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More LPR cameras coming
The Illinois State Police said it is adding another tool in its toolbox to help reduce and solve violent crime in the metro east. Earlier this year, ISP began…
E-cigs now banned indoors
Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed HB 1540, a bill banning the usage of e-cigarettes in indoor public spaces. The bill adds electronic smoking devices to the 2008 Smoke-Free Illinois…
Tuesday afternoon crash in Waterloo
The Waterloo fire and police departments and Monroe County EMS responded about 3 p.m. Tuesday for a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of South Church and West Fourth streets. The…
Tuesday morning rollover in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 6:10 a.m. Tuesday to a rollover crash on Hoener Avenue just east of South Library Street in Waterloo. Preliminary information provided by Waterloo police indicates…
Fatal crash on I-255 in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 2:20 a.m. Monday to a fatal crash on I-255 westbound at milepost 5.8 in Columbia. A car drove into the rear of a tractor-trailer that was…
Fatal crash on JB Bridge
A Dupo man died from serious injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash early Saturday morning on I-255 westbound at the Jefferson Barracks Bridge in St. Louis County. The Missouri Highway…
Storm hits Monroe County
A nasty thunderstorm swept through Monroe County and surrounding areas late Saturday afternoon, knocking down trees onto roadways and resulting in lines down. Monroe County Electric Cooperative reported at 4:20…
A new queen is crowned
Sunday evening saw the end of the first day of the Monroe County Fair, marked with a pageant to decide this year’s Monroe County Fair Queen and Little Miss. After…
County added to state disaster declaration
Monroe County and 13 other counties were included in an expanded state disaster proclamation due to severe weather in Illinois that occurred June 29 through July 2, Gov. JB Pritzker…
ACLU joins gender debate
The situation in the Waterloo School District concerning the school board’s recently added gender identity and bathroom policy has been garnered attention outside of Monroe County. When the situation began…