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Boat rescue on Mississippi River
Local fire departments were dispatched to the area of Outlet Road west of Maeystown shortly after 3:30 p.m. Tuesday for a report from the U.S. Coast Guard of a boat…
Charges filed in police chase
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Columbia and Dupo police attempted to stop a vehicle on the south end of Columbia late Monday afternoon in a pursuit that continued into…
Death investigation in Columbia
Columbia police and EMS personnel responded shortly after 9 a.m. Sunday to the report of a deceased 29-year-old male found by a relative inside a home at 234 N. Briegel…
Two-vehicle crash south of Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 1:45 p.m. Monday to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of EE Road at Gilmore Lake Road south of Columbia. The occupants of both vehicles involved…
Field fire south of Waterloo
The Waterloo Fire Department responded shortly after 4:35 p.m. Friday to a large field fire reported in the area of Route 3 and Crook Road south of Waterloo. The fire…
More COVID cases in Monroe County; new death reported
Monroe County saw more people contract the coronavirus in recent days, bringing the overall county total to 126 cases since the pandemic began. Forty-four of those cases are active, Monroe…
Prison sentence in fatal Columbia crash
A Missouri man was sentenced to prison this week in connection with a September 2018 crash in Columbia that claimed the life of a local woman. The sentence for 35-year-old…
Region enters Phase 4
Every region in Illinois is scheduled to move to the fourth phase of the state’s reopening plan Friday, which, barring changes, will bring the state as close to pre-pandemic life…
Pole barn near Hecker destroyed by fire
The Hecker, Red Bud and New Athens fire departments responded shortly before 6:50 p.m. Wednesday to a fully engulfed large pole barn fire at 5177 Beck Road east of Hecker.…
Bull wrangled after wandering on I-255
Columbia police and Illinois State Police assisted in attempting to capture a black bull with horns that was running loose in the area of I-255 near the Jefferson Barracks Bridge.…