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Columbia projects in the works
Columbia will be experiencing a wide variety of revitalization projects over the next few years, including construction of several residential complexes near Old State Route 3 and Columbia Lakes Drive,…
Read MoreVHS grad dies in motorcycle crash
A Monroe County native and former officer in the Belleville Police Department died Monday morning following a motorcycle crash on Interstate 64 in East St. Louis. Media outlets reported that…
Read MoreMoving truck strikes Columbia home
Emergency personnel responded about 9 a.m. Sunday after a real estate moving truck driven by Stephen Toolen, 70, of Columbia, struck the corner of a residence at 9 Spring Lake…
Read MoreColumbia man guilty of sex abuse
A Columbia man was found guilty Friday of one count of criminal sexual abuse of a young girl following a jury trial in Monroe County. The jury deliberated for seven…
Read MoreCar strikes home, 3 injured
A car struck a residence in a Columbia subdivision early Saturday morning, resulting in three injuries. The male driver of the 2019 Tesla, Alexander P. Gierer, 21, of Arnold, Mo.,…
Read MoreTrailer stolen in Waterloo
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the theft of a trailer taken from the area of 1500 Floraville Road in Waterloo. The stolen item is a 2015 PJ trailer…
Read MoreWard found guilty of sex crimes
After three days of trial, a Monroe County jury found 55-year-old Glenn Patrick Ward of Broseley, Mo., guilty of 15 counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child on…
Read MoreWoman sought for February smash-and-grab at YMCA
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a Missouri woman wanted for the February smash-and-grab theft of a purse from a vehicle in the…
Read MoreFatal train vs. tractor crash in Fults
Several emergency agencies responded shortly after 8 p.m. Friday to a fatal crash involving a train and a farm tractor with multiple train cars derailed in the area of Fults…
Read MoreMonroe County property auction
Very few of us think our garages need more “stuff.” Monroe County is no exception, according to Monroe County Clerk and Recorder Jonathan McLean. Virtually every county department is looking…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 6/5/19
(Editor’s note: Information in this report is gathered directly from area police agencies, county courts and emergency radio dispatch. The public is reminded that defendants are presumed innocent until proven…
Read MoreSuspected truck thief in custody
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department announced Monday that a Granite City man wanted in connection with the recent theft of a pickup truck near Valmeyer is now in custody. Police…
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