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Possible bridge jumper report unfounded

The Columbia Fire Department and Columbia police assisted emergency personnel from Missouri in attempting to locate a possible jumper from the Jefferson Barracks Bridge on I-255 into the Mississippi River…

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School enrollment totals vary

School is back in session and enrollment is mixed across the area as some schools and districts have seen increases, while others have experienced decreases. Waterloo There are 2,714 students…

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Body pulled from river identified

Officials have identified the body of a deceased male recovered from the Mississippi River in rural Columbia early Wednesday morning as that of a Peru, Illinois man who jumped from…

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Police Blotter | 8/29/2018

(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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Tragedy strikes again on Columbia’s Route 3

For the second time this year, a crash on Route 3 in Columbia has claimed the life of a local woman following a two-vehicle crash that occurred about 8:36 p.m.…

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Eagles dazzle in blowout of Bulldogs

This year’s Columbia Eagles football squad has a knack for the spectacular. Last week, a 92-yard kickoff return and a blocked field goal in the final seconds led to a…

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Teen struck by vehicle in Waterloo

Waterloo police and Monroe County EMS responded shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday to the area of East Fourth Street near Rogers Street after a 17-year-old was reportedly struck by a…

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WHS Legacy Society to induct newest class

Five former Waterloo High School students dedicated to making the world around them a better place have been chosen as the exceedingly worthy fifth class of the WHS Legacy Wall.…

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Crash on Route 156

At 2:46 p.m. Wednesday, the Waterloo Fire Department and Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded to a two-car crash on Route 156 at Old Baum Church Road. There was road blockage…

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Report of downed power lines

At 2:25 p.m. Wednesday, Columbia Fire Department personnel responded along I-255 for calls of power lines down in Columbia near fields. They did not find any downed power lines. 

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