Posts Tagged ‘columbia’
Auto dealership thefts thwarted by CPD
Columbia police apprehended two Missouri men who were in possession of burglary tools and roaming around the area of the Bob Brockland Buick-GMC and George Weber Chevrolet dealerships on Old…
Read MoreSmall tractor fire near Millstadt
The Columbia Fire Department responded shortly after 2 p.m. Wednesday to a fully involved small tractor fire on a farm located off Triple Lakes Road near Millstadt. There was no…
Read MoreWednesday morning DUI crash in Columbia
Columbia police, fire and EMS personnel responded shortly before 8:55 a.m. Wednesday to a crash involving a car and a semi tractor-trailer on Route 3 southbound at South Main Street.…
Read MoreMan who fled police had stolen truck
A Lenzburg man was charged with a felony following a Wednesday morning incident that started in Columbia and ended in rural St. Clair County. Local law enforcement agencies were on…
Read MoreIHSA cancels spring sports state tourneys
The Illinois High School Association Board of Directors on Tuesday said it has canceled all IHSA spring state tournaments while leaving the door cracked ever-so-slightly for some semblance of competition…
Read MoreFire destroys pole barn near East Carondelet
Multiple fire departments battled a blaze that destroyed a large pole barn in the 1300 block of Davis Street Ferry Road near East Carondelet shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday. The…
Read MoreAguiar reflects on ‘Biggest Loser’ experience
Despite snapping a bone in her leg because she was “being a little too competitive” during a challenge early in the season, Columbia’s Teri Aguiar made it to the penultimate…
Read MoreTheft from Columbia gas station
Columbia police are investigating a retail theft from Midwest Petroleum Phillips 66, 1553 N. Main Street, last Wednesday evening. Shortly after 8:20 p.m., a black man with dreadlocks standing about…
Read MoreLoud boom heard in Columbia
Police and fire department personnel investigated multiple reports by residents of one very loud boom heard shortly after 9:35 p.m. Friday in the southern end of downtown Columbia. Police were…
Read MoreMedical call north of Fountain
The Columbia Fire Department assisted Columbia EMS and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department about 3 p.m. Thursday in responding to a 64-year-old man reported to be not conscious and not…
Read MoreStumpy’s shifts to sanitizer
A rural Columbia business is adapting to the coronavirus pandemic in a way different than most – shifting its entire operation to focus on helping fight the virus. That business…
Read MoreMonday evening crash in Columbia
Columbia police and fire department personnel responded about 5:35 p.m. Monday to a multiple-vehicle crash on Route 3 southbound at Route 158. Both lanes of southbound Route 3 were blocked…
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