Police
Driver in police pursuit ordered held in jail
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, with assistance from Columbia police and the Metro East Auto Theft Task Force, successfully apprehended two suspects following a Friday morning pursuit connected to a…
Read MoreWPD sergeant settlement
The Waterloo City Council last week unanimously approved a “release, settlement and resignation agreement” with the second of two former police officers who had filed labor grievances under the prior…
Read MoreCashless bail questions remain
Monday marked the beginning of cashless bail in Illinois, leaving many in the law enforcement and judicial communities waiting for the full implications of the new system to be realized.…
Read MoreBrief pursuit Friday in Columbia
Police are on the lookout for a brown Ford passenger car with Missouri plates that sped away from officers late Friday morning in Monroe County. At about 11:25 a.m., a…
Read MoreFlurry of crashes results in injuries, death
A trio of injury crashes last Tuesday morning was followed by a pair of crashes early last Wednesday evening in Monroe County. As a result, one person died and several…
Read MoreTrio of Tuesday morning crashes
Emergency personnel were busy responding to a trio of Tuesday morning crashes in Monroe County. The first crash occurred about 7:25 a.m. in the 5200 block of Route 156 near…
Read MoreUnlocked vehicles rummaged through in Columbia
Police are investigating multiple reports of burglaries to motor vehicles that occurred early Saturday morning off Rueck Road in Columbia. A total of four vehicles, all unlocked, were unlawfully entered…
Read More4-car crash in Columbia Monday
The Columbia Police Department responded to a four-car crash Monday morning shortly after 8 a.m. on northbound Route 3 near the North Main Street intersection. According to the police report,…
Read MorePhone call leads to lockdown at 11 South
A phone call to SSM Health Medical Group office at 11 South in Columbia on Wednesday morning was brief cause for alarm. At about 9:40 a.m., a man from New…
Read MoreStolen vehicle, meth arrest in Millstadt
A Red Bud man faces multiple felonies following an incident last Wednesday in Millstadt. The Millstadt Police Department said that shortly after 11:20 a.m. Aug. 30, an officer responded to…
Read MoreCarol Sue keeps CVFD afloat
The Columbia Volunteer Fire Department recently acquired a new boat, providing local first responders a safer means of conducting rescue or firefighting operations along the Mississippi River. The boat, named…
Read MoreMeet Columbia’s new SRO
The wave of new staff and faculty members in the Columbia School District this year are joined by a new school resource officer who’s eager to continue building a relationship…
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