Roider hearing set for Sept. 9
A hearing in the case of Kyle M. Roider will take place 1:30 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Monroe County Courthouse, during which a...
Monday night crash in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 9 p.m. Monday to a two-vehicle crash in the 500 block of North Market Street near State Bank's wedge...
Monday evening storm wreaks havoc
A fierce thunderstorm barreled through Monroe County and surrounding areas shortly after 6 p.m. Monday, resulting in downed trees and limbs, power outages and...
Columbia man charged with battery, threat to police officer
A local man who recently completed probation for prior felony convictions was charged with multiple new felonies last week after allegedly striking a police...
Monroe County at COVID warning level
Monroe County is among 13 counties in the state currently at a warning level for the novel coronavirus disease, the Illinois Department of Public...
Burglary arrest in Columbia
Columbia police arrested a Missouri man for an alleged burglary to a construction site on Wednesday.
The alleged burglary occurred about 5 a.m. Wednesday at...
Car crashes into Dupo home
Fortunately there were no injuries sustained when a car crashed into a home on Main Street in Dupo on Monday night.
The incident occurred shortly...
Examining COVID claims
As the coronavirus pandemic has ravaged the world, it has had far-ranging and disparate effects.
One of those has been the spread of misinformation about...
Father Osang moving on
After 12 years serving at Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Waterloo, Father Osang Idagbo is moving to a new role as pastor...
There’ll be a new Columbia mayor in 2021
Kevin HutchinsonWes HoeffkenBob Hill
Columbia’s upcoming mayoral race added a contender Friday morning and lost one Monday night.
Columbia Mayor Kevin Hutchinson announced that he will...
Sunset Overlook, EMA discussed in Columbia
The Columbia City Council unanimously approved a special use permit that was music to some people’s ears and just noise for others.
The permit allows...
Valmeyer schools going in-person
The Valmeyer School District announced last week that its students will return to classes in-person later this month, albeit with a modified schedule.
Parents will...