Police
Serious injury crash near Red Bud
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 10:40 p.m. July 4 to a serious multi-vehicle crash with injuries on Route 3 near J Road about three miles north of Red Bud in…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 6/27/2018
(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 MoreFormer Waterloo man sentenced for child porn
Investigative work by the Waterloo Police Department proved instrumental in a case that resulted in the sentencing of an area man to a 25 years in federal prison for producing…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 6/20/2018
(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 MoreHeine retires from Safety Town
In May 2005, the Columbia Police Department sent Karla Heine to O’Fallon, Mo., to learn about a program used nationwide to teach children about a wide variety of safety issues. …
Read MorePolice Blotter | 6/13/2018
(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 MoreMultiple injuries in LL Road crash
Just before 6:20 p.m. Tuesday, Waterloo Fire Department and Monroe County EMS units made an early departure from the Porta Westfalica Festival parade in downtown Waterloo for a two-vehicle crash…
Read MoreNew elements enhance safety on Columbia’s Route 3
Drivers along Route 3 in Columbia have noticed a host of new changes recently, all with one thing in common — getting drivers to obey traffic laws. As the aftermath…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 6/6/2018
(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 MoreMen charged in ATM theft from tavern
Two Missouri men were charged last week with the theft of an ATM machine from Route 3 Bar & Grill south of Waterloo in December. Larry E. Jones, 48, of…
Read MoreLightning strike cause of Columbia house fire
A late morning severe thunderstorm Saturday caused a flurry of activity for Columbia firefighters, who called in Millstadt, Dupo and Waterloo fire departments for reinforcements. The activity began following a…
Read MoreDNA used to ID April crash victim
DNA was required to positively identify a young Red Bud man as the victim of a fatal vehicle crash that occurred more than a month ago in rural southern Monroe…
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