Police
Four arrested in theft ring
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department arrested four people who are believed to have been connected to a theft ring in the metro-east. Three local taverns were burglarized over the past…
Read MoreSexual predator gets 150 years
A Missouri man was sentenced this week to 150 years in prison for sex crimes committed with a young girl seven years ago in Monroe County. Following three days of…
Read MoreInjury motorcycle crash in Red Bud
The Randolph County Sheriff’s Department and EMS personnel responded about 7:30 p.m. last Wednesday to a motorcycle crash on Route 3 near Huntfield Road in Red Bud. Police said a…
Read MoreCamaro stolen from Columbia dealership lot
Columbia police are investigating the theft of a red 2012 Chevrolet Camaro from the dealership sales lot at Bob Brockland Buick-GMC, 580 Old State Route 3. The theft was reported…
Read MoreMotorcycle crash near Maeystown
Survival Flight medical helicopter was requested following a motorcycle crash at 4522 Maeystown Road about 12:15 p.m. Sunday. The Maeystown Fire Department, Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Monroe County EMS…
Read MoreWoman’s death after arrest under investigation
A 42-year-old woman died following a Tuesday morning traffic stop in Waterloo that resulted in multiple arrests on drug and burglary charges. The traffic stop occurred shortly after 8 a.m.…
Read MoreProsise ready to lead WPD
Waterloo’s new police chief is excited to be working in the top position of a career he’s wanted to be in his entire grown life. “This has been a dream…
Read MoreCar stolen outside Columbia hotel
Columbia police are investigating the report of a stolen vehicle from the parking lot of Hampton Inn, 165 Admiral Trost Drive. Police said that sometime between 3 a.m. and 4…
Read MoreMan 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…
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