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Burglary reported in Columbia

Charges are pending following a burglary investigation that began Monday afternoon in Columbia. Shortly before 5 p.m., Columbia police responded to the 300 block of Carl Street to investigate an alleged…

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Fight outside Waterloo tavern

Waterloo police are still investigating an altercation involving three men that occurred about 9:15 p.m. Thursday outside of Fourth Street Bar, 301 S. Moore Street, resulting in one person transported…

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Sunday morning crash south of Waterloo

Emergency personnel responded shortly after 5:30 a.m. Sunday to a vehicle crash on Route 3 about a half mile north of Crook Drive south of Waterloo. A male driving a…

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Two Wednesday crashes in Columbia

Columbia emergency services worked two Wednesday crashes on Admiral Parkway/Route 3. At 4:27 a.m., Nicholas Meier, 37, of Waterloo, was traveling southbound in the right lane of Admiral Parkway approaching…

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Two-vehicle crash on North Market Street

Waterloo police and fire and Monroe County EMS responded to a two-vehicle crash with unknown injuries and road blockage at about 1:45 p.m. Thursday on Market Street at Covington Drive.…

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Columbia man guilty of child porn

A Columbia man entered a guilty plea this week to a child pornography offense at the federal courthouse in East St. Louis, admitting to investigators that he had been downloading…

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Wednesday fire on Rogers Street

Waterloo police and fire department personnel responded at about 12:15 p.m. Wednesday to a fire on Rogers Street. Firemen were dispatched to a fire reported by two different callers, one reporting…

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Swimming gives new purpose to Columbia man

In competitive swimming, the keys are to stay within yourself and keep pushing the entire time. For longtime swimmer John Traube, 47, of Columbia, those lessons also apply to his…

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Teaching in India a life-changer for Mehrtens

Along with cutting through American and Indian stereotypes, Heather Mehrtens’ recent teaching experience in New Dehli helped her enjoy the most interesting facets of a foreign culture. Mehrtens, 29, faced…

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Millennials band together to serve community

A group of millennials in Monroe County will attempt to slash stereotypes and show the community that leadership can come from a myriad of ages and backgrounds. “The mission of…

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