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More new business planned for Columbia
Following Monday night’s Committee of the Whole meeting of the Columbia City Council, the city seems to be several steps closer to welcoming new and expanded businesses in 2016 and…
Local man guilty of child porn
A Monroe County man entered a guilty plea last week in federal court to four counts related to child pornography. Nicholas J. Perjak, 34, faces a prison term of up…
Leap Day extra special to a few local residents
“Thirty days hath September, April, June and November; Thirty-one most others date, While February has twenty-eight. Except in leap year, that’s the time When February’s days count twenty-nine.” You may…
Rauner commits to education in budget address
One week after President Barack Obama called for bipartisanship during a speech to legislators in Springfield, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner last Wednesday spoke about his proposed 2017 fiscal year budget…
ISP air search helps locate missing teen near Dupo
Illinois State Police assisted Dupo police in locating a missing teen on Tuesday afternoon. At about 3:40 p.m., an ISP trooper was flagged down by a motorist on I-255 near…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…