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Another sex predator arrest in Waterloo
A St. Clair County native was charged Thursday following an online underage sex predator sting conducted Wednesday night in Waterloo. This is the second such arrest in Waterloo initiated by…
Read MoreFatal crash near Smithton
A fatal crash occurred late Wednesday night near Smithton in St. Clair County. Illinois State Police said the two-vehicle crash took place shortly after 10:20 p.m. on Route 159 just…
Read MoreSnowy crashes Monday in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded to multiple crashes Monday afternoon during a period of snowfall in Columbia. One crash occurred about 2:05 p.m. on Route 3 southbound at the Palmer Road overpass…
Read MoreEvening rush hour crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 4:45 p.m. Tuesday for an evening rush hour vehicle crash on Route 3 southbound near the Palmer Road exit in Columbia. Traffic was snarled in that…
Read MoreFix found for Fults levee
Residents of the Bottoms in southern Monroe County and Prairie du Rocher can “breathe easier” with repair work now underway on a scour hole near Fults, Monroe County Public Safety…
Read MoreSemi fire on I-255 in Columbia
The Columbia and Prairie du Pont fire departments responded about 9:25 a.m. Monday to a semi tractor-trailer on fire on I-255 westbound just past the Columbia exit. The fire spread…
Read MoreHazmat call due to pool chemicals
The Waterloo Fire Department and other agencies responded about 8:10 a.m. Monday to a hazmat situation in the 3500 block of HH Road just north of Annbriar Golf Course. Initial…
Read MoreMan charged with battery of state’s attorney
A local man was charged following an incident with an elected county official late last Wednesday afternoon in downtown Waterloo. Wesley A. Corey, 45, of Waterloo, faces a Class 3…
Read MoreCrisis averted on JB Bridge
Several emergency agencies responded about 10:15 a.m. Friday to the eastbound span of the Jefferson Barracks Bridge on I-255 for a distraught female sitting and then standing on the side…
Read MoreEarly morning crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 1 a.m. Friday to a single-vehicle crash on Route 158 near Columbia Quarry Road at the Monroe-St. Clair County line in Columbia. The initial report was…
Read MoreWednesday crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 5:30 p.m. Wednesday to a two-vehicle crash with possible injuries on Route 3 at Carl Street in Columbia. Responding agencies included the Columbia police, EMS…
Read MoreMan accused of sexually abusing minors
A St. Clair County man is facing multiple felony sex charges in Monroe County. Three counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a minor were filed Thursday in Monroe County Circuit…
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