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Schools closed for fourth straight day

Thursday’s early morning snow brought early phone calls to parents that school was closed. For the fourth straight day, school was called off for ALL schools in the area, due…

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Dupo police searching for missing woman

Dupo police are asking for assistance in locating a missing Dupo woman. Tammy Desmond, 42, was last seen by her mother leaving her home Monday evening according to Dupo police.…

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Ice Eagles, Raging Bulldogs look to finish season strong

The Columbia Ice Eagles hockey team got off to a rocky start under new head coach Kevin Feager, compiling a record of 1-5-1, but seem to have found their groove…

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Polar Bear fun

It has become a local tradition for some, to brave the freezing temperatures on New Years Day — a way to usher in the new year and to help raise…

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Schnucks aims to be part of Columbia community

Last week’s big announcement that Schnucks has purchased The Market Place grocery store was a topic of the Columbia City Council Monday night. Bob Wiegert of Schnucks visited Monday’s council…

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Flu activity seen in Monroe County

As the bitter heart of winter hits Monroe County, another unwanted visitor creeps in as well. The flu has made its mark on the county already, hitting earlier than in…

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County board talks road projects

The Monroe County Board was one of many groups that had to give way to the weekend blizzard, but they kicked off the 2014 slate of meetings Tuesday morning at…

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Police Blotter 1/1/14

Columbia Police Dec. 20 Antonia L. Reiss, 33, of Columbia, was arrested for DUI on Gall Road at Elizabeth Drive. Dec. 22 Arthuro M. Garcia, 28, of East St. Louis,…

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Injury crash on I-255 at Columbia exit

Columbia police, fire and EMS are responding to the report of a two-vehicle crash on I-255 southbound at the Columbia exit with injuries. There was no entrapment, according to emergency…

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Columbia power outage update

Ameren is using a large crane this afternoon to replace the main transformer at its substation on North Briegel Street in Columbia following a four-hour-long power outage last night that…

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