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Garage fire in Red Bud
The Red Bud Fire Department responded shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday to a garage on fire on East South Second Street in Red Bud. Flames were seen shooting from the…
Read MoreBrush fire near Hecker
The Hecker Fire Department responded about 8 p.m. Saturday to a large brush fire spreading toward two structures in the 5400 block of Beck Road near LL Road southeast of…
Read MoreVehicle strikes pole in New Hanover
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 6:30 a.m. Saturday to the area of D Road and Estate Drive near Hanover Road after a vehicle struck a utility pole. Lines were down…
Read MoreGas leak at Valmeyer Post Office
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 10:30 a.m. Thursday to the report of a strong odor of gas inside the Valmeyer Post Office, 100 Knobloch Boulevard. Post office employees reported headache…
Read MoreTuesday crash east of Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 2:45 p.m. Tuesday to a two-vehicle crash on Route 156 near H Road just east of Waterloo. Responding agencies included the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department,…
Read MoreField fire near Valmeyer
The Valmeyer Fire Department responded shortly before 2:15 p.m. Sunday to a field fire in the 7800 block of Bluff Road. No injuries were reported in the incident.
Read MoreFriday crash east of Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded about 1:30 p.m. Friday to a vehicle rollover crash on Route 156 near H Road east of Waterloo. A white Ford Ranger driven by a 30-year-old woman…
Read MoreFriday crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 1:10 p.m. Friday to a crash involving a dump truck and pickup truck hauling a horse trailer on Route 3 northbound between Bottom Avenue and Eagle…
Read MoreRollover crash near Maeystown
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 6:25 p.m. Wednesday to a single-vehicle rollover crash in the area of 4600 Maeystown Road just north of Maeystown. The vehicle, a white Chevy pickup…
Read MoreOutdoor burning calls for fire departments
Area fire departments were paged late Wednesday afternoon to multiple incidents involving outdoor burning. The first call went out about 3:10 p.m. for the Red Bud Fire Department to respond…
Read MoreMan charged after Columbia standoff
A local man was finally taken into custody early last Wednesday afternoon after he barricaded himself inside a Columbia residence as part of a several-hour standoff with police. The Monroe…
Read MoreVehicles stolen in Millstadt
Police are investigating the early Saturday morning theft of two vehicles from the same residence on Diamond View Court near Millstadt’s village park. There was no forced entry, Millstadt police…
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