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Woman injured at Rural King

A woman was transported by ambulance to an area hospital for treatment of injuries sustained when shelving fell on her at Rural King in Waterloo on Tuesday evening. No other…

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MCSD trying to stay one step ahead of crime

Monroe County is changing, and the sheriff’s department has taken notice. “It’s not the Monroe County of 25 years ago,” Monroe County Sheriff Neal Rohlfing told the Republic-Times while addressing…

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Monday afternoon crash near Red Bud

A Fults woman was injured in a two-vehicle crash that occurred shortly before 4 p.m. Monday on Route 3 near Select Fuel just west of Red Bud. Police said a…

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Waterloo woman injured in motorcycle crash

A Waterloo woman was injured in a motorcycle crash that occurred Sunday afternoon in Randolph County. Illinois State Police said a 1999 Harley-Davidson motorcycle driven by Kimberly S. Esker, 52,…

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Bluff Road crash in Valmeyer

Emergency personnel responded about 7 a.m. Saturday to a vehicle crash on Bluff Road at Ziebold Road. The driver was able to safely exit the vehicle and sustained only minor…

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Rush hour crash on westbound I-255

Columbia and Mehlville, Mo., emergency personnel responded Friday just before 3:30 p.m. to a single-vehicle crash in the westbound lanes of I-255. Witnesses reported the driver was out of the…

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Eclipse glasses for local students safe to use

With a recent recall notice issued by Amazon for some solar eclipse glasses sold online, the Monroe-Randolph Regional Office of Education assured parents that glasses provided to local schools for…

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Gas leak on Mobile Street

The Waterloo Fire Department responded about 10:30 a.m. Thursday to the report of a gas leak inside of a home in the 500 block of Mobile Street. An elderly resident…

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Disc golf course coming to Columbia

Blake Roider is on his way to becoming an Eagle Scout after deciding his project would consist of installing a disc golf course at Meadow Ridge Park. The 15-year-old Columbia…

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Tackling concussions is total team effort

With another high school sports season set to begin, student-athlete safety is of chief concern to coaches, administrators and athletic trainers. Concussions have received the most attention over the past…

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