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Ex-Columbia employee charged with theft
A local woman is facing criminal charges related to her role as a City of Columbia employee. Hollie J. Thornton, 32, of Columbia, is alleged to have taken unauthorized control…
Read MoreFranke found unfit
A Columbia man arrested following a late August standoff at his parents’ home has been found unfit to stand trial. During a hearing in Monroe County Circuit Court on Thursday,…
Read MoreWaterloo shooting case continued
Preparations for the trial of a young man charged in a shooting outside the Waterloo movie theater came to a grinding halt Friday in Monroe County Circuit Court. Brenndan M.…
Read MoreChurch thief gets probation
A local woman was convicted Thursday of stealing funds from St. John United Church of Christ in Valmeyer. Melissa A. Hunter, 52, of Waterloo, following a brief hearing before Judge…
Read MoreLocal tie to federal bank fraud case
A district judge sentenced a Georgia man to 70 months in federal prison last week after he admitted to leading a check cashing conspiracy that involved stealing the identities and…
Read MoreClearing the air in JLP Homes litigation
One Columbia family business settled a lawsuit last month while another had its name cleared in connection with the suit. As previously reported, JLP Homes LLC was named in a…
Read MoreLocal school FOIA policies challenged
A St. Louis attorney and his acolytes have brought a mission of judicial reform to Southern Illinois, and Monroe County school districts are the latest public entities being used to…
Read MoreProbation in bank fraud case
A Collinsville man was sentenced last week in federal court to three years of supervised release for his involvement in a series of fraudulent loans issued on behalf of his…
Read MoreWoman charged in $1M MedStar theft
The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office announced last week the arrest of 43-year-old Carrie J. Kelley of Sparta related to the theft of funds while she was an employee of MedStar…
Read MoreMore legal wrangling in fatal crash suit
A second settlement has been proposed in a lawsuit related to the Sept. 1, 2024, crash on Hanover Road which claimed the life of one Columbia teen and seriously injured another.…
Read MoreMan charged with battery of state’s attorney
A local man was charged following an incident with an elected county official late last Wednesday afternoon in downtown Waterloo. Wesley A. Corey, 45, of Waterloo, faces a Class 3…
Read MoreMan accused of sexually abusing minors
A St. Clair County man is facing multiple felony sex charges in Monroe County. Three counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a minor were filed Thursday in Monroe County Circuit…
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