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Truck stolen in Millstadt
Mlllstadt police said a pickup truck was stolen Monday afternoon from a business in town. Police said the truck, a black 1999 Ford F-250, was taken from the parking lot…
Read MoreValmeyer police to get body cams
Valmeyer will join the rest of the municipal and county law enforcement agencies in the area and implement officer body cameras well ahead of the state’s 2024 deadline. An Illinois…
Read MoreSerious injury crash west of Waterloo
Route 156 was closed during the early morning hours just west of Waterloo for accident reconstruction following a two-vehicle crash with serious injuries. The collision, which involved a pickup truck…
Read MoreRoider attorney discusses case
While the holiday season is usually quiet for the courts, defense attorney T.J. Matthes wrapped up 2018 by winning a murder trial in St. Louis City. Just weeks into 2019,…
Read MoreSunday crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 1:50 p.m. Sunday to a vehicle crash on the Route 158 exit ramp onto southbound Route 3 in Columbia. The vehicle involved, a white pickup truck,…
Read MoreBody found in river identified
The body of a man found floating near the shore in the Mississippi River in rural Monroe County has been identified. An Illinois State Police crime scene unit responded to…
Read MoreWaterloo man sentenced for fraud
A Waterloo man was sentenced to prison on Thursday on a federal fraud charge. Timothy P. Mayer, 42, of Waterloo, was ordered to serve 18 months in federal prison for…
Read MoreMan in custody after crash, search in Columbia
A Millstadt man was apprehended after evading police for nearly 24 hours following a Tuesday night crash in Columbia. Emergency personnel responded about 9:10 p.m. Tuesday to a rollover crash…
Read MoreCPD welcomes new K9
Raz, a dual-purpose K9, will soon join furry co-workers Daggo and Blu at the Columbia Police Department. “They’re an invaluable resource,” Raz’s handler Kyle Hannon said of the working dogs.…
Read MorePolice on lookout for black truck
Local law enforcement agencies were put on alert for a black pickup truck with Missouri plates that is possibly connected to multiple crimes on Tuesday. The theft of meat from…
Read MoreColumbia liquor store burglarized
Police are investigating a burglary early Sunday morning at Red Roof Liquor & Lottery, 301 Southport Drive in Columbia. At about 4 a.m., the front glass door of the business…
Read MoreCrash early Sunday morning in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 3:30 a.m. Sunday to a vehicle rollover crash on Valmeyer Road near West Park Bowl in Columbia. The vehicle, a black 2015 Toyota Corolla, went off…
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