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Lightning cause of fatal house fire near Columbia
An early Thursday morning fire destroyed a large residence at 7151 Summit View Drive off Mule Road near Columbia and a woman who was trapped in the home died. The…
Read MoreWaterloo OKs budget
The Waterloo City Council adopted an annual budget for the city during its meeting on Monday night. The budgeted expenditures for the fiscal year of May 1, 2019 through April…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 4/10/2019
(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 MoreColeman case carries on
The Christopher Coleman case took another step toward concluding Tuesday afternoon, but it will go on for at least one more stage. Judge Stephen McGlynn ruled during an evidentiary hearing…
Read MorePossible would-be jumper rescued from JB Bridge
The Columbia Fire Department responded about 7:40 p.m. Saturday to assist Mehlville, Mo., fire and EMS and both Columbia and St. Louis County police with a report of a possible…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 4/3/2019
(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 MorePolice Blotter | 3/27/2019
(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 MoreSerious injury crash on I-255
An ARCH medical helicopter airlifted one patient to a St. Louis hospital for serious injuries sustained in a Thursday morning crash on southbound I-255 near mile marker 6.4 in Columbia.…
Read MoreSheriff disputes school district assertion
The Columbia school district recently sent a second document to the community, following up on its letter from February addressing negative claims about the district. This document contains seven new…
Read MoreFire destroys Columbia home
Multiple departments battled a Saturday afternoon house fire in the 1500 block of Rueck Road in Columbia. The Columbia Fire Department responded shortly after 1:30 p.m., with the Waterloo and…
Read MoreWitness harassment postpones jury trial
The jury trial involving a Columbia man charged with sexual abuse was postponed and additional charges were filed following an incident that occurred shortly before his trial was set to…
Read MoreStolen checks cashed at Columbia bank
Columbia police are investigating the use of stolen checks totaling more than $1,800 from Commerce Bank, 995 Columbia Center, on Wednesday. Police said one woman cashed a check for more…
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