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Chimney fire in Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department responded about 4 p.m. Saturday to a chimney fire reported at a two-story house on the hill in the 800 block of Eckert Lane. Firefighters used…
Read MoreMan gets 12 years for vehicular hijacking
A Cahokia man was sentenced this week in Monroe County Circuit Court to prison for a vehicular hijacking that took place Aug. 22 in Columbia. Anthony M. Vaughn, 34, was…
Read MoreMore drama for Sunset Overlook
The liquor license of Sunset Overlook in Columbia is under review, but not by the city’s liquor commissioner, Mayor Kevin Hutchinson. The Columbia City Council on Nov. 4 voted to…
Read MoreBetty’s Barber Shop turns 25
Betty’s Barber Shop – home of the “Sweet Betty Fade” with barbers Betty Jackson and her daughter Monica Lanter – has been serving customers on Columbia’s South Main Street for…
Read MoreMan charged in Columbia laundromat standoff
The man who barricaded himself in a Columbia laundromat bathroom on Tuesday was charged with multiple felonies in connection with the incident. Matthew J. Lane, 30, of Columbia, faces two…
Read MoreSaturday evening crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded to a vehicle crash at the intersection of Ghent Road and Old State Route 3 in Columbia about 5:50 p.m. Saturday. No entrapment was reported and injuries…
Read MoreEagles grounded in playoff thriller
The amazing season for the Columbia High School football Eagles came to an end Saturday afternoon at Fairbury in an exciting Class 4A second round playoff contest. Columbia (10-1) lost…
Read MoreInjury crash involving deer in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 12:40 p.m. Thursday to a vehicle crash involving a deer on Route 3 at Carl Street in Columbia with injury sustained to the male driver.…
Read MoreEagles shell Roxana, 56-28
The Columbia High School football team got off to a quick start and kept its cool in a 56-28 home win in the first round of the IHSA Class 4A…
Read MoreRash of vehicle break-ins, thefts throughout area overnight
Local law enforcement agencies are investigating several reports of unlocked vehicles entered and at least three vehicles stolen overnight. Columbia police said a black Chevrolet Traverse with Illinois license plates…
Read MoreMissouri man tried to trade pipe bomb for meth in Columbia
A Missouri man entered a guilty plea this week in federal court to charges stemming from a pipe bomb for drugs transaction in Columbia last year. Donald K. Novy, 35,…
Read MoreSeason ends at supersectional for Columbia soccer
For the first time in seven years, there will be no high school soccer team from Monroe County represented at a state tournament. Despite a valiant effort in the second…
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