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Stolen vehicle, eluding police charges in Columbia
A Belleville man driving a car reported stolen elsewhere was arrested early Friday morning after fleeing a traffic stop in Columbia. About 3 a.m., a Columbia police officer attempted to…
Read MoreTruck stolen in Waterloo
Waterloo police are investigating the theft this week of a black 2006 Ford F350 from the lot of Quality Collision, 1353 N. Illinois Route 3. The truck, which was parked…
Read MoreDeath investigation in Maeystown
The death of a 40-year-old Monroe County man is under investigation after emergency personnel responded to what was reported to 911 as a fatal gunshot wound at a residence in…
Read MoreStolen truck strikes CPD officer’s vehicle during pursuit
A Columbia Police Department officer engaged in a pursuit about 1 a.m. Wednesday after he identified a vehicle as being stolen out of St. Louis County. The officer spotted the…
Read MoreConcern locally over cannabis legalization
Gov. JB Pritzker signed House Bill 1438 into law last Tuesday, making recreational marijuana legal in Illinois starting Jan. 1. “Legalizing adult-use cannabis brings an important and overdue change to…
Read MoreMan arrested after fleeing Waterloo traffic stop
A Cahokia man was taken into custody after leading police on an hour-long foot pursuit in Waterloo early Saturday evening. Waterloo police conducted a traffic stop in the 500 block…
Read MoreColumbia 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…
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