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Columbia man dies in home accident

A 45-year-old Columbia man died from injuries sustained when he became pinned underneath a commercial box truck he was working on outside his home early Wednesday evening. Emergency personnel responded…

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Vehicle strikes pole in Columbia

Columbia police and fire department personnel responded to the 300 block of Longview Drive about 3:20 p.m. Wednesday after a vehicle struck a light pole. No injuries were reported in…

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Boys tracksters win state medals

At the IHSA boys state track meet in Charleston on Saturday, several local athletes ended the season in style.  Columbia’s 4×100 meter relay team of Ronnie Hunsaker, Brandon Hall, Donavan…

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Bulldogs clip Eagles for regional crown

The Waterloo High School baseball team edged Monroe County rival Columbia, 3-1, for the Class 3A Columbia Regional championship at Eagleview Elementary on Saturday.  Waterloo ace righthander Drake Downing surrendered…

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Longtime SPPCS teacher retires

For 44 of its 166 years of existence, Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic School has boasted the services of junior high science teacher Chris Haberl.  That is no longer the…

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CPD creating camera program

The City of Columbia is asking citizens and businesses to assist the police department through the use of existing security cameras for homes and businesses. According to Detective Sergeant Karla…

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‘May we never forget’ | Monroe County observes Memorial Day

Hundreds of citizens across Monroe County gathered at four different services Monday to honor those who died while serving in America’s military.  Waterloo In Waterloo, it was the American Legion…

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House OKs graduated income tax

Illinois voters will get to vote in 2020 on how they want their income taxed after the Illinois House of Representatives passed a joint resolution constitutional amendment on Memorial Day…

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Rising river causing concern

The Mississippi River is expected to crest at 46 feet in St. Louis on June 5, according to the National Weather Service and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.  It is…

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Police Blotter | 5/22/19

(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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