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WPD getting body cams
The Waterloo City Council on Monday night approved body cameras and new in-car cameras for the Waterloo Police Department. Aldermen approved an agreement with AXON for the purchase of 16…
Columbia’s TIF success
The area west of Route 3 in Columbia between Main Street and Valmeyer Road was once not much more than overgrown woods and a flood plain. Twenty five years later,…
Aiding Ana’s fight
One family is making a difference in the lives of another through a love of cars. The Give Back Pack will host its 14th charity car show this Sunday, with…
Tuesday injury crash near Valmeyer
A woman was injured in a single-vehicle rollover crash in the area of 2520 State Route 156 near Brian Lane just east of Valmeyer about 5:20 p.m. Tuesday. The female…
Monday night injury crash in Dupo
A two-vehicle crash occurred shortly after 8 p.m. Monday in the 200 block of North Main Street. Dupo Fire & EMS said one person was extricated from a minivan and…
Fire call at Garden Place in Columbia
The Columbia and Dupo fire departments responded about 7:45 p.m. Monday to a fire call at Garden Place Senior Living, 480 DD Road in Columbia. A furnace motor apparently caught…
Trio of Sunday crashes in Columbia
Emergency personnel were busy responding to three separate crashes late Sunday afternoon in Columbia. The first crash occurred about 4:30 p.m. on I-255 near the George Weber Chevrolet auto dealership.…
Vaccinated residents entered into $10M lottery
If you are among those who received COVID vaccinations, you could win cash or a scholarship through a new promotion announced Thursday by Gov. JB Pritzker. Gov. Pritzker announced a…
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 rural backyards last Thursday morning between…
Stolen vehicle evades police
A gray Ford Explorer with license plates that returned stolen from out of the area sped away from a Columbia police officer about 12:15 p.m. Thursday on I-255, continuing westbound…