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Injury crash north of Columbia

Emergency personnel responded about 11:20 a.m. Monday to a two-vehicle crash in the area of 2274 Imbs Station Road in rural St. Clair County. Responding agencies included the Columbia Fire…

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Columbia man accused of secret home bathroom videos

A Columbia man was charged Friday with secretly recording multiple people inside the bathroom of his home earlier this year. The Columbia Police Department issued a press release stating that…

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R-T barred from Roider jury selection

Jury selection began Monday morning at the Monroe County Courthouse for the murder trial of Kyle Roider, but the press, and therefore the public, was barred access to the proceedings.…

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Man airlifted following home injury

Emergency personnel responded to a residence in 700 block of Sequoia Court off D Road for a man aged in his 70s who sustained a severe leg injury in a…

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Friday crash near Columbia

The Columbia Police Department, Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, Columbia Fire Department and Columbia EMS responded about 3:40 p.m. Friday to the scene of a three-vehicle crash with injuries on Route…

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Battery report in Millstadt

Millstadt police are investigating after an occupant of a vehicle drove by a man watering flowers and discharged an airsoft gun multiple times Tuesday night, striking the man in the…

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Queen of Hearts helps SPPCS

The Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic School Queen of Hearts raffle saw its third jackpot winner last week, leading the pot to start at $5,000 this week.  While there is…

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Monroe County gains residents

Results from the 2020 census were released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday, which Illinois and other states will use to redraw congressional district maps. Of all the counties…

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Ogle’s legacy lives on

The Columbia City Council approved a preliminary plat for the Ogle Estates subdivision on Aug. 2.  While the development is a modest, 10-lot plan near Eckert Lane in the northern…

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Columbia begins comprehensive plan process

Monday night approved a recommendation to select Shockey Consulting for its upcoming comprehensive plan project and for GIS services. Columbia Director of Community Development Scott Dunakey, who will also be…

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