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Waterloo faced with ‘complicated’ school year
As Waterloo Superintendent Brian Charron said at Monday’s school board meeting, “it is a very complicated year.” With discussions on mask policies and school bus driver shortages taking up the…
Cornerstone Laine back in play?
While Cornerstone Laine was not mentioned specifically, the Waterloo City Council on Monday amended city code to allow for an override of zoning board decisions on future special use permit…
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…