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Sunday night rollover crash on I-255

Emergency personnel responded to a two-vehicle rollover crash on eastbound I-255 just east of the Jefferson Barracks Bridge in Columbia at about 8:30 p.m. Sunday. One car was reported to…

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Pursuit ends in stolen vehicle arrest

A man was arrested early Sunday afternoon for possession of a stolen vehicle and multiple warrants after leading local police on a pursuit that began in Waterloo and ended in…

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WPD arrests 2 following Walmart theft

The Waterloo Police Department arrested two men from out of the area following an incident at Walmart about 8 p.m. Saturday. One man exited Walmart with items stolen from the…

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Lawsuit filed in fatal train, tractor crash

The family of a young Waterloo farmer who died when he was struck by a train while driving a tractor near Fults in June 2019 filed a wrongful death lawsuit…

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Friday crash in Waterloo

Emergency personnel responded about 11:55 a.m. Friday to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Market and Front streets near the Amoco gas station in Waterloo. A black Jeep struck…

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Injury crash in Dupo

Emergency personnel responded shortly before 4:30 p.m. Thursday to a head-on crash on South Main Street at I-255 in Dupo. Dupo police, fire department and EMS personnel responded to the…

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Brush fire on bluff near Columbia

The Columbia Fire Department responded to a small fire at the top of the bluff just south of Valmeyer Road near Columbia shortly after 6 p.m. Wednesday. Firefighters first responded…

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Pursuit ends in crash near Columbia

Columbia EMS, police and fire personnel were called around 12:45 p.m. Wednesday afternoon to westbound I-255 near the Fish Lake overpass just east of the J.B. Bridge for a one-vehicle…

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Police reform bill a topic at county board

The Monroe County Board met the morning of March 1 at the courthouse in Waterloo, with the state’s recent passage of a criminal justice and police reform bill among the…

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Lawmakers talk vaccine with Columbia Chamber

State Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) and state Rep. David Friess (R-Red Bud) spoke at a virtual Columbia Chamber of Commerce meeting last Friday, mainly addressing the topic of vaccine distribution…

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