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Multi-vehicle crash in Waterloo
The Waterloo Fire Department was page about 3:10 p.m. Wednesday to respond to Route 3 near Rose Lane for a crash involving at least five vehicles. Damage to vehicles seemed…
Read MoreTuesday crash in Waterloo
Police and EMS personnel responded shortly after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday to a two-car crash in the 1300 block of Route 3 near Schneider’s Quality Meats in Waterloo. There did not…
Read MoreMotorcycle crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 6 p.m. Monday to a motorcycle crash on Route 3 at Palmer Road in Columbia. The initial report was that the motorcycle caught fire in…
Read MoreSunday brush fire on I-255
Multiple departments responded about 1:30 p.m. Sunday to a large brush fire along I-255 between mileposts 9 and 10 near Dupo in St. Clair County. The Dupo, Columbia, Prairie du…
Read MoreFatal crash near Millstadt
A young woman died in a single-vehicle crash early Saturday morning near Millstadt in St. Clair County. Emergency personnel responded shortly before 5 a.m. to Route 163 southbound near Cemetery…
Read MoreSaturday fire near Red Bud
The Red Bud Fire Department responded shortly before 2 p.m. Saturday to an out-of-control outdoor burning that had spread to a residence in the 10000 block of Burgdorf Road east…
Read More4-vehicle crash south of Waterloo
The Waterloo Fire Department and Monroe County EMS were paged in addition to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department at about 3:25 p.m. Friday to a four-vehicle chain reaction crash in…
Read MoreMan charged in fiery crash
A local man is facing charges following a Friday crash near Valmeyer. The Valmeyer Fire Department and Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded shortly before 3:30 p.m. to a single-vehicle crash…
Read MoreGas line struck in Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department responded shortly after 8 a.m. Friday to the 600 block of Eckert Lane after a gas line was struck by a contractor on a residential property.…
Read MoreLightning strike in Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department responded about 2:50 p.m. Tuesday to the report of a possible lightning strike near Central Bank, located at 285 Southwoods Drive just off Route 3. Upon…
Read MoreTrain strikes car in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 5:30 a.m. last Wednesday, Sept. 17, after a train struck an unoccupied car on the railroad tracks near DD Road in Columbia. Columbia police said the…
Read MoreBurglary reported in Hecker
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a burglary to a shed this week at a residence in the 300 block of South Main Street in Hecker. Police said that…
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