Police
Vehicles stolen from Columbia dealership; attempt made at Waterloo dealership
The Columbia Police Department is investigating the theft of two vehicles from Columbia Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-RAM at 500 Admiral Weinel Boulevard late Monday night and a possible attempt two hours later at…
Read MoreMotorcycle crash near Hecker
Emergency personnel responded about 1:45 p.m. Tuesday to a crash involving a vehicle and a motorcycle on Route 156 at L Road just west of Hecker. The Monroe County Sheriff’s…
Read MoreDriver arrested after fleeing police in Columbia
A man is in custody after he failed to pull over during a traffic stop attempt by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department on Route 3 south of Columbia about 2:15…
Read MoreColeman granted self-representation
A court hearing was held remotely via Zoom videoconferencing Thursday to hear Christopher Coleman’s motion to represent himself in continued efforts to receive a new trial in the 2009 murders…
Read MoreCharges filed in police chase
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Columbia and Dupo police attempted to stop a vehicle on the south end of Columbia late Monday afternoon in a pursuit that continued into…
Read MoreDeath investigation in Columbia
Columbia police and EMS personnel responded shortly after 9 a.m. Sunday to the report of a deceased 29-year-old male found by a relative inside a home at 234 N. Briegel…
Read MorePrison sentence in fatal Columbia crash
A Missouri man was sentenced to prison this week in connection with a September 2018 crash in Columbia that claimed the life of a local woman. The sentence for 35-year-old…
Read MoreBull wrangled after wandering on I-255
Columbia police and Illinois State Police assisted in attempting to capture a black bull with horns that was running loose in the area of I-255 near the Jefferson Barracks Bridge.…
Read MoreDupo police chief, officer injured in I-255 crash
Dupo Police Chief Kevin Smith and one of his officers were injured when the police pickup truck Smith was driving crashed about 5:35 p.m. Friday in the area of I-255…
Read MoreFriday crash southeast of Hecker
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 10 a.m. Friday to a vehicle crash in the area of Beck Road at LL Road southeast of Hecker. Police said a truck driven by…
Read MoreStructure fire in Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department responded about 12:10 p.m. Tuesday to the report of a structure fire in the 2800 block of Overview Drive. Initial reports from a responding police officer…
Read MoreThree-vehicle crash in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded to a three-vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 3 at Park Street in Waterloo shortly before 9 p.m. Monday. Waterloo police and fire department personnel joined…
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