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Friday evening crashes in Columbia
Evening rush hour traffic was backed up in Columbia following two crashes on Route 3 shortly before 5 p.m. Friday. The first was a two-vehicle crash involving a blue SUV…
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Emergency personnel responded about 5:45 p.m. Thursday to a crash on the ramp from eastbound Route 158 to southbound Route 3 in Columbia. Police said the vehicle, a 2018 BMW,…
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Read MoreTwo-vehicle crash on Route 3 in Columbia
Columbia fire, police and EMS responded about 5 p.m. Sunday to a two-vehicle crash with injuries at Route 3 and North Main Street. Police said a white 2019 Ford Transit…
Read MoreSaturday injury crash near Dupo
A man was seriously injured in a vehicle crash that occurred about 1:30 p.m. Saturday on Stolle Road at Triple Lakes Road near Dupo. The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department…
Read MoreRetail thefts at Rural King in Waterloo
Local police are on the lookout for a black Chrysler 300 car with Missouri dealer plates and occupied by a White female and two White males who were involved in…
Read MoreInjury crash on I-255 in Dupo
Two people were injured, one seriously, in a two-vehicle crash early Thursday morning on I-255 near Dupo. Illinois State Police said that shortly after 1:30 a.m., a grey 2010 Nissan…
Read MoreMissouri man arrested for Monroe County burglary
A Missouri man was charged last week with residential burglary following a Nov. 19 incident south of Waterloo. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department was dispatched to the 5500 block of…
Read MoreStolen vehicle ditched in Columbia
At about 12:50 p.m. Wednesday, Quality Rental & Sales, 1331 Frontage Road, Columbia, reported a vehicle was left on its lot and its driver had left the area on foot.…
Read MoreRollover crash west of Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 12:55 p.m. Saturday to a rollover crash in the area of 3583 State Route 156 west of Waterloo. Monroe County EMS responded and the Monroe…
Read MoreSuspect sought following police pursuit from Missouri into Columbia, Dupo
A suspect remains at large following the theft of an ATV in Arnold, Mo., that resulted in a police pursuit into Columbia and Dupo early Saturday morning. At about 2…
Read MoreFire damages Waterloo golf course clubhouse
The Waterloo, Columbia and Hecker fire departments responded shortly after 3:30 a.m. Saturday to a fire at the clubhouse of Mystic Oak Golf Course, 643 Ridge Road off Hamacher Street…
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