Bicyclist struck by vehicle on Bluff Road
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 9:50 a.m. Saturday for a crash involving a pickup truck and bicyclist on Bluff Road at Harres...
Armed robbery at Medicine Shoppe in Columbia
An armed robbery took place about 9 a.m. Saturday at The Medicine Shoppe, 134 S. Main Street in Columbia.
Thursday injury crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 12:50 p.m. Thursday to the intersection of Route 3 at North Main Street in Columbia for a two-vehicle...
COVID outbreak at Oak Hill; ISP visits Monroe County taverns
There has been a small coronavirus outbreak at Oak Hill Senior Living & Rehabilitation in Waterloo, and the Illinois State Police visited...
Suspect charged after vehicle break-ins south of Columbia
A 21-year-old Columbia man was charged following multiple vehicle break-ins early Wednesday morning in the Hawthorne Estates...
Aging levee near Fults needs repairs
A lot of water can flow through a drain pipe that’s six feet in diameter.
Columbia talks trails, projects
Walking trails, paths and streets were the main talking points at the Columbia City Council meeting on Sept. 8.
Waterloo connecting its walkways
A loop of interconnected sidewalks and multi-use paths through Waterloo is moving closer to fruition.
Zoning board nixes cell tower plans
The Monroe County Zoning Board of Appeals did not pass a proposal for a new cell tower in rural Columbia at its...
Roider hearing ordered sealed
A hearing in the case of Kyle Roider took place last Wednesday at the Monroe County Courthouse,...
Judge enters order in Coleman case
Judge Stephen McGlynn officially entered his order last Tuesday in the Christopher Coleman case, dismissing all further...
Columbia food truck owner opens restaurant
A few years ago at his daughter’s first birthday party, Bryan Scott needed to make a meal...