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Columbia businesses evacuated after bomb threat
Columbia police responded shortly before 12:30 p.m. Wednesday to a report of a possible bomb threat at Vapor Wize, 970 Columbia Center. Initial reports are that photos of a bomb…
Fake money found in Columbia
The Columbia Police Department is alerting residents and local businesses after counterfeit money was discovered on Monday. Police said counterfeit bills with four Chinese symbols on them were found in…
Genealogical Society celebrates 25 years
As the Monroe County Genealogical Society celebrates its 25th anniversary, it is taking time to reflect on how it has changed over time and its successes. Since its founding in…
Columbia evaluating parks system
Columbia Director of Community Development Scott Dunakey last Tuesday outlined the role of the Columbia Parks and Recreation Advisory Board in the city’s upcoming comprehensive plan process. The comprehensive plan…
Follow-up on jury selection freeze-out
Despite multiple efforts to obtain access or records, the Republic-Times still has no official account of the typically public process of jury selection in last week’s trial of Kyle Roider…
Columbia nursing home sued again
Integrity Healthcare of Columbia is facing another lawsuit from the family of a former resident who died last summer. Jordan Krugman, executor of the late Hilda Krugman, is suing Integrity…
Fatal crash in Prairie du Rocher
A 16-year-old Red Bud High School student died in a crash involving a car and a train early Friday evening in Prairie du Rocher. The Prairie du Rocher Fire Department,…
Roider found not guilty
After a week of trial proceedings and approximately 2.5 years in jail, Kyle M. Roider walked out of the Monroe County Courthouse early Friday evening a free man. Roider, 33,…
Mixed reactions to Roider verdict
Festivities were in the air outside the Monroe County Courthouse on Friday. Carnival rides lit up the late afternoon sky, complemented by laughter and live music. It was homecoming night. …
HTC celebrates 125 years
Harrisonville Telephone Company is celebrating its 125th anniversary in 2021. While its history has an air of mystery surrounding it, the company confidently states one thing has remained the same…