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Theft from Columbia gas station
Columbia police are investigating a retail theft from Midwest Petroleum Phillips 66, 1553 N. Main Street, last Wednesday evening. Shortly after 8:20 p.m., a black man with dreadlocks standing about…
Loud boom heard in Columbia
Police and fire department personnel investigated multiple reports by residents of one very loud boom heard shortly after 9:35 p.m. Friday in the southern end of downtown Columbia. Police were…
Monroe County has 18 coronavirus cases; reports first death
Monroe County is now reporting 18 cases of coronavirus – including its first death – as the pandemic continues to change daily life for everyone. On Tuesday morning, Monroe County…
Teen located after search
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department requested assistance about 1 p.m. Friday in its search for a teenage boy in the 4700 block of Dusty’s Trail off LL Road south of…
I-255 lane closure near Cahokia
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that the northbound right lane of I-255 at milepost 12.4 near Cahokia closed Friday and will be reopened at noon Wednesday. The lane closure…
Medical call north of Fountain
The Columbia Fire Department assisted Columbia EMS and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department about 3 p.m. Thursday in responding to a 64-year-old man reported to be not conscious and not…
StreamathonSTL small biz benefit April 10-11
A first-of-its-kind “Streamathon for St. Louis Small Businesses” takes place next Friday and Saturday, April 10-11, online at streamathonforSTL.com and via Facebook and other social media platforms. Hosted by NexCore…
Columbia School Board OKs contract
The Columbia School Board unanimously approved a performance contract with Trane U.S. Inc., an energy services company, for work to be done at Columbia High School and Columbia High School…
Stumpy’s shifts to sanitizer
A rural Columbia business is adapting to the coronavirus pandemic in a way different than most – shifting its entire operation to focus on helping fight the virus. That business…
Small biz setback due to virus
Congress passed and President Donald Trump signed a $2.2 trillion economic relief plan last week to help offset some of the economic hardship caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Under that…