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Crash on Route 3 in Columbia

Emergency personnel responded to a two-vehicle crash with minor injury on Route 3 at South Main Street in Columbia shortly after 1 p.m. on Christmas Day. Police said a 2007…

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Christmas Eve crash near Columbia

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded about 7 p.m. Christmas Eve to a three-vehicle crash on Route 3 at FF Road with a minor injury. Police said one person was…

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Rollover crash on Triple Lakes Road

One person was injured in a rollover crash shortly after midnight Dec. 24 on Triple Lakes Road near Wagner Road north of Columbia in rural St. Clair County. The Columbia…

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Felony arrest after eluding police near Hecker

A 33-year-old Belleville man was arrested for aggravated fleeing and eluding police, possession of a stolen firearm and possession of a firearm by a felon following an early morning incident…

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Car stolen in Columbia

Police are investigating the Dec. 22 theft of a car in Columbia. Columbia police were alerted at 6:42 a.m. that a white 2017 Chrysler 300 was missing from the 2600…

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Rollover crash near Maeystown

A local man was airlifted by medical helicopter to a St. Louis hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in a rollover crash near Maeystown on Saturday night. Emergency personnel responded…

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Sophia Bonaldi | Athlete of the Week

The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Columbia High School girls basketball player Sophia Bonaldi. The senior was named MVP of the Candy Cane Classic at Gibault this past weekend…

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Friday crash near YMCA

Traffic was backed up slightly following a two-vehicle crash on Route 3 southbound near the YMCA south of Columbia shortly after 5 p.m. Friday. A car and a pickup truck…

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Motion to dismiss Coleman petition

In what may finally bring the murder conviction of Chris Coleman to a close, Monroe County State’s Attorney Chris Hitzemann filed a motion last week to dismiss a post conviction…

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