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Fire call at Columbia auto dealership
The Columbia Fire Department responded along with Columbia police and EMS shortly after 12:30 p.m. Saturday to what was reported as a possible natural gas leak at Columbia Chrysler Dodge…
Read MoreAll-state football honors for Eagles
Three Columbia High School football players received state recognition this week for their accomplishments on the gridiron this fall. Senior quarterback Nic Horner was named to the Illinois High School…
Read MoreThe need for speed: Columbia man racing toward goal
At his first trip to a drag race at Gateway Raceway in 2008, Allan Middendorf saw a funny car reach a speed of 330 miles per hour before blowing up and…
Read MoreFelony charge after man drives away from traffic stop
A Columbia man was charged with a felony after he drove away from a traffic stop Sunday evening in Columbia. At about 8:15 p.m., a Columbia police officer attempted to…
Read MoreChimney 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.…
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