Pursuit ends in stolen vehicle arrest
A man was arrested early Sunday afternoon for possession of a stolen vehicle and multiple warrants after leading local police on a pursuit that...
WPD arrests 2 following Walmart theft
The Waterloo Police Department arrested two men from out of the area following an incident at Walmart about 8 p.m. Saturday.
One man exited...
Lawsuit filed in fatal train, tractor crash
The family of a young Waterloo farmer who died when he was struck by a train while driving a tractor near Fults in June...
Friday crash in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded about 11:55 a.m. Friday to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Market and Front streets near the Amoco gas station...
Police reform bill a topic at county board
The Monroe County Board met the morning of March 1 at the courthouse in Waterloo, with the state’s recent passage of a criminal justice...
Heine finds balance
Columbia Police Department Deputy Chief Karla Heine knew she was going to be a police officer as early as sixth grade.
“I was always interested...
Man in custody after fleeing I-255 traffic stop
A man was apprehended in Dupo late Monday morning after the vehicle he was driving fled from a traffic stop attempt on I-255 northbound...
Unlocked vehicles entered in Columbia
Police are investigating after three vehicles were unlawfully entered in the 1300 block of North Glenwood Drive in Columbia early Sunday morning.
All of...
Millstadt woman killed in St. Louis hit and run
A Millstadt woman was killed and a man was seriously injured when they were struck by a vehicle while walking in south St. Louis...
Guilty plea in Hopkins death
One of two men charged in the 2019 fatal shooting of Illinois State Police Trooper Nicholas Hopkins of Waterloo changed his plea from not...
DUI arrest near Red Bud
Emergency personnel responded to what was called in as a single-vehicle crash on LL Road at Route 159 near Red Bud shortly after 10:45...
Criminal justice reform becomes law
A few weeks after it passed the Illinois Legislature, Gov. JB Pritzker signed House Bill 3653, now called the Safe-T Act, into law on...