Police Blotter | 8-28-19
(Editor’s note: Information in this report is gathered directly from area police agencies, county courts and emergency radio dispatch. The public is...
Tractor, bicycle collide in Waterloo
A 21-year-old New Athens man was airlifted to a St. Louis hospital after the bicycle he was...
Fatal crash in Columbia
A car crash early Monday afternoon in Columbia resulted in one fatality and one serious injury.
Survival Flight helicopter responded to airlift one person to...
ATV crash near Valmeyer
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 6:20 p.m. Saturday to the 700 block of Berger Road in rural Monroe County for an ATV crash involving...
Renault tavern burglarized
The Monroe County Sheriff's Department is investigating another burglary that occurred early Saturday morning.
Police said Freeda's Bar,...
Hopkins funeral, procession details announced
Pictured is the crowd of people who attended a candlelight vigil in honor of fallen Illinois State Police Trooper Nick Hopkins...
Burglary at Columbia laundromat
Columbia police are investigating a burglary that occurred early Thursday morning at a local laundromat.
A suspect wearing a...
Burksville tavern burglarized
The Monroe County Sheriff's Department is receiving assistance from an Illinois State Police crime scene unit Thursday morning in investigating a burglary...
Juvenile detained for Waterloo burglaries
Waterloo police detained a juvenile Thursday morning in connection with recent burglaries to businesses located in the 200 block of West Mill...
Boil order lifted
Illinois American Water issued a boil water order Wednesday afternoon to a portion of its Metro East service area, including Waterloo, Columbia...
WHS Legacy Wall inductees chosen
Justin BlandfordAllen HirschRon MuellerJordan BartlebaughDavid Hoffmann
Five distinguished former Waterloo High School students have been chosen as the sixth...
Vietnam vet’s unit finally recognized
Pictured, Lonnie Roy of Maeystown holds up a book with pictures of the HA(L)-3 Seawolves and a documentary about the...
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Sports Year in Review
The year 2018 was a banner year for Monroe County athletes, all the way through.
It began in January, when Waterloo junior Jenna Schwartz was...
Attempted murder charge in Waterloo stabbing
Trevor C. Hudson
A 26-year-old man faces an attempted murder charge following an early Friday morning stabbing in...
DUI injury crash at Walmart
Pictured is the scene of the accident Friday.
Emergency personnel responded shortly after noon Friday to the...
Inmate dies at county jail
The Illinois State Police is investigating the death of an inmate in the Monroe County Jail early Friday morning.