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Coleman murder convictions upheld by appellate court
The Fifth District Appellate Court on Dec. 31 delivered a judgment upholding the 2011 murder convictions of Christopher Coleman for the strangling deaths of his wife and two young sons.…
Police blotter | 12/31/14
Columbia Police Dec. 22 Hayley K. Krauss, 19, of Waterloo, was arrested on an in-state warrant. Dec. 23 Jason L. Brenning, 37, of Coulterville, was arrested for felony unlawful possession…
Raging Bulldogs, Ice Eagles on fire to close out year
With the holiday season upon us, local high school ice hockey action has slowed down a bit. But there have been a few games played, and the Waterloo-Freeburg Raging Bulldogs…
CHS boys basketball | Team of the Week
This week’s Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Columbia High School boys basketball team. The Eagles on Tuesday night won their second tournament title this season, taking the 58th…
Rollover on Rt. 3 south of Columbia
Columbia police, fire and ambulance responded shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday to a single-car rollover involving a Jeep with Illinois plates on Route 3 south of Route 158 in the…
Legendary CHS coach passes away
James H. Stuart, 77, of Columbia, passed away suddenly of natural causes on Dec. 29 while attending a basketball tournament in Collinsville. Stuart coached and taught at Columbia High…
New book tackles tragedy, grief, family and faith
For many people, this is a magical time of year. But for one local author, this is a hard time of year. Karen Kohler Kaiser lost her sister and nephew…
Waterloo native returns from second tour in Afghanistan
Waterloo native and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employee John Osterhage returned last week from a second tour of duty in Afghanistan. Osterhage has combined for two deployments there now…
Eagles advance to Freeburg tourney title game; ‘Dogs top Triad
Columbia rose to the challenge on Monday night, putting together a strong defensive effort and balanced scoring to end Marquette’s quest for a fourth straight Freeburg-Columbia Holiday Tournament championship. With…
Columbia fire call
Columbia police and fire personnel responded shortly after 1:30 p.m. Sunday to Columbia Care and Rehabilitation Center, 253 Bradington Drive, for a report of smoke in the building. An officer…