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Structure fire in downtown Columbia

Multiple fire departments battled a fire Wednesday morning inside an apartment building at 108 S. Main Street in downtown Columbia across from Thai House. The Columbia Fire Department responded to…

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Barn fire near Red Bud

The Red Bud Fire Department responded shortly before 7 p.m. Monday to the report of a fully engulfed barn fire at 8205 LL Road off Route 159 north of Red…

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Rollover crash near Red Bud

Emergency personnel responded shortly after 5:30 p.m. Friday to a rollover crash on Ames Road just north of Old Illinois State Route 3 near Red Bud. The vehicle, a pickup…

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Thursday crash on Bluff Road

Emergency personnel responded shortly before 5:40 p.m. Thursday to a vehicle crash with partial road blockage on Bluff Road at Hanover Road in Monroe County. One person reported neck pain…

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East Carondelet man dies in officer-involved shooting

An East Carondelet man was identified as the deceased in an officer-involved shooting that occurred Wednesday night in Collinsville. The Collinsville Police Department requested the Illinois State Police Division of…

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Two-vehicle crash in Wartburg

Emergency personnel responded shortly after 3:30 p.m. Thursday to a two-vehicle crash at 5835 Maeystown Road at Ahne Road in Wartburg. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department said a 2017 Subaru…

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Brush fire north of Valmeyer

The Valmeyer Fire Department responded shortly before 11:40 a.m. Thursday to the report of an out-of-control brush fire near 2303 Condor Court north of Valmeyer. The fire was not believed…

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Brush fire south of Valmeyer

The Valmeyer Fire Department was paged shortly before 4:40 p.m. Wednesday to a brush fire reported near a residence in the 800 block of Berger Road near Levee Road in…

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Brush fire near railroad tracks west of Columbia

The Columbia and Valmeyer fire departments responded shortly after 3:50 p.m. Wednesday to a brush fire near the railroad tracks just south of Steppig Road west of Columbia. The fire…

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Garage fire near Hecker

Multiple fire departments responded to a fully involved detached garage fire near Hecker on Wednesday afternoon. The Hecker, Millstadt, New Athens, Smithton and Waterloo fire departments all responded about 3…

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