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Wednesday evening crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 7:35 p.m. to a minor crash involving a semi tractor-trailer and a Tesla electric car on the Route 3 southbound ramp from I-255 near the Palmer…
Read MoreBrush fire north of Columbia
The Columbia, Millstadt and Prairie du Pont fire departments responded shortly before 7 p.m. Sunday to a brush fire on Spring Valley Farm Lane between Dupo and Millstadt. Columbia firefighters…
Read MoreFarm fire south of Columbia
The Waterloo and Columbia fire departments responded about 5:45 p.m. Sunday to a barn fire threatening other structures on a farm property in the 3500 block of Hanover Road near…
Read MoreLarge fire in the bluffs near Prairie du Rocher
Several fire departments responded to a large brush fire in the bluffs Sunday afternoon in the area of Carr Road just north of Prairie du Rocher village limits. The fire…
Read MoreFriday crash in Waterloo
The Waterloo police and fire departments and Monroe County EMS responded to a two-vehicle crash shortly after 4 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Front Street and South Market Street…
Read MoreMCSD nabs copper thieves
An armed violence arrest last Wednesday evening may be the final incident in a months-long Monroe County Sheriff’s Department copper theft investigation. About 10:30 p.m. March 18, investigators with the…
Read MoreBurglar tased after pursuit
An afternoon incident on March 16 resulted in a burglar being tased after he led police on a pursuit in Monroe and St. Clair counties. At about 1:30 p.m., Monroe…
Read MoreCar fire in Waterloo
The Waterloo Fire Department responded about 3:05 p.m. Thursday to a car fire in the 200 block of Bradford Lane off Market Street in Waterloo. The incident was under control…
Read MoreTornadoes touch down in area
A thunderstorm that barreled through the region Sunday evening ahead of a cold front resulted in two brief tornado touchdowns in this area. The National Weather Service in St. Louis…
Read MoreBrush fire near Hecker
With a wind advisory in effect through noon on Monday, two local fire departments responded to an out-of-control brush fire shortly after noon Sunday in the 6800 block of K…
Read MoreBurglary arrest in Prairie du Rocher
Two arrests were made in connection with a residential burglary last week in Prairie du Rocher. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department said it was dispatched to the 6000 block of…
Read MoreChimney fire near Millstadt
The Millstadt Fire Department responded about 10:45 a.m. Thursday to a chimney fire in the 8700 block of Concordia Church Road north of Millstadt. Flames were observed outside of the…
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