Police
Fire damages Dupo home
Firefighters from four local departments responded to a structure fire shortly after 10:30 p.m. Wednesday at 701 Illinois Avenue in Dupo. The Columbia, Cahokia and Prairie du Pont fire departments…
Read MoreDeath investigation in Columbia
The death of a 34-year-old man found unresponsive late Wednesday morning inside his Columbia residence is under investigation. The Monroe County Coroner’s Office was requested by the Columbia Police Department…
Read MoreColeman granted evidentiary hearing
Judge Stephen McGlynn ruled Wednesday that Chris Coleman’s post conviction petition process will continue to the step of an evidentiary hearing in at least one matter. Coleman, who was convicted…
Read MoreStolen truck located; arrest made
It appears the case of a white 2015 Chevrolet Silverado and attached 16-foot trailer stolen Monday while parked on a field road off Steppig Road in rural Columbia has been…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 3/20/2019
Police Blotter (Editor’s note: Information in this report is gathered directly from area police agencies, county courts and emergency radio dispatch. The public is reminded that defendants are presumed innocent…
Read MoreDupo man charged with child porn
A federal grand jury for the Southern District of Illinois said Tuesday it has returned a seven-count indictment charging James K. Young, 66, of Dupo, with five counts of distributing…
Read MoreReckless homicide charge filed in fatal Columbia crash
A Missouri man was charged Wednesday with reckless homicide in connection with a September 2018 vehicle crash on Route 3 in Columbia that claimed the life of a local woman.…
Read MoreFire at Gateway FS fertilizer plant
The Waterloo Fire Department responded at 12:45 p.m. Thursday to a fire at Gateway FS’s Waterloo fertilizer plant at 829 Gall Road. The fire occurred in a building that was…
Read MoreTuesday morning pursuit ends in St. Louis County
Cahokia and Dupo police participated in the Tuesday morning pursuit of a vehicle reported stolen out of Missouri and then a burglary in progress on the Illinois side that eventually…
Read MoreStolen vehicle recovered
A brown 2013 Ford Escape that was stolen from the parking lot of the Red Roof Shell gas station in Columbia on Feb. 23 was recovered by a Missouri police…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 3/6/2019
(Editor’s note: Information in this report is gathered directly from area police agencies, county courts and emergency radio dispatch. The public is reminded that defendants are presumed innocent until proven…
Read MorePlane crash in Waterloo
The FAA and NTSB are investigating a small plane crash that occurred Tuesday afternoon in rural Waterloo. The plane, a 1976 Piper PA-32 Cherokee Lance flying from Alabama to Cahokia,…
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