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Police Blotter | 2/17/2016

(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…

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Vehicle crash on Route 3 south of Columbia

Columbia police, fire and EMS personnel responded about 8:15 p.m. Tuesday to a three-vehicle crash reported on Route 3 northbound at Gilmore Lake Road. No injuries were reported in the…

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Monday morning fires near Millstadt considered suspicious

It was a busy Monday morning for area firefighters, who responded to two suspicious fires along the same road near Millstadt within 30 minutes of each other. Shortly before 6…

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BBQ grill fire in Valmeyer

The Valmeyer Fire Department responded about 2:35 p.m. Saturday to a gas BBQ grill on fire at 1873 State Route 156. There was a full tank of propane attached to…

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Self-inflicted shooting death near Red Bud

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, Monroe County EMS, Hecker first responders and the coroner responded after 2 p.m. Friday to a residence near Red Bud for a fatal self-inflicted gunshot…

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Two-vehicle crash on Route 3 in Columbia

Columbia police, fire and EMS responded to a two-vehicle crash about 1 p.m. Friday on Route 3 at Valmeyer Road. The vehicles were a maroon GMC Acadia with Missouri license…

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Crash on B Road

Columbia Fire Department and EMS responded Friday at 10:15 a.m., to a vehicle crash on B Road, north of Country Lane, with a driver complaining of a back injury. The…

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Community shows love for little Audrey and Elsa

Support for Audrey The news keeps getting better for a 7-year-old Zahnow Elementary student who underwent surgery to remove a brain tumor late last year and encountered various complications as…

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Benyo, Morris join Gibault Hall of Fame

The Gibault Catholic High School Athletic Hall of Fame added two new members last Tuesday night. Former tennis standout Joe Benyo (Class of 1978) and softball great Emily Morris (Class…

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Ice Eagles outlast ‘Dogs to advance

The first round hockey playoff series between the Columbia Ice Eagles and reached a fever pitch last Tuesday night, as both teams were fighting for playoff survival in a deciding…

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