Columbia man writes first book
Columbia native and active U.S. Navy Electronics Technician 3rd Class Charles Moore found himself in the middle of the Arabian Sea aboard the USS...
North settling in at CCSI
About two months into his new job as the principal/assistant director at Career Center of Southern Illinois in Red Bud, former Waterloo Athletic Director...
Rift grows between Dupo police, CENCOM
St. Clair County 911 Emergency Telephone Board Executive Director Herb Simmons disputed recent comments made by Dupo Police Chief Kevin Smith in regard to...
Gambling in Monroe County down only slightly
While businesses across multiple industries are coping with staggering losses due to the pandemic, video gambling took only a slight dip in Monroe County...
Music connects teacher to the blind
At the first concert for his current job, Bryan Mueller got emotional as his youngest group of students performed.
“I was almost in tears at...
One-vehicle crash in Waterloo
The Waterloo Police Department, Waterloo Fire Department and Monroe County EMS responded about 11:45 a.m. Tuesday to a one-vehicle crash near the intersection of...
Waterloo man charged with home invasion, domestic battery in Belleville
A young Waterloo man is facing serious felony charges following an incident last month in Belleville.
Devon M. Buckley, 23, was charged with home...
COVID mitigations lifted in region; 3 more deaths at Oak Hill
Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health announced that the metro east region – which includes Monroe County – will return...
Structure fire in Millstadt
The Millstadt and Columbia fire departments responded about 6:10 p.m. Wednesday to a structure fire reported in the 800 block of M And O...
MCSD investigating thefts, suspicious activity south of Waterloo
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department is seeking assistance from residents regarding several investigations taking place in the area of Sportsman Road south of Waterloo.
The incidents...
Felony gun, drug arrest in Waterloo
The Waterloo Police Department arrested a Missouri man Saturday on gun and drug charges.
Court information states that Hiakaam D. Preston, 22, of St. Louis, was...
COVID data leads to questions
The Illinois Department of Public Health does not know where many people contracted the novel coronavirus in the metro east region, according to data...