Police
Carla Edwards sues Columbia School District
Just days after the terms of the city of Columbia’s settlement with Carla Edwards were made public, her attorney filed a similar federal lawsuit against the Columbia School District. Edwards,…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 11/9/2016
(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 MoreColumbia settles Edwards lawsuit
The city of Columbia and the ex-wife of Columbia’s former police chief came to a settlement out of court earlier this month in the federal lawsuit filed this summer against…
Read MoreWaterloo woman’s death under investigation
The Waterloo Police Department and Monroe County Coroner’s Office are investigating the death of a 30-year-old woman that occurred late Thursday afternoon. The victim was identified by deputy coroner Bob…
Read MoreFormer loan officer gets 10 years in prison
A former Columbia resident was sentenced this week in federal court to 10 years in prison for bank fraud and money laundering while he served as a commercial loan officer…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 11/2/2016
(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 MoreWaterloo man gets prison for sex abuse, child porn
A Waterloo man was sentenced this week in Monroe County to more than three years in prison for child pornography. His sentence will run concurrently with a Sept. 22 sentence…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 10/26/2016
(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 MoreWomen caught using counterfeit money in Monroe County
Two women were charged with multiple counts of felony forgery after police say they used counterfeit $10 and $20 bills to make purchases at various businesses in Columbia and Waterloo…
Read MoreMotorcycle crash on Bluff Road
Emergency personnel responded shortly before noon Saturday to a motorcycle crash with injuries on Bluff Road at the Fountain Road curve north of Valmeyer. A man was airlifted by medical…
Read MoreGolf tournament organizer charged with deceptive practice
A Wood River man has been charged with deceptive practice after police investigated a golf tournament he hosted Sept. 27 at a Columbia golf course. Dennis L. Daugherty Jr., 45,…
Read MoreLocal police receive Narcan training
Not only will law enforcement in Monroe County soon be carrying the opioid antagonist known as Narcan, but first responders, including firefighters, will soon take part in the same protocol.…
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