Fire alarm at Oak Hill
The Waterloo Fire Department responded shortly before 6 p.m. Tuesday to Oak Hill Senior Living & Rehabilitation, 623 Hamacher Street, for a report of...
Local high school students on impeachment
The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump concluded Saturday, with Trump once again being acquitted of the charges leveled against him.
The House...
Hudson gets prison for stabbing
A man was recently sentenced to prison for a November 2019 stabbing incident in Waterloo.
Trevor Hudson, 27, of Waterloo, was sentenced to seven years...
Early voting begins Feb. 25
Election day for the 2021 municipal election is less than two months away, but the voting process starts next Thursday when early voting begins.
Monroe...
The bridge that almost spanned
Seventy years ago, a feasibility study was released regarding construction of a transcontinental highway system that would stretch from the Gulf of Mexico to...
Local woman crazy about baking
Lauren Shields graduated from high school in June, but she had a small problem.
Shields eats only gluten-free food and could not find a cake...
Waterloo generating power in midst of deep freeze
Due to an extreme cold blast throughout much of the United States, the availability of electricity is becoming an issue. Waterloo is trying to...
Waterloo tavern burglarized
Police are investigating a burglary at Randy's Double R Bar, located at 107 S. Main Street in downtown Waterloo.
Surveillance video indicates the crime occurred...
Vehicle stolen at Columbia gas station
Columbia police are investigating the Tuesday morning theft of a vehicle from the parking lot of MotoMart, located at 286 Southwoods Drive off of...
Vehicle drives into icy pond near Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department and Columbia EMS responded shortly before 1 p.m. Monday to the report of a vehicle in a body of water...
Suspected meth found in parking lot of Columbia business
Police are investigating after a bag containing a white powdery substance believed to be methamphetamine was found late Saturday morning in the parking lot...
Schimpf running for governor
Former state Sen. Paul Schimpf of Waterloo formally announced Monday morning that he is running for Illinois governor in 2022.
“This is a decision I...