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Truck stolen in Columbia
Police are investigating the theft of a pickup truck last week in Columbia. The incident occurred in the early morning hours last Tuesday, April 6, sometime before 5 a.m. in…
Read MoreSaturday night crash on Bluff Road
Emergency personnel responded about 10:40 p.m. Saturday to a single-vehicle crash in the area of 6330 Bluff Road south of Valmeyer. The vehicle involved was a pickup truck that had…
Read MoreCrash on Route 3 south of Waterloo
Traffic was backed up following a multi-vehicle crash with injury near the Sydenstricker Nobbe John Deere dealership at 6469 State Route 3 south of Waterloo. The crash occurred shortly after…
Read MoreMonroe County hires first black deputy
Monroe County has the first black deputy in its 205-year history after Sheriff Neal Rohlfing swore in Calvin Savage at the Monroe County Board meeting Monday morning. Rohlfing downplayed…
Read MoreMonday crash near Red Bud
Emergency personnel responded about 6 p.m. Monday to a vehicle crash at 7366 LL Road near L Road in rural Red Bud. A pickup truck driven by a man went…
Read MoreThursday morning crash near Millstadt
Emergency personnel responded about 8:25 a.m. Thursday to a two-vehicle crash with entrapment and injury on Route 158 eastbound at Douglas Road between Columbia and Millstadt. One of the vehicles,…
Read MoreCrash involving Dupo police chief under investigation
A rollover crash that occurred shortly after 2:30 a.m. March 20 on Old Route 3 just south of Davis Street Ferry Road north of Columbia city limits involving off-duty Dupo…
Read MoreSunday crash near Columbia
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 10:20 a.m. Sunday to a vehicle crash in the 9600 block of D Road near Steppig Road southwest of Columbia. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department…
Read MoreTavern burglary suspects charged
Two people were charged Friday in connection with the March 19 burglary reported at Route 3 Bar & Grill, located at 6180 State Route 3 just south of Waterloo. Charged…
Read MoreBurglary suspects charged; man still at large
Three of four suspects involved in recent rural Columbia burglaries have been apprehended and charged, police said, but another remains at large. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department said Joseph K.…
Read MoreColumbia public safety outgrows its space
Columbia’s population has nearly doubled in the past 30 years, and emergency departments would like to see the public safety complex that houses the police, fire and EMS agencies reflect…
Read MoreBicyclist struck by car in Waterloo
A Waterloo man was injured when the bicycle he was riding was struck at the intersection of Route 3 and South Market Street/Vandebrook Drive late Saturday afternoon. The incident occurred…
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