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Tow truck crash defense attorney speaks
The attorney for the man charged earlier this month in the November 2023 crash on I-255 that resulted in the death of a local tow truck driver issued a statement…
Read MoreCharges in tow truck tragedy
Nearly a year after the death of a local tow truck driver, charges were filed in connection with the incident. Jason Hale, 48, of DeSoto, Mo., was charged Oct. 10…
Read MoreTurner seeks new trial
Following a jury trial last month which found a Waterloo man guilty of three counts of sexual assault by force, the attorney for defendant Travis W. Turner has requested a…
Read MoreGuilty plea in fatal boating incident
The criminal trial of Dylan T. McEwen, 26, of Swansea, in Camden County, Mo., has ended with a guilty plea to one count of boating while intoxicated. The original charge…
Read MoreLocal contractor sued
A lawsuit was filed Monday in Monroe County Circuit Court against Dale R. Poetker as a registered agent of JLP Homes LLC for breach of warranty. The filing alleges that…
Read MoreGuilty verdict in rape trial
Travis W. Turner, 49, of Waterloo, was found guilty Friday afternoon on three counts of sexual assault by force in connection with an incident that occurred in late January 2022.…
Read MoreReckless homicide charge in fatal ATV crash
A young local man is now facing serious felony charges following a fatal ATV crash this past fall. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department said James M. Eschmann, 20, of Columbia,…
Read MoreSex assault trial underway
A jury trial for a Waterloo man accused of sex crimes began this week at the Monroe County Courthouse. Travis W. Turner, 49, is facing three counts of sexual assault…
Read MoreRed Bud school flap settles
A disagreement between the Red Bud School District and Regional Office of Education concerning school renovations was recently settled in Randolph County Circuit Court. As previously reported, the situation centers…
Read MoreFatal train crash litigation ends
The Belleville News-Democrat reported last week that two civil lawsuits stemming from the 2019 death of young Waterloo farmer Jonah Matthews near Fults have ended. According to the BND…
Read MoreLawsuit over Waterloo development
A local contractor is facing a lawsuit and has filed a countersuit. In court documents filed June 12 in Monroe County Circuit Court, Silver Creek Phase II Development LLC, which…
Read MoreLawsuit on LPR cameras
A federal lawsuit accuses Illinois State Police and state officials of operating an unconstitutional “system of dragnet surveillance” through license plate-reading cameras that track motorist’s whereabouts. The Chicago Sun-Times reported…
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