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Moving truck strikes Columbia home
Emergency personnel responded about 9 a.m. Sunday after a real estate moving truck driven by Stephen Toolen, 70, of Columbia, struck the corner of a residence at 9 Spring Lake…
Read MoreColumbia man guilty of sex abuse
A Columbia man was found guilty Friday of one count of criminal sexual abuse of a young girl following a jury trial in Monroe County. The jury deliberated for seven…
Read MoreCar strikes home, 3 injured
A car struck a residence in a Columbia subdivision early Saturday morning, resulting in three injuries. The male driver of the 2019 Tesla, Alexander P. Gierer, 21, of Arnold, Mo.,…
Read MoreMercy clinic nears completion
Work is almost done on a Mercy Clinic South clinic in Columbia, with the facility set to open in early September. “There has long been a challenge with getting in…
Read MoreInjury crash on I-255
A two-vehicle crash occurred about 3:30 p.m. Thursday near milepost 7.2 on I-255 southbound. One person reported head and wrist injuries at the scene, but injuries appeared minor. Initial reports…
Read MoreThursday crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 1:05 p.m. Thursday to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 3 and North Main Street in Columbia with road blockage. Injuries appeared to be…
Read MoreJones, others receive state soccer honors
Columbia High School girls soccer standout Kennedy Jones was selected to the Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association All-State Team last week and several others from this area earned either…
Read MoreStructure fire in Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department responded about 5:40 p.m. Monday to reports of a structure fire at 941 N. Main Street. Initial reports said there was heavy fire and smoke. The…
Read MoreCamper on fire in Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department responded about 5:20 p.m. Monday to 747 Hill Castle Road for reports of a camper on fire. Millstadt and Waterloo fire departments were also called to…
Read MoreColumbia man dies in home accident
A 45-year-old Columbia man died from injuries sustained when he became pinned underneath a commercial box truck he was working on outside his home early Wednesday evening. Emergency personnel responded…
Read MoreVehicle strikes pole in Columbia
Columbia police and fire department personnel responded to the 300 block of Longview Drive about 3:20 p.m. Wednesday after a vehicle struck a light pole. No injuries were reported in…
Read MoreLuhr’s legacy lives on
When the students opened the envelopes, their shock and gratitude was both visible and audible. Some wiped away tears, which they had been doing for the past several minutes. Others…
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