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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Fatal rollover crash near Red Bud
A Prairie du Rocher man died from injuries sustained in a truck rollover crash on Ames Road about one mile south of Route 3...
Injury crash south of Hecker
Emergency personnel responded to a two-vehicle crash with injuries and road blockage in the rain on Route 159 near LL Road south of Hecker...
Setback for Sunset Overlook
The Illinois Fifth District Appellate Court ruled last Tuesday against Sunset Overlook, upholding an earlier ruling by Judge Julia Gomric in Monroe County Circuit...
Arrests made in drug raid
The Monroe County Sheriff's Department, with help from other law enforcement personnel, executed a warrant south of Waterloo and took multiple people into custody...
Local cannabis ring involved Postal Service
In a case worked by the Metropolitan Enforcement Group of Southwestern Illinois, a Modoc woman and two Waterloo men have been charged so far...
Lawsuit filed in toddler’s death
The parents of a 17-month-old boy who died after choking at a Columbia child care center in January filed a 32-count lawsuit in Monroe...