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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…
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…
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.…
Waterloo Santa Float ready to spread cheer
Santa and his elves will visit neighborhoods in Waterloo to hand out treats to youngsters as the annual Santa Float begins its run this Sunday night. Four golden tickets will…
Waterloo man violent with medical staff after arrest
A young Waterloo man is facing multiple felonies after getting into altercations with medical staff following a DUI arrest in Millstadt last Wednesday. Millstadt police said that shortly after 1:20…
Ashlyn Wightman | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Gibault Catholic High School girls basketball standout Ashlyn Wightman. The 6-foot-1 junior center is averaging 15.2 points, eight rebounds and 4.7 blocks per…
Lafore negotiates guilty pleas for murder, meth dealing
What was scheduled as a Friday bond hearing turned into a negotiated guilty plea for a Waterloo man accused in a fatal January stabbing near Red Bud. “To some degree,…
Columbia man guilty of sex abuse
A Columbia man entered a guilty plea this week in Monroe County Circuit Court to three counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. Court information states that Matthew Brawley, 27, of…
Thursday evening crash in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 5:30 p.m. Thursday to a two-vehicle crash with possible injury on Route 3 southbound near Illinois Avenue in Waterloo. The Waterloo Police Department and Monroe…
Waterloo man dies in crash on I-255 near Dupo
Emergency personnel responded about 9:30 a.m. Thursday to a vehicle crash on I-255 near the Dupo exit that resulted in the death of a young Waterloo man. The Columbia Fire…