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Reckless homicide trial delayed again
A Collinsville man charged with reckless homicide for his role in a February 2023 head-on crash on Bluff Road in Columbia is currently being held in a St. Louis County…
Read MoreJLP Homes back in court
Following a tumultuous 2025, the owners of JLP Homes are once again named in a lawsuit in Monroe County Circuit Court. In a complaint filed Feb. 18, plaintiffs Cody Harvey…
Read MoreGuilty pleas in Uber shooting
On Tuesday, two metro east men pled guilty in Monroe County Circuit Court to aggravated kidnapping for their roles in a May 31, 2025, shooting in the Columbia Police Department…
Read MoreGuilty verdict in shooting trial
French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre’s assertion that “we are our choices” was the underpinning of a guilty verdict handed down Friday afternoon in the trial of Brenndan M. Pietlukiewicz, 21, of…
Read MoreMuddy waters in service dispute
Hopes of ending a legal dispute between the cities of Waterloo and Columbia went down the drain last Tuesday. Following a hearing of motions Jan. 20 – almost a year…
Read MoreCrawford case not yet closed
Following multiple delays in the federal bank fraud case involving Columbia developer Gregg Crawford, even more questions have arisen after the latest sentencing date was removed from the Jan. 22…
Read MoreWaterloo shooting trial underway
Brenndan M. Pietlukiewicz, 21, of Waterloo, traded his county-issued incarceration garb for more traditional clothing on Tuesday as he faced a jury trial for charges related to a shooting in…
Read MoreEx-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…
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