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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
School districts hurting without property tax revenue
Local school districts are feeling the pain of not yet receiving local property tax revenue. The districts normally would have had the money by now, but the tax assessments were…