Bear sightings continue out of area
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police and Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded to multiple reports of a large bear seen roaming through...
Six new coronavirus cases reported in Monroe County
Monroe County reported six new COVID-19 cases between Monday and Tuesday, bringing the overall total to 115.
Monroe County Health Department Administrator John Wagner said...
Modified stay at home order extended; Monroe County coronavirus case count at 63
Gov. JB Pritzker announced Thursday that he will extend a modified version of Illinois' stay at home order into late May.
The changes include...
Home invasion in Waterloo
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department arrested Lucas M. Hays, 24, of Waterloo, following a Saturday home invasion.
Court information alleges that Hays entered a dwelling...
Serious injury crash west of Waterloo
Route 156 was closed during the early morning hours just west of Waterloo for accident reconstruction following a two-vehicle crash with serious injuries.
The...
Man dies in crash at Waterloo Walmart
The Waterloo Fire Department responded along with police and EMS personnel to the Waterloo Walmart back parking lot for an overturned vehicle with entrapment...
Indoor dining and drinking to close in metro east
The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that all indoor service at bars and restaurants in the metro east will be prohibited effective...
Walmart customers shot by SplatRBall gun
Two teens wanted following an incident Monday night in the Waterloo Walmart parking lot are facing charges through the juvenile court system.
Police were on...
COVID continues to run rampant
Monroe County recorded its second-highest ever daily number of cases Monday as the pandemic continues to run rampant in the area.
The county has...
Teacher sues after Facebook fiasco
A Columbia Middle School teacher filed suit in Monroe County court earlier this month after a false Facebook post that attributed racist comments to...
Head-on crash south of Hecker
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 10:45 p.m. Friday to a two-vehicle head-on crash on Route 159 just north of LL Road south of Hecker...
Body found in river identified as man who jumped from bridge
Monroe County Coroner Bob Hill on Friday announced that the body found Monday on the Mississippi River is that of a man who jumped...