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Fire destroys home east of Waterloo
The Millstadt, Columbia, Waterloo and Hecker fire departments responded about 7 p.m. Tuesday to a fully engulfed structure fire at 3845 Lower Saxtown Road east of Waterloo. Firefighters battled the…
Man charged in Columbia laundromat standoff
The man who barricaded himself in a Columbia laundromat bathroom on Tuesday was charged with multiple felonies in connection with the incident. Matthew J. Lane, 30, of Columbia, faces two…
Wintry weather crashes on Monday
The wintry weather on Monday afternoon resulted in a few crashes in Monroe County. Fortunately, no serious injuries have been reported. About 3:30 p.m., the Valmeyer Fire Department and other…
Saturday evening crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded to a vehicle crash at the intersection of Ghent Road and Old State Route 3 in Columbia about 5:50 p.m. Saturday. No entrapment was reported and injuries…
Successful search for injured woman at Fults nature preserve
Maeystown Fire Department, Monroe County EMS, Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Prairie du Rocher Fire Department personnel responded shortly after 2:30 p.m. Saturday in an attempt to locate a woman…
Fire call in Maeystown
The Maeystown Fire Department responded to the 1300 block of Franklin Street about 6:50 p.m. Thursday for a fire in a basement. A fire official said shortly before 7 p.m.…
Injury crash involving deer in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 12:40 p.m. Thursday to a vehicle crash involving a deer on Route 3 at Carl Street in Columbia with injury sustained to the male driver.…
Judge Doyle to retire
Monroe County Circuit Court Judge Dennis Doyle is set to retire next year. Doyle, a Democrat, confirmed that his retirement date is Dec. 6, 2020 after Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court…
Wednesday night crash on JJ Road
Monroe County EMS, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Waterloo Fire Department responded shortly before 8 p.m. Wednesday to JJ Road south of Waterloo about a mile west of Wm.…
Two-vehicle crash near Hecker
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Hecker Fire Department responded around 1:40 p.m. Wednesday for an automobile accident involving two vehicles on Route 156 just west of Hecker. The cars…