County expects to meet budget numbers
Monroe County Treasurer Kevin Koenigstein told county commissioners Monday that despite ongoing COVID-19 issues, he expects budgeted revenues and expenses to balance...
Waterloo School Board OKs budget
The Waterloo School Board unanimously approved the school district’s 2020-21 budget at its meeting Monday night.
The budget shows...
Police pursuit passes through Monroe County
Area law enforcement agencies attempted to pull over a suspect about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday driving a maroon Dodge Charger with Illinois plates...
Forgery arrest in Columbia
Columbia police arrested a Tennessee man following an attempted forgery incident at Simmons Bank, 180 Admiral Trost Drive in Columbia, about 12:20...
Saturday morning crash in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded about 10:20 a.m. Saturday to a two-vehicle crash with possible injury at Church Street...
Fatal helicopter crash in Red Bud
A helicopter crashed into a building in Red Bud on Saturday afternoon, resulting in the death of...
Bicyclist struck by vehicle on Bluff Road
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 9:50 a.m. Saturday for a crash involving a pickup truck and bicyclist on Bluff Road at Harres...
Armed robbery at Medicine Shoppe in Columbia
An armed robbery took place about 9 a.m. Saturday at The Medicine Shoppe, 134 S. Main Street in Columbia.
Thursday injury crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 12:50 p.m. Thursday to the intersection of Route 3 at North Main Street in Columbia for a two-vehicle...
COVID outbreak at Oak Hill; ISP visits Monroe County taverns
There has been a small coronavirus outbreak at Oak Hill Senior Living & Rehabilitation in Waterloo, and the Illinois State Police visited...
Suspect charged after vehicle break-ins south of Columbia
A 21-year-old Columbia man was charged following multiple vehicle break-ins early Wednesday morning in the Hawthorne Estates...
Aging levee near Fults needs repairs
A lot of water can flow through a drain pipe that’s six feet in diameter.