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Police pursuit in Columbia
Columbia police are investigating after a vehicle sped away from an officer at the storage units in Southwoods Center about 9 p.m. Sunday and drove at speeds near 90 miles…
Drug overdose in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 7:30 p.m. Saturday to the 1700 block of Centerville Road in Columbia for a 42-year-old man who apparently overdosed on a drug. Narcan was administered five…
Head-on crash south of Hecker
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 10:45 p.m. Friday to a two-vehicle head-on crash on Route 159 just north of LL Road south of Hecker with injuries and road blockage. Survival…
Woman charged with burglary, possession of stolen vehicle
Cooperation between the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, Waterloo Police Department and Metro-East Auto Theft Task Force resulted in charges filed against a St. Louis woman for possession of a stolen…
Meth trafficker going to prison
A Missouri man arrested with three others during a 2017 traffic stop in Waterloo was sentenced Thursday in Monroe County Circuit Court to prison for methamphetamine trafficking. Seandel L. Daniels,…
Basement fire in Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department and Columbia police responded shortly after 4:30 p.m. Thursday to a fire inside a home at 422 W. Legion Avenue in Columbia. Upon firefighter arrival, there…
Fire injury south of Waterloo
Monroe County EMS and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded about 1:30 p.m. Thursday to Groves Storage, 5441 T Road off Route 3 south of Waterloo, after a man burned…
Rollover crash near Hecker
Emergency personnel responded about 1 p.m. Tuesday to a rollover crash on J Road near Route 156 east of Waterloo. The extent of injuries was not immediately known, but there…
New laws for 2020
The Illinois General Assembly passed hundreds of new laws last year that will affect citizens in 2020. Here are some of the most impactful. Starting today, adult-use, recreational marijuana is…
Jacobs retires after 42 years
A pillar of the local agricultural community has stepped down. Pam Jacobs retired Dec. 31 as county extension director with the University of Illinois Extension. Jacobs worked at the extension…