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Drugs stolen in Millstadt Pharmacy burglary
Police continue to investigate an early morning burglary that occurred Sept. 6 at Millstadt Pharmacy, 120 W. Washington Street. At 4:40 a.m., a Millstadt police officer conducting a routine business…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 9/5/2018
(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 MoreLocal man found deceased following extensive search
Several area volunteer fire departments joined local police and other emergency personnel Tuesday in an extensive search for a missing 71-year-old man in the area of Steppig Road west of…
Read MoreColumbia man cited in fatal Perry County crash
A Columbia man was involved in a two-vehicle crash early Monday morning in Perry County that resulted in the death of a 36-year-old Mulkeytown man. Illinois State Police said the…
Read MoreBody pulled from river identified
Officials have identified the body of a deceased male recovered from the Mississippi River in rural Columbia early Wednesday morning as that of a Peru, Illinois man who jumped from…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 8/29/2018
(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 MoreTragedy strikes again on Columbia’s Route 3
For the second time this year, a crash on Route 3 in Columbia has claimed the life of a local woman following a two-vehicle crash that occurred about 8:36 p.m.…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 8/22/2018
(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 MoreChild porn charge for Waterloo man
A Waterloo man is facing a federal child pornography charge. Mark Brueggemann, 60, of Waterloo, is charged with knowingly receiving a video depicting child porn, Steven D. Weinhoeft, United States…
Read MoreFire destroys home near Fults
A rural Monroe County couple escaped an early Thursday morning house fire with little more than the clothes on their backs. “It’s a total loss,” Maeystown Fire Chief Lynden Prange…
Read MoreBattery arrest at Columbia coffee shop
A young man was arrested following a late Wednesday morning incident at Proving Ground Cafe in Columbia. A Collinsville man has been charged with battery and criminal trespassing in connection…
Read MoreColumbia OKs school resource officer
The Columbia School Board completed the first actionable step Thursday night toward having a school resource officer. The board approved an intergovernmental agreement between the school district and city of…
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