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Roider trial ends second day
Thanks to DNA testing, ballistics and a detailed autopsy, the jury on Thursday gained a technical look into Steven Becker’s death during the second day of testimony in the trial…
Read MoreRoider trial gets underway
As most records in the case – including search warrants, psychological exam reports and various motions – were ordered sealed, Monroe County has been left with many unanswered questions concerning…
Read MoreOpening statements begin Wednesday in Roider murder trial
With the jury having been selected, opening statements in the Kyle Roider murder trial are set to get underway at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Monroe County Courthouse in Waterloo.…
Read MoreCrash involving tow truck, semi north of Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday to a crash involving a tow truck and a semi tractor-trailer on Route 3 at Hanover Road north of Waterloo. No injuries were…
Read MoreTuesday morning crash in Columbia
At about 7:50 a.m. Tuesday, Route 3 northbound traffic was backed up in Columbia due to a multi-vehicle crash just south of South Main Street. No injuries were reported as…
Read MoreInjury crash north of Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 11:20 a.m. Monday to a two-vehicle crash in the area of 2274 Imbs Station Road in rural St. Clair County. Responding agencies included the Columbia Fire…
Read MoreColumbia man accused of secret home bathroom videos
A Columbia man was charged Friday with secretly recording multiple people inside the bathroom of his home earlier this year. The Columbia Police Department issued a press release stating that…
Read MoreR-T barred from Roider jury selection
Jury selection began Monday morning at the Monroe County Courthouse for the murder trial of Kyle Roider, but the press, and therefore the public, was barred access to the proceedings.…
Read MoreBattery report in Millstadt
Millstadt police are investigating after an occupant of a vehicle drove by a man watering flowers and discharged an airsoft gun multiple times Tuesday night, striking the man in the…
Read MoreRoider trial begins next week
Next week, Kyle Roider of Waterloo will stand trial for the January 2019 shooting death of Steven Becker. The trial proceedings begin with jury selection at 9 a.m. Monday in…
Read MoreDriver charged with DUI after striking bicyclist
A young Columbia man now faces felony charges after he allegedly struck and injured a bicyclist while driving drunk on Saturday morning. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department said that shortly…
Read MoreATV crash in rural Monroe County
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 8:30 p.m. Sunday to an ATV crash in the area of Outlet Road near Levee Road west of Maeystown. Responding agencies included the Maeystown Fire…
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