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Pursuit ends in stolen vehicle arrest
A man was arrested early Sunday afternoon for possession of a stolen vehicle and multiple warrants after leading local police on a pursuit that began in Waterloo and ended in…
WPD arrests 2 following Walmart theft
The Waterloo Police Department arrested two men from out of the area following an incident at Walmart about 8 p.m. Saturday. One man exited Walmart with items stolen from the…
Lawsuit filed in fatal train, tractor crash
The family of a young Waterloo farmer who died when he was struck by a train while driving a tractor near Fults in June 2019 filed a wrongful death lawsuit…
Friday crash in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded about 11:55 a.m. Friday to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Market and Front streets near the Amoco gas station in Waterloo. A black Jeep struck…
Injury crash in Dupo
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 4:30 p.m. Thursday to a head-on crash on South Main Street at I-255 in Dupo. Dupo police, fire department and EMS personnel responded to the…
Brush fire on bluff near Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department responded to a small fire at the top of the bluff just south of Valmeyer Road near Columbia shortly after 6 p.m. Wednesday. Firefighters first responded…
Pursuit ends in crash near Columbia
Columbia EMS, police and fire personnel were called around 12:45 p.m. Wednesday afternoon to westbound I-255 near the Fish Lake overpass just east of the J.B. Bridge for a one-vehicle…
Police reform bill a topic at county board
The Monroe County Board met the morning of March 1 at the courthouse in Waterloo, with the state’s recent passage of a criminal justice and police reform bill among the…
Lawmakers talk vaccine with Columbia Chamber
State Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) and state Rep. David Friess (R-Red Bud) spoke at a virtual Columbia Chamber of Commerce meeting last Friday, mainly addressing the topic of vaccine distribution…
WHS Speech Team set records
The Waterloo High School Speech Team set records collectively and individually last weekend at the Illinois High School Association state tournament last weekend. Coached by WHS teacher John Rickert, the…