Tuesday crash in Columbia

Emergency personnel responded shortly before 1:55 p.m. Tuesday to a non-injury two-vehicle crash on North Main Street at East Locust Street in Columbia. There was lane blockage as a result…

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Friday morning crash near Hecker

Emergency personnel responded shortly before 6:15 a.m. Friday to a single-vehicle crash on Route 156 near Edgewater Drive west of Hecker. The Hecker Fire Department responded along with Monroe County…

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Monday crash near Hecker

Emergency personnel responded to a two-vehicle crash shortly after 10:50 a.m. Monday on Route 156 at Klein School Road near Hecker in rural St. Clair County. The Hecker and New…

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Thursday crash in Columbia

Emergency personnel responded about 4:30 p.m. Thursday to a vehicle crash with injury on D Road near Valmeyer Road in Columbia. Responding agencies included the Columbia police and fire departments…

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Barge capsizes on river

The Prairie du Pont Fire Department assisted the U.S. Coast Guard in responding to a chemical barge that had capsized Monday on the Mississippi River near the foot of Davis…

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Vehicle stolen in Millstadt

Police are investigating the theft of a vehicle early Wednesday morning in Millstadt. The Millstadt Police Department said that shortly before 7 a.m., it took a report of a stolen…

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Remembering Roger

Residents of Monroe County and the surrounding area were taken aback as word spread early this week about the passing of a well-regarded and widely known local man who had…

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