Monday night incident on JB Bridge
Emergency personnel responded about 9:45 p.m. Monday to a suicidal man with one leg over the Jefferson Barracks Bridge on I-255 eastbound.
Columbia police, fire...
Garage fire near Red Bud
The Red Bud Fire Department responded shortly before 4:30 p.m. Sunday to a fire inside the attached garage of a home in the 6400...
Organizers ‘hopeful’ of Monroe County Fair
The main questions circulating among the community these days deal with whether or not there will be a Monroe County Fair in 2021 and...
Sunday crash near Columbia
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 10:20 a.m. Sunday to a vehicle crash in the 9600 block of D Road near Steppig Road southwest of...
Saturday night crash on Route 158
Emergency personnel responded about 7:40 p.m. Saturday to a two-vehicle crash on Route 158 at Triple Lakes Road between Columbia and Millstadt.
Rain was coming...
Waterloo sets plan for huge February gas bill
The City of Waterloo on Friday announced its plan to tackle an exorbitant natural gas rate charged to the city as a result of...
Vaccine clinic Monday; Monroe County reports 102nd COVID death
Monroe County held another vaccine clinic to inoculate residents against the novel coronavirus.
On Monday from 1:30-4:30 p.m. at the Monroe County Fairgrounds, any county...
Tavern burglary suspects charged
Two people were charged Friday in connection with the March 19 burglary reported at Route 3 Bar & Grill, located at 6180 State Route...
Burglary suspects charged; man still at large
Joseph K. DilbeckMelissa A. KingNicole L. Cumberland
Three of four suspects involved in recent rural Columbia burglaries have been apprehended and charged, police said, but...
Columbia candidates participate in virtual forum
Bob HillWes Hoeffken
The Republic-Times and Columbia Chamber of Commerce teamed up to present a virtual candidates forum for contested Columbia municipal election races for...
County sued over Oak Hill death
The daughter of a deceased former resident at Oak Hill in Waterloo is suing Monroe County, which owns the long-term facility, for negligence in...
Columbia native is contestant finalist for ‘Bachelorette’
A Columbia native may be looking for love on national television later this year.
"The Bachelorette," a reality TV show in which single men vie...