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Dryer fire at Columbia senior facility
The Columbia Fire Department responded with assistance from police and EMS shortly after 10:20 a.m. Saturday to a dryer on fire inside BRIA of Columbia, 253 Bradington Drive. The senior…
Read MoreFriday morning pursuit in Monroe County
A Columbia police officer briefly pursued a gray pickup truck on I-255 westbound at about 9:20 a.m. Friday. The truck had Missouri plates and was last seen in the area…
Read MoreScary storms pelt Monroe County
Multiple rounds of storms passed through Monroe County early Thursday evening, packing punches in the forms of rotational clouds, bouts of hail, strong winds and a heaping helping of rain.…
Read MoreBrush fire near St. Joe
The Waterloo and Red Bud fire departments responded about 4:50 p.m. Tuesday to a brush fire in the area of 5526 MM Road south of St. Joe in rural Monroe…
Read MoreCrash involving mail truck in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded about 2:30 p.m. Monday to a crash involving a pickup truck and mail truck on Lakeview Drive at Stockel Lane next to Lakeview Park in Waterloo. The…
Read MoreElectrical fire in Waterloo
At about 2:35 a.m. Friday, the Waterloo Fire Department and City of Waterloo electrical workers responded to the area of Sonic and Huck’s on Route 3 at North Market Street…
Read MoreVehicle fire west of Waterloo
The Waterloo Fire Department responded about noon Thursday to a vehicle fire that also damaged the exterior of a nearby residence in the 5700 block of Deer Hill Road near…
Read MoreStructure fire in Dupo
Four fire departments battled a late Thursday morning structure fire in Dupo. The Dupo, Cahokia, Prairie du Pont and Columbia fire departments responded at about 11 a.m. to a working…
Read MoreThursday morning crash near Dupo
One person was injured and another is in custody following a two-vehicle crash that occurred early Thursday morning near Dupo. Police said the crash occurred about 1:15 a.m. in the…
Read MoreTruck vs. cow crash south of Columbia
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 9:45 p.m. Sunday to a crash involving a truck and a brown cow on Route 3 south of Gilmore Lake Road near Columbia. The Monroe…
Read MoreGas line struck in Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department responded shortly after 10:15 a.m. Tuesday to the 300 block of Carr Creek Drive after a construction worker struck a gas line and could smell an…
Read MoreValmeyer semi fire under investigation
The Valmeyer police and fire departments responded about 2 a.m. Sunday to a fully engulfed semi tractor-trailer on fire near the village dump site in the 7300 block of Bluff…
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