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COVID spike continues
Monroe County is seeing an average of about 15 new COVID-19 cases a day, with 115 active cases and three people hospitalized as of Wednesday. The number of new cases…
Roider trial begins next week
Next week, Kyle Roider of Waterloo will stand trial for the January 2019 shooting death of Steven Becker. The trial proceedings begin with jury selection at 9 a.m. Monday in…
JB Bridge overhaul planned
Beginning next spring, Monroe Countians who work in or travel to St. Louis will see a change in their daily commute as a major “rehabilitation” project on the I-255 Jefferson…
Driver charged with DUI after striking bicyclist
A young Columbia man now faces felony charges after he allegedly struck and injured a bicyclist while driving drunk on Saturday morning. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department said that shortly…
ATV crash in rural Monroe County
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 8:30 p.m. Sunday to an ATV crash in the area of Outlet Road near Levee Road west of Maeystown. Responding agencies included the Maeystown Fire…
Lowry pleads guilty
Over two years after lying to a federal task force about his insurance dealings, former Red Bud Mayor Tim Lowry appeared at the federal courthouse in East St. Louis on…
Vehicles stolen, others entered in Waterloo
Police are investigating the overnight thefts of two unlocked vehicles and the unlawful entry of at least 10 others throughout Waterloo early Sunday morning. A white 2018 Jeep Cherokee with…
Man struck by vehicle near Red Bud
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 5:30 a.m. Thursday to the area of Route 3 just north of Ames Road near Red Bud after a male pedestrian was struck by a…
Five-vehicle injury crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 9:20 a.m. Thursday to a five-vehicle chain reaction crash with injuries on northbound Route 3 (Admiral Parkway) at North Main Street in Columbia. Multiple ambulances were…
Teens caught after motorcycle incident with police
Two juvenile males were apprehended following an incident involving a motorcycle early Wednesday morning. At 5:21 a.m., a Monroe County Sheriff’s Department sergeant observed a motorcycle traveling northbound in the…