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Frozen pipes keep firefighters busy
The Columbia Volunteer Fire Department was busy responding to several calls Friday through Sunday, many of which dealt with damage caused by sprinkler systems due to frozen pipes as a…
A present for the library
A couple of weeks before the Christmas holiday, Morrison-Talbott Library in Waterloo received an early gift to bolster its genealogy section. Tim Ogle of the O’Fallon Historical Society delivered a…
Dupo family thankful after fire
A fire in Dupo last Tuesday left a young family suffering a deep loss through Christmas, though the community was more than willing to extend support. The Dupo Fire Department…
New year, new laws
By now, almost everyone in Illinois has heard that Jan. 1 will mark the beginning of a significant change in the state’s criminal justice system – the elimination of cash…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…