Police
Two die in separate weekend crashes
Two area residents died in separate vehicle crashes that occurred over the weekend. Shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday, a crash south of Chester involving two motorcycles claimed the life of…
Read MoreMulti-vehicle crash involving grain hauler in Columbia
Fire, police and medical emergency personnel responded to a multi-vehicle rollover crash involving a semi tractor-trailer hauling corn on Route 3 at South Main Street in Columbia at about 4…
Read MoreMan charged in Renault child death
A 24-year-old man was issued a notice to appear in court on a misdemeanor charge of endangering the welfare of a child in connection with the March 17 death of…
Read MoreDrug abuse forum is Oct. 1
The Monroe County Coalition for Drug Free Communities is hosting its second annual forum titled “Addressing Escalating Drug Abuse in Monroe County,” Oct. 1, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 9/23/2015
(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…
Read MoreThefts from unlocked vehicles in Columbia
The Columbia Police Department is investigating multiple reports of thefts from motor vehicles in town. The vehicle break-ins occurred between 10:30 p.m. Wednesday and 6 a.m. Thursday, police said. There…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 9/16/2015
(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…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 9-9-2015
(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…
Read MoreThree-vehicle crash in Waterloo
Waterloo police and Monroe County EMS responded just before 2 p.m., Wednesday, to a three-vehicle crash at Route 3 and Park Street. No injuries were reported. The vehicles involved were…
Read MoreDrug arrest made in county
A Columbia man was arrested and sentenced last week for possession of LSD. Court information states that on Sept. 2, Luc Allen Latinette, 19, of Columbia, was arrested on two…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 9/2/2015
(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…
Read MorePorter family files wrongful death suit against Steinheimer, bars
The mother of a young Red Bud woman who died in a head-on crash south of Hecker has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Crystal Steinheimer and three Evansville taverns…
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