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New Year’s blaze at Red Bud farm
By COREY SAATHOFF & ANDREW UNVERFERTH For the Republic-Times The new year did not start off so well for a family farm near Red Bud. Multiple departments responded shortly before…
Read MoreBrush fire near Paderborn
The Hecker Fire Department responded shortly before 4:55 p.m. Tuesday to an out-of-control brush fire in the backyard of a farm property in the 4600 Mueth Road north of Paderborn…
Read MoreTuesday brush fire near Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department responded shortly before 2:30 p.m. Tuesday to a brush fire reported in the 1900 block of Columbia Quarry Road. The fire, reported to be about a…
Read MoreCFD called to Columbia substation
The Columbia Fire Department responded shortly before 3 p.m. Monday to a small explosion heard at the Ameren substation in the 200 block of North Briegel Street, resulting in a…
Read MoreBaby Jesus stolen again from Waterloo church
A Waterloo church is once again missing the “reason for the season” this Christmas. Immanuel Lutheran Church at 522 S. Church Street reported a baby Jesus figurine missing last year…
Read MoreSunday night crash in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded about 8:10 p.m. Sunday to a two-vehicle crash with possible entrapment in the 300 block of Hoener Avenue in Waterloo. The Waterloo Fire Department assisted Monroe County…
Read MoreEarly morning crash near Valmeyer
Emergency personnel responded about 3 a.m. Friday to a vehicle crash on Route 156 at D Road just east of Valmeyer. The Valmeyer Fire Department was initially paged to an…
Read MoreUnderage sex sting in Columbia
In the wake of three suspected sexual predator arrests in Waterloo – two this month – the Columbia Police Department encountered a similar situation late Saturday night. It was technically…
Read MoreCharges filed in Dec. 16 crash near Hecker
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 6:15 p.m. Dec. 16 to what was initially believed to be a one-vehicle rollover on Route 159 at Roscow Road just south of Hecker. Hecker…
Read MoreSearch underway near Dupo
Multiple agencies are involved in the search for a man who ran from police late Thursday night at the north end of Dupo in St. Clair County. At about 11:50…
Read MoreVehicle stolen in Columbia
Police are investigating the theft of an SUV late last week in Columbia. A gray 2021 Volkswagen Atlas was stolen from the 600 block of Eckert Lane in the early…
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…
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