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I-255 crashes in Columbia snarl traffic
Emergency personnel responded about 5:20 p.m. Monday to a three-vehicle collision on I-255 eastbound in Columbia. Traffic was backed up as a result of the rush hour crash, but no…
Sunday night crash in Columbia
Columbia police, fire and EMS personnel responded about 8 p.m. Sunday to a two-vehicle crash with possible injury on Bluff Road at DD Road. There was minor road blockage as…
Boys hoops season now underway
All five local high school basketball teams kicked off their 2018-19 seasons in tournaments taking place over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Gibault, Valmeyer and Dupo competed at the annual Thanksgiving…
Police Blotter | 11/14/2018
(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…
WHS grad canoes entire Mississippi River
Waterloo High School graduate Erik Elsea fulfilled a childhood dream this year when he canoed down the entire Mississippi River. His trip also raised money for ShelterBox, an international disaster…
Waterloo man runs 100-mile ultramarathon
About 10 years ago, Nathan Rau of Waterloo started running with the express purpose of staying in shape. “I hated every step,” Rau recalled. “Over time, it just became something…
End of an era for retiring county clerk
After 21 years of serving the citizens of Monroe County as its county clerk, Dennis Knobloch is retiring. “The timing was right more than anything,” said Knobloch, who turns 65…
More charges for Lafore
A Waterloo man charged earlier this year in Randolph County in connection with the stabbing death of a man near Red Bud is in more hot water following his arrest…
Rural King theft leads to police pursuit
Charges were filed this week following a retail theft at Rural King in Waterloo shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday resulting in a successful police pursuit that ended in St. Clair…
Narcan save in Waterloo
Waterloo police and Monroe County EMS responded to the Dairy Queen parking lot off Route 3 about 6:40 p.m. Friday for a drug overdose. Police said two doses of Narcan…