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Police Blotter 7/24/13
Columbia Police July 17 Justin M. Jennings, 24, of Columbia, was arrested on a warrant and for driving while suspended, speeding and no insurance on South Main Street at Route…
Read MoreKuykendall waives preliminary hearing
Jordan Kuykendall appeared briefly in court Wednesday morning in Monroe County for a preliminary hearing held on the first-degree murder charge he faces for allegedly stabbing to death his ex-girlfriend,…
Read MorePolice Blotter 7/17/13
Columbia Police July 9 Rickey R. Middleton, 26, of St. Louis, was arrested on an in-state warrant on Admiral Parkway at Veterans Parkway. July 12 Donna M. McClenahan, 47, of…
Read MoreValmeyer man sentenced to prison for child porn
A Valmeyer man was sentenced last week to more than 12 years in prison on federal child pornography charges. Alan L. Mitchell, 52, of Valmeyer, entered a guilty plea March…
Read MorePolice Blotter 7/10/13
Columbia Police July 3 Shawn P. Buckley, 31, of Waterloo, was arrested on a warrant and for resisting arrest and speeding on Admiral Parkway at Wedgewood Drive. July 6 Manuel…
Read MorePolice Blotter 7/3/13
Columbia Police June 26 Thomas C. Adams, 23, of Granite City, was arrested on a St. Clair County warrant and driving while licensed suspended. Dorothy S. Burgess, 57, of Granite…
Read MoreKuykendall enters not guilty plea in Columbia murder
The 20-year-old man accused of stabbing to death his 17-year-old ex-girlfriend in Columbia on June 27 was arraigned Tuesday at the Monroe County Courthouse on a charge of first-degree murder. …
Read MorePolice Blotter 6/26/13
Columbia Police June 17 Jessica A. Schmidt, 35, of Columbia, was arrested on an in- state warrant at 366 W. Liberty Street. Brett R. Spinner, 20, of East Carondelet, was…
Read MoreFatal crash in Waterloo on Sunday
A fatal crash occurred early Sunday afternoon on Route 3 just south of South Market Street in Waterloo. Witness accounts from the scene indicate that a Geo Prizm was traveling…
Read MorePrayer vigil held for slain Columbia teen
A prayer vigil was held Friday for slain Columbia High School student Erin Schneider, 17, who was found dead inside a home at 237 South Riebeling Street early Thursday afternoon.…
Read MoreEx-boyfriend arrested for murder of Columbia teen
Columbia police arrested 20-year-old Jordan Kuykendall Saturday for first-degree murder in the stabbing death of his ex-girlfriend Erin Schneider, 17, on Thursday. He is currently under police guard at a…
Read MoreTwo accidental deaths last week in county
Two men died in separate freak accidents that occurred last week in Monroe County. James “Jay” Maag, 49, of Waterloo, was pronounced dead at St. Anthony’s Medical Center in St.…
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