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Redinger takes trip of a lifetime to Ecuador
The moment Hannah Redinger of Columbia stepped off the plane into Quito, Ecuador, her life was changed forever. Having raised more than $2,000 and having received 1,000 school supply donations,…
Missing Marissa boy found
A five-year-old Marissa boy with autism who wandered away in his pajamas early Wednesday morning has been found, according to emergency dispatches. The Columbia Fire Department was requested at about…
Multiple agencies searching for Marissa boy
The Columbia Fire Department was requested at about 9 a.m. Wednesday for the use of its ATV in assisting Marissa and several other St. Clair County emergency response agencies in…
Police Blotter | 7/13/2016
(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…
Pigeons cause Valmeyer power outage
Ameren restored power late Tuesday afternoon to more than 800 residents in and near Valmeyer following a power outage apparently caused by pigeons. An Ameren spokesman said two pigeons believed…
Red Bud man dies in crash near Marissa
A 21-year-old Red Bud man died in a rollover crash Monday evening near Marissa. The crash occurred on Randolph County Line Road near the Marissa Woods Nature Preserve. Police said…
Hiker injured on Johnson Trail in Valmeyer
The Valmeyer Fire Department joined Monroe County EMS in responding about 7 p.m. Thursday to an injured female hiker on the Johnson Trail at the Salt Lick Point Land and…
Six years in prison for deaths of two girls
The Red Bud woman who killed Abby Liefer and Hannah Porter in a January 2015 drunk driving crash received six years in prison Thursday in exchange for her guilty plea…
Storms wreak havoc across the area
A quick-moving storm darkened Monroe County skies about 3 p.m. Wednesday, with straight-line wind gusts up to 70 mph not far behind. Police and emergency management workers were kept busy as the…
Shed fire in Columbia
Columbia Fire Department responded with the assistance of a tanker from Waterloo Fire Department Wednesday at about 5 p.m. to a shed fire on Gall Road in rural Columbia. Upon…