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Stolen car found crashed near Red Bud
A vehicle discovered in the area of Route 159 and Wiegand Road south of Hecker about 1:30 p.m. Sunday turned out to be reported stolen out of Belleville. The vehicle,…
Hazardous materials incident north of Columbia
Columbia Fire Department personnel assisted Columbia EMS in responding about 11:30 a.m. Monday to a possible hazardous materials situation in the 7100 block of Reichert Road in rural St. Clair…
Rollover crash near Miles Cemetery
Emergency personnel responded about 9:50 p.m. Sunday to a vehicle rollover crash in the area of Bluff Road at HH Road. Two subjects were reportedly trapped inside the vehicle but…
Felony arrest in Columbia
Thomas A. Gullo, 26, of Columbia, was charged with felony criminal damage to government supported property and two counts of aggravated fleeing/eluding police following a Tuesday morning incident in Columbia.…
Crash on South Main in Columbia
Columbia police, fire department and EMS personnel responded about 4:45 p.m. Friday to a two-vehicle crash with minor injuries on South Main Street near Dollar General. No other information was…
Structure fire in Dupo
Multiple fire departments responded shortly after 3:30 p.m. Thursday to a structure fire in the 700 block of State Street near Interstate 255 in Dupo. Dupo Fire Department and EMS…
Narcan save in Waterloo
The Waterloo Police Department and Monroe County EMS responded to an unresponsive drug overdose patient at a residence in the 300 block of West Fourth Street about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.…
Smart Car to patrol Columbia parks
There was a tiny new addition to the Columbia Police Department patrol fleet last week. This new vehicle looked like the other cars on the parking lot, with black-and-white coloring…
Shockwave over electric bills
Waterloo City Hall received an abundance of calls last week from residents questioning their June electric bills. The city is still in the process of replacing existing electric meters in…
Monroe County Fair enjoys banner year
Although Illinois’ financial situation has caused other county fairs to struggle or disappear, the Monroe County Fair continued going strong again this year. “It was a banner year, the weather…