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Police Blotter | 12/7/2016
(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…
Suspicious man reported in Waterloo
Waterloo police received a report of a man aged in his 40s driving a small red car that apparently attempted to lure a 10-year-old girl into his vehicle about 8…
Fire call in Columbia
Columbia Fire Department personnel responded shortly after 9 p.m. Monday to a home in the 100 block of North Ferkel Street for a report of smoke in the basement. No…
Columbia woman, grandson die in Route 158 crash
A 74-year-old Columbia woman and her 24-year-old grandson were among three who died in a Friday crash on Route 158 near Belleville. Illinois State Police said Jerilyn Hess, 74, of…
Death of 25-year-old man under investigation
A 25-year-old Waterloo man was pronounced dead at Red Bud Regional Hospital on Thursday. The cause of his death is pending toxicology tests and autopsy results as performed by the…
Medical call at CHS
Columbia EMS and police responded to Columbia High School about 1:30 p.m. Thursday for a 17-year-old female student reportedly going into and out of consciousness in the girls locker room.…
Raging Bulldogs, Ice Eagles set to meet again
The Freeburg-Waterloo Raging Bulldogs continue to play well this season, improving to 6-1-1 with two wins last week. Meanwhile, another date with rival Columbia looms as the Ice Eagles seek…