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Tuesday 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…
Read MorePursuit ends with arrest in Valmeyer caves
Two people from St. Louis were apprehended early Tuesday evening following a pursuit that began in St. Louis County and ended in Valmeyer’s Rock City cave complex. The Monroe County…
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