Police
Fatal officer-involved shooting near Fults
A man was shot by police and died early Friday morning following an approximately three-hour standoff in the 1900 block of Bluff Road near Trappers Fall south of Fults. According…
Read MoreCPD dispatcher rescues owl
A Columbia Police Department dispatcher stepped from behind the 911 console while on duty recently to rescue an owl that was tangled in netting on a pond in the city. …
Read MoreColumbia vehicle burglary arrests
Two men were arrested and charged with 37 counts of burglary, one count of residential burglary and one count of possession of a stolen vehicle in connection with Columbia incidents…
Read MoreStolen motorcycle arrest in Millstadt
Charges were filed against a St. Clair County man following a stolen motorcycle incident earlier this week in Millstadt. Millstadt police said that shortly before 10:45 p.m. Monday, officers attempted…
Read MoreCharges filed in 2021 Dupo death
A Dupo man was charged last week in connection with the 2021 death of a man found in that town following a missing person report. The Illinois State Police stated…
Read MoreSUV stolen, others entered in Waterloo
Police are investigating after one vehicle was stolen and a few others were entered early Friday morning in the Country Club Hills subdivision in Waterloo. Sometime between 2:30 and 3:30…
Read MoreMurder, kidnapping charges in 2021 Dupo death
A Dupo man was charged this week in connection with the 2021 death of a man found in that town following a missing person report. The Illinois State Police stated…
Read MoreCharges, lawsuit filed in fatal crash
The mother of a Columbia teenager who died in a Sept. 1 crash on Hanover Road has filed a wrongful death suit in Monroe County Circuit Court. This comes following criminal…
Read MoreMCSD assists in stopping interstate drug flow
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department has recently been cooperating with sheriff’s departments in two other counties for a drug interdiction effort, attempting to combat the flow of narcotics and other…
Read MoreNot guilty plea in Dupo shooting death
A teen accused of murder in the Feb. 3 shooting death of 37-year-old Cody Rhodes in Dupo appeared in court Friday afternoon in St. Clair County. Kingston Todd was present…
Read MoreMan charged with public indeceny acts
A Monroe County man was arrested following what police described as “disturbing events” Friday in Columbia. Daniel C. Morgan, 50, of Waterloo, has been charged with criminal sexual abuse and…
Read MoreResidential burglary in Millstadt
Police are investigating a residential burglary that occurred Tuesday evening in Millstadt. According to Millstadt police, the incident took place sometime between 7:50 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on Cedar Street.…
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