All posts by Corey Saathoff

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  Injury crash on Route 3 in Waterloo

  Waterloo police and fire department personnel responded along with Monroe County EMS to a four-vehicle crash with injuries on Route 3 at Park Street about 3:20 p.m. Thursday. A dump truck driven by Darren Ralston, 51, of...

  • Posted April 20, 2017
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  Waterloo man facing federal weapons charges

  A 24-year-old Waterloo man was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury on multiple charges stemming from a January 2016 incident involving shots fired in the 7000 block of Fountain Creek Ridge Lane. While executing a search...

  • Posted April 20, 2017
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  Burglary to shed near Red Bud

  An Illinois State Police crime scene unit was requested to assist the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department with an investigation following a reported burglary to a shed early Thursday in the 5900 block of L Road near Red...

  • Posted April 20, 2017
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  Tennis ‘Dogs causing a racket this spring

  The Waterloo High School boys tennis team is 5-5 on the spring entering the home stretch of its season. Head coach Brett Ivers said this is one of the largest teams he’s had in years, and that...

  • Posted April 19, 2017
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  Local track season off and running

  The high school track season is off to a strong start this spring, with some records broken in the process. The Waterloo High School track team has broken four school records this season. The girls 4×800 meter...

  • Posted April 19, 2017
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  Guardrail damaged in Columbia semi crash

  A crash involving a tractor-trailer on DD Road at Ramsey Road in Columbia on Monday night resulted in about $10,000 in damage to a guardrail. The crash was not reported until about 8 a.m. Tuesday, Columbia police...

  • Posted April 18, 2017
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  Fiery crash Monday in Columbia

  The quick reaction of one man involved in a fiery three-vehicle crash Monday afternoon in Columbia may have saved a young child’s life. “My adrenaline was pumping pretty hard,” local hero Eric Done admitted afterward. Police said...

  • Posted April 17, 2017
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  Drugs, cash and guns seized in East Carondelet

  Following an anonymous tip, an East Carondelet man was charged with multiple felonies after a large amount of cannabis, psilocybin mushrooms and firearms were seized from his home. Last Wednesday, the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department Drug...

  • Posted April 17, 2017
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  Elmore not running against Costello

  Monroe County Board Chairman Bob Elmore of Waterloo said this week he will not be running against 116th District State Representative Jerry Costello II in the next election after mulling a candidacy earlier this spring. Elmore, who formerly...

  • Posted April 14, 2017
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  Injury crash on Route 3 in Columbia

  Columbia police, fire and EMS responded about 11:50 a.m. Friday to a two-vehicle crash on southbound Route 3 at Valmeyer Road near Columbia Middle School with injuries, road blockage and possible extrication required. The vehicles involved were...

  • Posted April 14, 2017
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  Crash on Route 158 ramp in Columbia

  Columbia police, fire and EMS responded about 10:15 p.m. Thursday to a single-vehicle crash on the Route 158 northbound ramp onto Route 3. The driver of a 2006 Chevrolet HHR, Ferris Mitchell, 47, of Belleville, complained of...

  • Posted April 13, 2017
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  Failed escape attempt results in drug charges

  A 20-year-old St. Louis man in possession of multiple illegal drugs is facing felony charges along with three other men after attempting to speed away from a Tuesday night traffic stop in Columbia before his car ran...

  • Posted April 13, 2017
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