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Storm-related calls on Friday
The Columbia Fire Department joined other local agencies in responding to various calls as a storm rolled into the area about 2:30 p.m. Friday. The first call came in about…
Read MoreDrug overdose call near Hecker
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 12:30 p.m. Friday to a male subject in his 30s that was reported to possibly be overdosing on unknown pills in the 5900 block of…
Read MoreVehicle fire in Waterloo
The Waterloo fire and police departments responded just after 11 p.m. Thursday for a report of a car on fire in the 500 block of Park Street. A white, newer-model…
Read MoreI-255 crashes in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded to two separate late afternoon rush hour crashes on I-255 near the Columbia exit onto Route 3 southbound on Tuesday. The first was at 4 p.m. and…
Read MoreTuesday crash in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded about 2:15 p.m. Tuesday to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of South Market Street at Front Street (Route 156) in Waterloo. Monroe County EMS was requested…
Read MoreShots fired in Dupo park
Police are investigating after shots were fired Saturday evening in a Dupo park. Fortunately, no injuries were reported. The Dupo Police Department stated in a press release that shortly before…
Read MoreGas leak in Waterloo
The Waterloo Fire Department responded to the area of the 400 block of South Church Street and Elm Street for a possible gas leak reported shortly before 2:30 p.m. Saturday.…
Read MoreFriday afternoon crash east of Waterloo
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, EMS and Waterloo police and fire departments responded just after 3 p.m. Friday to a two-vehicle crash with injuries on Route 156 at Goeddeltown Road…
Read MoreFatal ladder fall near Fults
Emergency personnel responded about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday to the 4100 block of Bluff Road near Steffen Road south of Maeystown after a man in his 60s sustained a fall from…
Read MoreFatal UTV crash south of Renault
A Ruma man died in a UTV crash late Sunday afternoon in rural Monroe County. Emergency personnel responded shortly after 4:20 p.m. Sunday to the crash location, which was about…
Read MoreFatal crash on Bluff Road early Saturday
The Waterloo and Columbia fire departments joined Monroe County EMS in responding shortly before 1:30 a.m. Saturday for a one-vehicle rollover crash with serious injuries on Bluff Road near Harres…
Read MoreDrive-in banking?
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 3:25 p.m. Monday to State Bank at 885 N. Illinois Route 3 in Waterloo after a vehicle drove into the side of the building near…
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