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Injury crash on Kaskaskia Road

Emergency personnel responded shortly before 11 a.m. Monday to a vehicle crash with injury in the 3000 block of Kaskaskia Road south of MM Road near Fults. The driver was…

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Vehicle fire on I-255

The Columbia Fire Department responded about 8:45 a.m. Monday to a fully involved vehicle fire on I-255 southbound near Dupo.

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Crystal meth found during K-9 search in Columbia

The possible discovery of more than 30 grams of crystal meth last week in Columbia is under investigation in connection with a case that is believed to have initiated as…

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Police pursuit passes through Monroe County

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department assisted other area police agencies in a vehicle pursuit that began in Fairview Heights early Friday afternoon and continued on Interstate 255 south briefly through…

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Free Wi-Fi in downtown Waterloo

Harrisonville Telephone Company President and CEO H.R. Gentsch and Waterloo Mayor Tom Smith announced this week that HTC and the City of Waterloo have formed a joint venture that provides…

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Lawsuit involving Waterloo priest is dismissed

A recent lawsuit alleging sexual misconduct from a Ss. Peter & Paul Parish priest was dismissed in St. Clair County Court, an attorney has confirmed with the Republic-Times. “The (Belleville)…

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Social media post causes concern at CHS

Parents of students at Columbia High School received an email this week from principal Kevin Moore informing them the district was looking into a “disturbing social media posting.” The posting,…

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Season ends in heartbreak for Raging Bulldogs

The Freeburg-Waterloo Raging Bulldogs were just one win away from claiming this year’s Mississippi Valley Club Hockey Association Class 2A title after defeating O’Fallon on Thursday night. But the ‘Dogs…

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Family is main ingredient in sausage making process

There’s both an art and science that go into making tasty sausage, and it requires no small amount of manpower. All three ingredients come together in a Matzenbacher family tradition…

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Support pours in for new MCSD police dog

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department’s K-9 program began in 1996 when Dyk joined as deputy Bob Young’s partner. It continued ­— and blossomed ­— when Sari joined as Jim Lansing’s…

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