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Saturday car crash in Hecker
The Hecker Fire Department and Millstadt EMS responded just after 4:30 p.m. Saturday for a report of a one-vehicle accident at the intersection of Route 156 and Route 159. Initial…
Read MoreSaturday crash in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded about 1:20 p.m. Saturday to two-vehicle crash in the 500 block of Hamacher Street in Waterloo. No injuries were reported in the incident. Responding agencies includes the…
Read MoreFriday crash on I-255 in Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department was paged just before 12:30 p.m. Friday for a multi-vehicle crash with possible injury on I-255 near mile post 6. Initial reports stated a gas tanker…
Read MoreFriday crash in Red Bud turns fatal
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 9 a.m. to a two-vehicle crash in the 400 block of West Market Street at Linn Street in Red Bud. Responding agencies included the Red…
Read MoreMonday evening crash in Waterloo
The Waterloo Police Department, Waterloo Fire Department and Monroe County EMS responded about 5:45 p.m. Monday for a multi-vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 3 and Country Club Lane…
Read More‘Very heavy’ voter turnout in Monroe County
As expected, voter turnout is “very heavy” for Tuesday’s general election in Monroe County. “My election team is processing over 1,000 voters per hour,” Monroe County Clerk Jonathan McLean said…
Read MoreMinor flooding issues due to heavy rain
Monroe County and surrounding areas were inundated with rain Sunday night into Tuesday morning, but fortunately only minor flooding issues were being reported. The region received more than five inches…
Read MoreLightning strikes Waterloo condo
The Waterloo Fire Department responded about 1:20 p.m. Monday to a reported lightning strike on the northern portion of the Station West condominiums off Lakeview Drive. There were initial reports…
Read MoreSidewalk chalk messages lead to stalking charges
A Missouri man was charged this week following several sidewalk chalk messages written and other alleged actions taken in response to a child custody case at the Monroe County Courthouse.…
Read MoreWFD handles early morning kitchen fire
The Waterloo Fire Department responded shortly before 1 a.m. Friday to a stove fire that spread to kitchen cabinets inside a home on Willow Lane off Park Street in Waterloo.…
Read MoreCombine fire burns field near Burksville
The Waterloo Fire Department responded shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday to a combine on fire with flames spreading to a bean field in the 4200 block of KK Road near…
Read MoreFriday crash south of Hecker
The Hecker Fire Department responded about 4:30 p.m. Friday along with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Monroe County EMS to a two-vehicle crash on Route 159 at Guebert Drive…
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