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Fire in garage near Hecker

The Hecker Fire Department responded at 7 p.m. Tuesday to a fire inside a garage attached to a residence in the 8500 block of Nike Road. The home was unoccupied…

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Arrest made in Waterloo stabbing

An arrest was made in connection with an alleged stabbing that occurred Saturday evening in Waterloo. Waterloo police said that shortly before 8:20 p.m., Robert Lee Harris, 58, of Cahokia,…

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Monday morning crash in Columbia

Emergency personnel responded at 9 a.m. Monday to a crash at the intersection of Route 3 and North Main Street/Sand Bank Road in Columbia. One of the vehicles involved was…

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Arrest in domestic incident with police pursuit

Multiple law enforcement agencies participated in the pursuit of a suspect in connection with a domestic incident in Waterloo early Sunday afternoon. The suspect vehicle was a red sedan. It…

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Rollover crash east of Waterloo

The Waterloo Fire Department assisted Monroe County EMS and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department in responding about 9:30 p.m. Friday to a rollover crash on Kopp Road east of Waterloo.…

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Friday fire call east of Waterloo

The Waterloo Fire Department responded at about 10:05 a.m. Friday to a fire reported in the ceiling of a pump house in the 600 block of Goeddeltown Road east of…

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Motorcycle crash near Millstadt

Emergency personnel responded shortly before 8:20 p.m. Wednesday to a two-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle with injury on Route 158 near Limestone Lane between Columbia and Millstadt. The Columbia and…

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Water, water everywhere

Emergency responders were thrust into action Tuesday following a deluge of rain that resulted in several reports of flash flooding throughout Monroe County and surrounding areas. Fortunately no injuries were…

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Guilty verdict in rape trial

Travis W. Turner, 49, of Waterloo, was found guilty Friday afternoon on three counts of sexual assault by force in connection with an incident that occurred in late January 2022.…

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Girl Scout runs summer camp

A Waterloo Girl Scout recently took the reins of this year’s summer day camp, capping off her Gold Award and paving the way for other local scouts to step up…

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