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Man charged in Columbia carjacking
Anthony Vaughn A Cahokia man was charged this week in connection with a carjacking that took place Aug. 22 in Columbia. Anthony M. Vaughn was taken into custody Wednesday on…
Read More‘He was our light’ | Trooper Hopkins remembered
Oftentimes, after returning home from a shift with the Illinois State Police, Nick Hopkins would have a song on his lips that he recently heard. He would sing it to…
Read MoreTractor, bicycle collide in Waterloo
A 21-year-old New Athens man was airlifted to a St. Louis hospital after the bicycle he was riding was involved in a collision with a farm tractor pulling an implement…
Read MoreFatal crash in Columbia
A car crash early Monday afternoon in Columbia resulted in one fatality and one serious injury. Survival Flight helicopter responded to airlift one person to Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in…
Read MoreRenault tavern burglarized
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department is investigating another burglary that occurred early Saturday morning. Police said Freeda’s Bar, located at 2071 Main Street in Renault, was burglarized about 3 a.m.…
Read MoreBurglary at Columbia laundromat
Columbia police are investigating a burglary that occurred early Thursday morning at a local laundromat. A suspect wearing a welding mask entered Big Al’s Dirty Laundry, 125 W. Locust Street,…
Read MoreBurksville tavern burglarized
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department is receiving assistance from an Illinois State Police crime scene unit Thursday morning in investigating a burglary at Crazy Train Saloon & Grill, 5237 Kaskaskia…
Read MoreJuvenile detained for Waterloo burglaries
Waterloo police detained a juvenile Thursday morning in connection with recent burglaries to businesses located in the 200 block of West Mill Street. Police said Mill Street Laundromat at 227…
Read MoreTrooper’s death hits home
“Hero. Husband. Father. Brother. Son. Friend. Teammate.” That is how the Illinois State Police described Trooper Nick Hopkins of Waterloo, who died Friday after being shot while serving a high-risk…
Read MoreMotorist evades traffic stop, leading to crash and pursuit
A man was charged following an attempted traffic stop in Columbia that led to a brief pursuit that was terminated in Missouri about noon on Tuesday. Monroe County Sheriff Neal…
Read MoreBurglary reported at Red Roof in Columbia
The Columbia Police Department is investigating a burglary that occurred early Friday morning at Red Roof Liquor & Lottery, 301 Southport Drive. Police said officers responded to the business at…
Read MoreMotorcyclist airlifted in crash near Renault
A 21-year-old Waterloo man was airlifted for treatment of serious injuries sustained when the dirt bike he was driving collided nearly head-on with a car early Friday evening near Renault…
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