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Felony charges following fight at powder puff game in Dupo
Felony charges have been issued against three adults following an investigation into a Sept. 26 fight during a powder puff game on the Dupo High School football field as part…
Read MoreCrash destroys iconic Waterloo phone booth
A two-vehicle crash at the intersection of East Mill and North Market streets just outside the Monroe County Courthouse resulted in the iconic old telephone booth in downtown Waterloo being…
Read MoreAttempted murder charge in Waterloo stabbing
A 26-year-old man faces an attempted murder charge following an early Friday morning stabbing in Waterloo that injured one man. Waterloo Police Chief Jeff Prosise said the stabbing occurred shortly…
Read MoreChild porn arrest in Columbia
A Columbia man was charged this week with multiple felonies in connection with sex crimes and child pornography. Douglas “Brad” Hicks, 54, is charged with four counts of predatory criminal…
Read MoreFelony charge after man drives away from traffic stop
A Columbia man was charged with a felony after he drove away from a traffic stop Sunday evening in Columbia. At about 8:15 p.m., a Columbia police officer attempted to…
Read MoreChild meth report under investigation
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded about 10 a.m. Sunday to the 5200 block of Kaskaskia Road after a man reported that a 2-year-old may have had access to a…
Read MoreMan gets 12 years for vehicular hijacking
A Cahokia man was sentenced this week in Monroe County Circuit Court to prison for a vehicular hijacking that took place Aug. 22 in Columbia. Anthony M. Vaughn, 34, was…
Read MoreInjury crash involving deer in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 12:40 p.m. Thursday to a vehicle crash involving a deer on Route 3 at Carl Street in Columbia with injury sustained to the male driver.…
Read MoreRash of vehicle break-ins, thefts throughout area overnight
Local law enforcement agencies are investigating several reports of unlocked vehicles entered and at least three vehicles stolen overnight. Columbia police said a black Chevrolet Traverse with Illinois license plates…
Read MoreMissouri man tried to trade pipe bomb for meth in Columbia
A Missouri man entered a guilty plea this week in federal court to charges stemming from a pipe bomb for drugs transaction in Columbia last year. Donald K. Novy, 35,…
Read MoreWitness ruled unreliable in Goleaner case
Judge Dennis Doyle ruled recently that a state’s witness in the Julie Goleaner case was unreliable. According to Monroe County State’s Attorney Chris Hitzemann, the witness in question was…
Read MoreTheft at Hibbett Sports in Waterloo
An 18-year-old Swansea woman was charged Thursday with felony retail theft stemming from a Tuesday night incident in Waterloo. Local law enforcement agencies were on the lookout for an older…
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