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Another guilty plea in Hopkins murder

An East St. Louis man who was sentenced previously to 34 years in federal prison for the August 2019 shooting death of Illinois State Police Trooper Nick Hopkins of Waterloo…

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Vehicle crashes into home near Columbia

The Columbia Fire Department assisted police and EMS in responding to a report of a vehicle crashing into a residence at 429 Hillcastle Road south of Columbia shortly before 8:45…

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Power outage in Monroe County

Monroe County Electric Cooperative announced shortly after 6 p.m. Friday that it would be having a widespread power outage due to maintenance work by Ameren on its transmission side. MCEC…

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Thursday afternoon crash in Valmeyer

Emergency personnel responded shortly after 2:45 p.m. Thursday to a crash in the snow on Woodland Ridge near Bluff Road in Valmeyer. The adult driver of the vehicle and two…

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Thursday crash north of Waterloo

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded shortly after 11:40 a.m. Thursday to a single-vehicle crash in the area of Route 3 and Hanover Road north of Waterloo. The vehicle, a…

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Wednesday crash in Waterloo

The Waterloo police and fire departments and Monroe County EMS responded about 1:25 p.m. Wednesday to a report of a two-vehicle accident with road blockage on southbound Route 3 near…

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Oak Hill budget OK; department split

The Monroe County Board finalized Fiscal Year 2023 preparations Monday morning as it approved the budget for the Oak Hill senior living and rehabilitation center. The annual budget for the…

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WPD residency rule relaxed

The Waterloo City Council on Monday approved an amendment to its residency requirements for police department employees. City ordinance now allows a Waterloo Police Department employee to reside within a…

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CHS renovation plans in progress

Planned renovations at Columbia High School were a major focus during Thursday’s Columbia School Board meeting. Jennifer Carlson of FGM Architects presented results of a survey conducted among CHS faculty…

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Minor renovations at Waterloo schools

The Waterloo school board’s December meeting saw little in the way of big announcements, though the progress of various buildings and grounds concerns were brought up. Waterloo Superintendent of Schools…

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