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Friday crash south of Columbia

Emergency personnel responded shortly before 1 p.m. Friday to a two-vehicle crash in the area of Route 3 and FF Road south of Columbia. One of the vehicles was in…

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Suspect arrested following Millstadt robbery

A Breese man was charged following a Friday morning robbery at Breadeaux Pizza, 105 S. Jefferson Street, Millstadt. At 11:14 a.m., police said a man wearing a mask entered Breadeaux…

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O’Fallon shooting suspect arrested in Columbia

A man wanted in connection with a shooting inside an O’Fallon bowling alley late Wednesday night was taken into custody early Thursday morning in Columbia and charged Friday. Brett J.…

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Three-vehicle crash on Route 3

Waterloo fire and police departments, along with Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and EMS, responded at about 5:20 p.m. Wednesday to a three-vehicle crash on Route 3 at Warren Drive. There…

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Friend helping Valmeyer woman strike out cancer

It has been said that a friend in need is a friend indeed. By that standard, Laurie Knoll is certainly a friend of Amy Koeninger because she is organizing a…

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Giving opportunities abound during holidays

The holiday season is a time of joy for many people, but for some it can be anything but.  Monroe County residents are doing their part to help people who…

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Community rallies around Moll family

Area communities are banding together to help the family of Jesse Moll.  He died last Tuesday afternoon after the 2007 Dodge Durango he was driving collided with a Reliable Sanitation…

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Crash victim remembered

The loved ones of 21-year-old Zane Berner are mourning and remembering the Waterloo man following his death.   Zane died Thursday morning when his 1987 Toyota truck made contact with…

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Police Blotter | 12/5/2018

(Editor’s note: Information in this report is gathered directly from area police agencies, county courts and emergency radio dispatch. The public is reminded that defendants are presumed innocent until proven…

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Waterloo man guilty of child porn

A Waterloo man has entered a guilty plea in federal court on a child pornography charge, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois Steven D. Weinhoeft announced Monday. Mark A.…

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