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March timeline on cash bail appeal
An appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court regarding the constitutionality of a state law that would end cash bail appears to be months away from resolution under a new timeline…
Read MoreMonday night crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 8:10 p.m. Monday to a two-vehicle rollover crash on Route 3 at Hill Castle Road just south of Columbia. One of the vehicles came to…
Read MoreTailgate theft in Columbia
Police are investigating the theft of a tailgate from a truck on the lot of George Weber Chevrolet, 701 Old Route 3 in Columbia. The suspect vehicle was identified as a…
Read MoreSAFE-T Act on hold
Just a few hours before they were set to go into effect, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that parts of the SAFE-T Act would be put on hold through the…
Read MoreCatalytic converter thefts at Columbia dealership
The theft of catalytic converters from two vehicles on the lot of George Weber Chevrolet auto dealership on Old Route 3 in Columbia is under investigation. Police said that at…
Read MoreJudge rules portions of SAFE-T Act are unconstitutional
A Kankakee County judge ruled late Wednesday night that aspects of the SAFE-T Act that was set to go into effect Jan. 1 are unconstitutional. The ruling by Judge Thomas…
Read MoreAnother guilty plea in Hopkins murder
An East St. Louis man who was sentenced previously to 34 years in federal prison for the August 2019 shooting death of Illinois State Police Trooper Nick Hopkins of Waterloo…
Read MoreVehicle crashes into home near Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department assisted police and EMS in responding to a report of a vehicle crashing into a residence at 429 Hillcastle Road south of Columbia shortly before 8:45…
Read MoreWPD residency rule relaxed
The Waterloo City Council on Monday approved an amendment to its residency requirements for police department employees. City ordinance now allows a Waterloo Police Department employee to reside within a…
Read MoreFederal agent gets prison
A Cahokia man was sentenced this week to 126 months in federal prison for enticement of a minor, travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct and engaging in…
Read MoreDeath investigation in Columbia
The death of a person discovered with a gunshot wound to the head shortly after 10 a.m. Sunday in the 100 block of Gall Road in Columbia is under investigation.…
Read MoreWPD K-9 gets vest
Waterloo Police Department K-9 Tobi has received a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K-9s, Inc. Tobi’s vest was sponsored…
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