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Tuesday night crash near Hecker
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 6:15 p.m. Tuesday to a single-vehicle rollover on Route 159 at Roscow Road just south of Hecker. Hecker firefighters safely removed two occupants from the…
Read MoreTuesday crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about noon Tuesday to a single-vehicle crash on Route 3 northbound at Eagle Drive near Columbia Middle School. No injuries were reported in the crash, which involved…
Read MoreSaturday night rollover near Red Bud
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday to a vehicle rollover crash on Route 159 near LL Road north of Red Bud. The driver was able to exit the…
Read MoreThursday night crash near Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 9:45 p.m. Thursday to a single-vehicle crash on Route 3 at Coxeyville Road just north of Waterloo. There were three juvenile female occupants in the…
Read MoreAssistance sought in Rock City incident
The Valmeyer Police Department is seeking assistance from the public in identifying four persons of interest in connection with a recent report of criminal damage inside the Rock City cave…
Read MoreThursday night crash in Waterloo
No injuries were reported in a two-vehicle crash that occurred about 6 p.m. Thursday in the 1600 block of Lakeview Drive just south of Lakeview Park in Waterloo. The roadway…
Read MoreAnother sex predator arrest in Waterloo
The ditty referred to in Marshall Tucker Band’s “Heard It in a Love Song” would likely not include sentiments conveyed in a text message conversation which led to an arrest…
Read MoreFatal crash near Smithton
A fatal crash occurred late Wednesday night near Smithton in St. Clair County. Illinois State Police said the two-vehicle crash took place shortly after 10:20 p.m. on Route 159 just…
Read MoreSnowy crashes Monday in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded to multiple crashes Monday afternoon during a period of snowfall in Columbia. One crash occurred about 2:05 p.m. on Route 3 southbound at the Palmer Road overpass…
Read MoreEvening rush hour crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 4:45 p.m. Tuesday for an evening rush hour vehicle crash on Route 3 southbound near the Palmer Road exit in Columbia. Traffic was snarled in that…
Read MoreFix found for Fults levee
Residents of the Bottoms in southern Monroe County and Prairie du Rocher can “breathe easier” with repair work now underway on a scour hole near Fults, Monroe County Public Safety…
Read MoreSemi fire on I-255 in Columbia
The Columbia and Prairie du Pont fire departments responded about 9:25 a.m. Monday to a semi tractor-trailer on fire on I-255 westbound just past the Columbia exit. The fire spread…
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