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New Columbia mayor takes office
The Columbia City Council will now have four new faces at its meetings after a new mayor, city clerk and two aldermen were sworn in Monday night. Monroe County Circuit…
MCSD getting body cams
Sheriff Neal Rohlfing brought a proposal to the Monroe County Board meeting on Monday to purchase 14 body cameras for deputies. The cameras are Motorola V300 models with magnetic chest…
Waterloo man guilty of defrauding trucking company
Timothy P. Mayer, 41, of Waterloo, pled guilty in federal court Tuesday morning to defrauding his former employer, Jung Truck Service of Mascoutah, out of $600,000. Beginning in July 2019,…
SUV stolen, vehicles entered in Columbia
A St. Louis man was taken into custody after one vehicle was stolen and several others were entered early Monday morning in Columbia, leading to a pursuit that ended with…
Tuesday crash in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded about 1:40 p.m. Tuesday to the intersection of Front Street (Route 156) and South Market Street in Waterloo for a two-vehicle crash. The vehicles involved, pictured below,…
CFD called to ICS
The Columbia Fire Department responded about 12:25 p.m. Tuesday to Immaculate Conception Church and School, 409 Palmer Road, for a strong odor of possible gas inside the building. ICS students…
Vaccine clinics scheduled, but demand in question
The Monroe County Health Department will host two vaccination clinics in the next week. The first is set for Thursday from 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Monroe County…
Motorcyclist dies in crash near Modoc
A Prairie du Rocher man died after the motorcycle he was driving collided head-on with a pickup truck on Bluff Road in Randolph County shortly after 7 p.m. Monday. The…
Saturday injury crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 2:45 p.m. Saturday to a two-car crash with injuries on Route 3 at North Main Street in Columbia. Responding agencies included Columbia police and fire departments…
Saturday morning rollover in Columbia
No injuries were reported after a vehicle driven by a Waterloo man overturned off Route 3 in Columbia early Saturday morning. Police said a silver 2014 Ford Fiesta driven by…