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Lafore attorney withdraws from case

A brief case management hearing took place Aug. 1 at the Randolph County Courthouse in Chester for a Waterloo man accused of second degree murder. Kodi Lafore, 23, of Waterloo,…

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I-255 road work begins Monday

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that I-255 from Route 3 in Dupo to the Jefferson Barracks Bridge will be restricted to two lanes each direction beginning Monday, Aug. 13,…

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Police Blotter | 8/1/2018

(Editor’s note: Information in this report is gathered directly from area police agencies, county courts and emergency radio dispatch. The public is reminded that defendants are presumed innocent until proven…

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Kids nabbed after rash of Waterloo car window shootings

Two juveniles are in custody following a Waterloo Police Department investigation of at least eight vehicles with windows shot out by BB guns sometime between late Monday night and early…

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Teen airlifted after fall from vehicle

A teenager was airlifted to a St. Louis hospital for treatment of head injuries sustained when he fell off the hood of a moving vehicle on Remington Road at Prairie…

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Stolen car found crashed near Red Bud

A vehicle discovered in the area of Route 159 and Wiegand Road south of Hecker about 1:30 p.m. Sunday turned out to be reported stolen out of Belleville. The vehicle,…

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Hazardous materials incident north of Columbia

Columbia Fire Department personnel assisted Columbia EMS in responding about 11:30 a.m. Monday to a possible hazardous materials situation in the 7100 block of Reichert Road in rural St. Clair…

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Rollover crash near Miles Cemetery

Emergency personnel responded about 9:50 p.m. Sunday to a vehicle rollover crash in the area of Bluff Road at HH Road. Two subjects were reportedly trapped inside the vehicle but…

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Felony arrest in Columbia

Thomas A. Gullo, 26, of Columbia, was charged with felony criminal damage to government supported property and two counts of aggravated fleeing/eluding police following a Tuesday morning incident in Columbia.…

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Crash on South Main in Columbia

Columbia police, fire department and EMS personnel responded about 4:45 p.m. Friday to a two-vehicle crash with minor injuries on South Main Street near Dollar General. No other information was…

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