Police
False fentanyl scare results in charges
A man and woman from St. Louis are facing charges in Monroe County following a series of incidents in Waterloo. Police responded Saturday night to the Waterloo Walmart for a…
Read MoreColumbia man charged with sex crimes
A Columbia man was charged with 11 counts of felony sex crimes stemming from alleged acts that date back to six years ago. Benjamin J. Foxx, 48, was arrested at…
Read MoreStolen car crashes in Columbia, helper has truck stolen
The Metro-East Auto Theft Task Force is investigating following an early Monday morning incident involving a car stolen out of Missouri that resulted in a truck stolen in Columbia. Shortly…
Read MoreFire destroys Dupo home
Multiple departments battled a house fire at 500 S. Main Street in Dupo late Sunday night. The call came out about 10:30 p.m. The structure, located directly across the street…
Read MorePolice report 2019 totals
Like in 2018, calls for service increased at two of the main police departments in Monroe County last year, though the two that went up were different than in 2018. …
Read MoreRollover crash south of Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded to a rollover crash in the area of Route 3 and Crook Road south of Waterloo shortly after 8:30 a.m. Saturday. It was determined that the crash,…
Read MoreFriday evening crash in Columbia
Two people were transported to an area hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in a two-car crash that occurred about 5:50 p.m. Friday on Route 3 at North Main Street…
Read MoreHouse fire near St. Joe
The Waterloo, Maeystown and Red Bud fire departments responded about 5:15 p.m. Friday to a house fire at 4026 G Road near LL Road south of St. Joe. Flames were…
Read MoreTheft from Walgreens in Columbia
Police are searching for a silver Mitsubishi with a red door occupied by a black male and a white female who allegedly stole a basket of alcohol products from Walgreens,…
Read MoreVehicle theft from Top Shooters was false report
A Missouri man is facing a felony charge in connection with a vehicle theft report he called in Monday night to Columbia police. The Metro-East Auto Theft Task Force was…
Read MoreInjury crash south of Hecker
Emergency personnel responded to a two-vehicle crash with injuries and road blockage in the rain on Route 159 near LL Road south of Hecker about 8:15 p.m. Friday. The Monroe…
Read MoreVehicle stolen in Dupo
Dupo police are investigating the Friday morning theft of a 2015 Dodge minivan from the parking lot of KNJ Gas Mart, 308 N. Main Street. The incident occurred shortly before…
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