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Three-car crash on Route 3 at South Main in Columbia

Columbia Fire Department is responding to a three-vehicle crash at Route 3 and South Main Street near Dollar General.

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Emergency crews searching for girl near Camp Wartburg

Police and fire department personnel were searching through the night for a 13-year-old Mt. Vernon girl who ran away shortly after being dropped off at Camp Wartburg, located at 5705…

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Columbia fire assisting Millstadt

The Columbia Fire Department is on standby for mutual aid at a lightning strike at 19 W. Adams Street in downtown Millstadt at 9:45 p.m., Sunday. Residents reported a smell…

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Details emerge at Steinheimer’s preliminary hearing

Crystal Steinheimer, 20, of Red Bud, made her first court appearance Thursday since her June 4 arraignment on felony charges of aggravated DUI and reckless homicide for a Jan. 10…

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Motorcycle crash on I-255 in Dupo

Emergency personnel including a medical helicopter responded about 7 a.m. Thursday to a crash involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck on southbound I-255 at milepost 10 near the Route…

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Broker change debated by council

Although it was decided weeks ago during a committee meeting, the matter of who will serve as broker for health insurance available to city employees went to a full Waterloo…

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CNA shortage hitting senior care facilities

A shortage of certified nursing assistants is causing area care facilities to get creative with staffing and looking for ways to inject interest back into this important field. “Our CNAs…

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Liefer not seeking another term

Terry Liefer, who has served on the Monroe County Board since his election in 2004 and currently serves as its chairman, announced Thursday that he will not seek re-election for…

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Vehicle break-ins reported in Waterloo

Waterloo Police Chief Jim Trantham is advising local residents to be diligent about locking their vehicles at all times because there have been a series of vehicle burglaries around town,…

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6/17/2015 | Police Blotter

(Editor’s note: All 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…

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