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Friday morning crash north of Waterloo
A minivan and tractor pulling a wheel rake collided shortly after 10 a.m. Friday on Route 3 near GG Road north of Waterloo. The Waterloo and Columbia fire departments responded…
Read MoreTuesday injury crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded to a two-vehicle crash shortly before 10:10 a.m. Tuesday on Route 3 at North Main Street in Columbia. The vehicles involved were a black Dodge van owned…
Read MoreFelony arrest in Columbia
An East Carondelet man was arrested Thursday afternoon for allegedly entering a Columbia home with people inside. Robert L. Haney, 50, was charged with felony criminal trespass to residence. Bond…
Read MoreWoman tries to disarm Columbia police officer
A woman was charged with multiple felonies after allegedly attempting to disarm a police officer during an arrest early Sunday morning in Columbia. Shakena M. Ellis, 34, of East St.…
Read MoreBramlett retires from CPD
Columbia Police Department Detective Kelly Bramlett was honored over the airwaves on July 1 with her final 10-42 sign-off as she began her retirement from nearly four decades in law…
Read MoreRollover crash west of Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded to a single vehicle rollover crash shortly after 7:10 p.m. Sunday in the 3100 block of Route 156 west of Waterloo near Foster Pond. Both occupants of…
Read MoreMotorcycle crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 3:05 p.m. Thursday to a motorcycle crash with injury on the Route 158 ramp to Millstadt from southbound Route 3 in Columbia. An ARCH Air…
Read MoreAnxieties about state bail reform persist
A substantial piece of criminal justice reform legislation set to take effect Jan. 1, 2023 continues to raise concerns from law enforcement officials in the state. One of the bigger…
Read MoreMurder still unsolved 45 years later
On a stormy night 45 years ago, 25-year-old Shirley Huskey was found by her husband, her body left on the lawn of their home on Ames Road in rural Monroe…
Read MoreVehicle stolen in Waterloo
Police continue to investigate following the early Friday morning theft of a car in Waterloo that resulted in a police pursuit in Columbia and St. Clair County. Shortly after 2:10…
Read MoreMen charged in fatal shooting near New Athens
Two men have been charged in connection with a June 2 triple shooting near New Athens that resulted in one dead. Charged with first degree murder in the case are Michael…
Read MoreMan charged in trailer theft
A Missouri man was charged in connection with the late March theft of a trailer in Monroe County. Charged with possession of a converted/stolen vehicle is Cheston W. Hays, 52,…
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