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Wednesday evening crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 7:35 p.m. to a minor crash involving a semi tractor-trailer and a Tesla electric car on the Route 3 southbound ramp from I-255 near the Palmer…
Man gets prison for Waterloo shooting
The young man who last month was found guilty of four felony charges stemming from a shooting outside a Waterloo movie theater on Nov. 5 was sentenced Wednesday afternoon in…
Charges filed in fatal crash
On Tuesday afternoon in Monroe County Circuit Court, a young Millstadt man pled not guilty to charges of aggravated DUI (crash resulting in death) and reckless homicide involving a motor…
Sunday fires strain volunteers
Despite warnings from the National Weather Service of erratic fire spread from outdoor burning, several area departments responded to multiple fire incidents on a wild weather Sunday. The main such…
CHS ready for big stage
Students and staff at Columbia High School have been negotiating construction for about two years now, and though the parking lot still won’t be clear for a while, the biggest…
Accolade problems expressed
The day before last week’s primary election, a hot topic for the contested Republican ballot for county commissioner was discussed during last Monday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board. The…
Veterans assistant at your service
Having come together fairly quickly over the past few months, the Monroe County Veterans Assistance Commission welcomed a superintendent just last week, and he’s already provided a hand for veterans…
Franke found fit to stand trial
Following an order for a formal mental health evaluation entered Jan. 8 in Monroe County Circuit Court, Jared M. Franke, 27, of Columbia, was declared fit to stand trail during…
Crawford sentencing finally set
Columbia developer Gregg Crawford’s business dealings were the topic of conversation during the Columbia City Council meeting on March 16, which was followed by a hearing three days later on…
Teens charged in Ruma Convent damage
Randolph County Sheriff Jarrod Peters announced this week the arrest of a young Missouri woman and the ticketing of six others in connection to a Feb. 14-15 incident at the…