For children, trauma remains (latimes.com subscription) — In Columbia Heights, school staff are helping children recover emotionally months after the Minneapolis-area immigration crackdown, using tools like therapy dogs and group counseling at Valley View Elementary. Many students missed school, saw relatives detained, or were themselves sent to distant detention centers, and educators are now focused on rebuilding a sense of safety and stability in local classrooms.
• Columbia Heights schools reflect on Minnesota ICE surge: ‘It was tumultuous' (fox9.com) — Columbia Heights Public Schools is still grappling with the fallout from Operation Metro Surge, after at least seven students were detained by federal immigration agents. District leaders describe a fearful school year, from agents near campuses to a 5-year-old’s detention that drew national attention, and they’re extending food, transportation, and rapid-response support into summer as some families face deportation or remain too afraid to return.
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Mounds View Library 2576 County Road 10, Mounds View, MN 55112
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Brookdale Library 6125 Shingle Creek Parkway, Brooklyn Center, MN 55430
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Silverwood Park, 2500 County Rd E, St Anthony
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Wednesday June 10
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