Police
Signs of honor in Columbia
The latest iteration of the Columbia City Council was sworn in last Monday, but the meeting’s primary focus was honoring those who have already been public servants in Columbia. The…
Read MoreShots fired in Dupo park
Police are investigating after shots were fired Saturday evening in a Dupo park. Fortunately, no injuries were reported. The Dupo Police Department stated in a press release that shortly before…
Read MorePrison sentence for child porn
A Red Bud man will be spending almost all of the next three years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of child pornography. On Thursday, Michael D. Hubbard,…
Read MoreUpdate on fatal crash cases
An amended complaint has been filed by the family of Crawford Bryant, 15, of Columbia, who died as the result of a Sept. 1, 2024, crash on Hanover Road. The…
Read MoreImmigration arrest in Monroe County
A federal grand jury last week charged nine illegal aliens with immigration-related offenses in multiple Illinois counties over the past two months – including one in Monroe County. The cases…
Read MoreWoman charged after pursuit injures officer
Multiple local law enforcement agencies were involved in a vehicle pursuit late Saturday morning in Waterloo that resulted in an injured officer and a woman’s arrest. Shortly after 11:20 a.m.,…
Read MoreFatal officer-involved shooting near Fults
A man was shot by police and died early Friday morning following an approximately three-hour standoff in the 1900 block of Bluff Road near Trappers Fall south of Fults. According…
Read MoreCPD dispatcher rescues owl
A Columbia Police Department dispatcher stepped from behind the 911 console while on duty recently to rescue an owl that was tangled in netting on a pond in the city. …
Read MoreColumbia vehicle burglary arrests
Two men were arrested and charged with 37 counts of burglary, one count of residential burglary and one count of possession of a stolen vehicle in connection with Columbia incidents…
Read MoreStolen motorcycle arrest in Millstadt
Charges were filed against a St. Clair County man following a stolen motorcycle incident earlier this week in Millstadt. Millstadt police said that shortly before 10:45 p.m. Monday, officers attempted…
Read MoreCharges filed in 2021 Dupo death
A Dupo man was charged last week in connection with the 2021 death of a man found in that town following a missing person report. The Illinois State Police stated…
Read MoreSUV stolen, others entered in Waterloo
Police are investigating after one vehicle was stolen and a few others were entered early Friday morning in the Country Club Hills subdivision in Waterloo. Sometime between 2:30 and 3:30…
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