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Elevator rescue at Waterloo church
The Waterloo Fire Department responded to St. Paul United Church of Christ, 200 N. Main Street, shortly before 9:15 a.m. Sunday for a broken elevator with people stuck inside. A…
Read MoreSaturday night crash on I-255
Emergency personnel responded about 7:10 p.m. Saturday to a two-vehicle crash on I-255 southbound near milepost 16 north of Dupo in St. Clair County. One vehicle came to rest in…
Read MoreMillstadt Boy Scout leader arrested for child porn
A Millstadt man and Boy Scout leader was arrested Wednesday for allegedly possessing “child sexual abuse material,” according to a Jan. 28 press release from Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s…
Read MoreChild porn charges for sex predator
A Missouri man arrested last month in Monroe County as part of a series of stings involving individuals suspected of soliciting underage sex online is now facing seven additional counts…
Read MoreSnow plow strikes gas line
The Waterloo Fire Department responded shortly before 11:50 a.m. Sunday to assist after a Monroe County road district snow removal truck struck a natural gas line in the area of…
Read MoreRollover crash near Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 7:30 p.m. Saturday to a vehicle rollover crash in the snow on Floraville Road at Waterloo Road near Waterloo in rural St. Clair County. The…
Read MoreCrash takes out Columbia street light
The intersection of Route 3 and North Main Street in Columbia turned into a four-way stop after a vehicle crashed into and knocked out a traffic signal pole at about…
Read MoreSuspected drug overdose death in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded early Thursday morning to the report of an unresponsive male inside a residence in the 600 block of South Church Street in Waterloo. The Monroe County Coroner’s…
Read MoreTuesday crash on I-255
Emergency personnel responded about 4:15 p.m. Tuesday to a three-vehicle crash on I-255 southbound near milepost 5 in Columbia. No injuries were reported in the crash. Illinois State Police said…
Read MoreField fire south of Hecker
The Hecker and Red Bud fire departments responded shortly after 2:50 p.m. Tuesday to a field fire in the area of 7900 Roscow Road south of Hecker near Route 159.…
Read MoreThursday crash near Columbia
Emergency personnel responded to a three-vehicle crash that occurred about 4 p.m. Thursday on Route 158 between Columbia and Millstadt. None of those involved in the crash required medical transport…
Read MoreFire destroys Millstadt sewer plant
Several area departments responded late Tuesday afternoon to a fire at the Village of Millstadt Wastewater Treatment Facility in the 400 block of East Laurel Street. The Millstadt Fire Department…
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