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State OKs budget, tax relief
It may have taken into the early hours of Saturday morning, but Illinois lawmakers finally passed a $46.5 billion budget for fiscal year 2023 as well as a $4.8 billion…
‘Orbeez challenge’ reported in Columbia
Police were called to a property in the 800 block of Autumn Rise Lane in Columbia shortly before 8:30 p.m. Tuesday after a child playing basketball outside was apparently struck…
Monday night crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 8:05 p.m. Monday to the intersection of Ghent Road at Palmer Road in Columbia for a three-vehicle crash. Initial reports were that all occupants of…
Monday morning medical call in Waterloo
The Waterloo Police Department and Monroe County EMS responded about 6:30 a.m. Monday to a medical situation involving a motorist at the intersection of Route 3 at Country Club Lane.…
Reckless driving on Bluff Road
Police were alerted to three or four BMWs with Missouri plates on Bluff Road southbound near Fountain Road in Monroe County shortly after 7:20 p.m. Sunday that were traveling at…
Wednesday morning crash on I-255
Two people were injured in an early morning crash on I-255 in Columbia on Wednesday. Illinois State Police said that shortly before 6:30 a.m., a vehicle with no working taillights…
Columbia comprehensive plan gets personal
The City of Columbia hosted a community open house as part of its comprehensive planning project Thursday evening at the Main Street Abbey pavilion. City staff, elected officials and emergency…
County help sought in Maeystown preservation
While the Village of Maeystown has the distinction as an entry in the National Register of Historic Places, a group addressed the Monroe County Board of Commissioners on Monday with…
Girl Scouts go gaga at Zimmer Park
There’s a new game at Waterloo’s Zimmer Park, and word on the street is it’s all the rage. Four eighth graders in Girl Scout Troop 576, along with community support,…
Biggs running for St. Clair County sheriff
Justin Biggs, a current sergeant with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, spent most of his law enforcement career in neighboring St. Clair County. Now, he hopes to return as that…