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Chimney fire in Waterloo
The Waterloo Fire Department responded shortly after 5:20 p.m. Sunday to a chimney fire in the 600 block of Louise Lane off Covington Drive. Waterloo Fire Chief Mike Lloyd said…
Read MoreGuilty verdict in Waterloo shooting
Following closing arguments from the prosecution and defense attorneys as well as lengthy jury deliberations, a guilty verdict has been reached in the case concerning a young man charged in…
Read MoreFriday morning crash near YMCA
Emergency personnel responded about 7 a.m. Friday to a two-vehicle injury crash on Route 3 at EE Road near the entrance to the Monroe County YMCA just south of Columbia.…
Read MoreSmall earthquake near Valmeyer
A 2.0-magnitude earthquake was recorded in rural Monroe County on Sunday night, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. It was detected at 8:23 p.m. just more than 3.5 miles south-southwest of…
Read MoreElevator rescue at Waterloo church
The Waterloo Fire Department responded to St. Paul United Church of Christ, 200 N. Main Street, shortly before 9:15 a.m. Sunday for a broken elevator with people stuck inside. A…
Read MoreSaturday night crash on I-255
Emergency personnel responded about 7:10 p.m. Saturday to a two-vehicle injury crash on I-255 southbound near milepost 16 north of Dupo in St. Clair County. One vehicle came to rest…
Read MoreMillstadt Boy Scout leader arrested for child porn
Millstadt man and Boy Scout leader was arrested last Wednesday for allegedly possessing “child sexual abuse material,” according to a Jan. 28 press release from Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s…
Read MoreChild porn charges for sex predator
A Missouri man arrested last month in Monroe County as part of a series of stings involving individuals suspected of soliciting underage sex online is now facing seven additional counts…
Read MoreSnow plow strikes gas line
The Waterloo Fire Department responded shortly before 11:50 a.m. Sunday to assist after a Monroe County road district snow removal truck struck a natural gas line in the area of…
Read MoreRollover crash near Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 7:30 p.m. Saturday to a vehicle rollover crash in the snow on Floraville Road at Waterloo Road near Waterloo in rural St. Clair County. The…
Read MoreCrash takes out Columbia street light
The intersection of Route 3 and North Main Street in Columbia turned into a four-way stop after a vehicle crashed into and knocked out a traffic signal pole at about…
Read MoreSuspected drug overdose death in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded early Thursday morning to the report of an unresponsive male inside a residence in the 600 block of South Church Street in Waterloo. The Monroe County Coroner’s…
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